Re: [PATCH 17/22] mfd: sun6i-prcm: Add support for Allwinner A23 PRCM

From: Maxime Ripard
Date: Thu May 29 2014 - 15:35:16 EST


On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 12:23:58PM +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
> On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 4:30 PM, Maxime Ripard
> <maxime.ripard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 12:36:38PM +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
> >> On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 3:14 AM, Maxime Ripard
> >> <maxime.ripard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 03:51:20PM +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
> >> >> The Allwinner A23 SoC has a PRCM unit like the previous A31 SoC.
> >> >> The differences are the AR100 clock can no longer be modified,
> >> >> and the APB0 clock has different divisors.
> >> >>
> >> >> This patch adds a compatible with a modified subdevice list for
> >> >> the A23.
> >> >>
> >> >> Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@xxxxxxxx>
> >> >> ---
> >> >> .../devicetree/bindings/mfd/sun6i-prcm.txt | 2 +-
> >> >> drivers/mfd/sun6i-prcm.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> >> 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >> >>
> >> >> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/sun6i-prcm.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/sun6i-prcm.txt
> >> >> index 1f5a31f..03c5a55 100644
> >> >> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/sun6i-prcm.txt
> >> >> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/sun6i-prcm.txt
> >> >> @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PRCM is an MFD device exposing several Power Management related devices
> >> >> (like clks and reset controllers).
> >> >>
> >> >> Required properties:
> >> >> - - compatible: "allwinner,sun6i-a31-prcm"
> >> >> + - compatible: "allwinner,sun6i-a31-prcm" or "allwinner,sun8i-a23-prcm"
> >> >> - reg: The PRCM registers range
> >> >>
> >> >> The prcm node may contain several subdevices definitions:
> >> >> diff --git a/drivers/mfd/sun6i-prcm.c b/drivers/mfd/sun6i-prcm.c
> >> >> index 718fc4d..c96bb6c 100644
> >> >> --- a/drivers/mfd/sun6i-prcm.c
> >> >> +++ b/drivers/mfd/sun6i-prcm.c
> >> >> @@ -76,16 +76,46 @@ static const struct mfd_cell sun6i_a31_prcm_subdevs[] = {
> >> >> },
> >> >> };
> >> >>
> >> >> +static const struct mfd_cell sun8i_a23_prcm_subdevs[] = {
> >> >> + {
> >> >> + .name = "sun6i-a31-apb0-clk",
> >> >> + .of_compatible = "allwinner,sun8i-a23-apb0-clk",
> >> >> + .num_resources = ARRAY_SIZE(sun6i_a31_apb0_clk_res),
> >> >> + .resources = sun6i_a31_apb0_clk_res,
> >> >> + },
> >> >> + {
> >> >> + .name = "sun6i-a31-apb0-gates-clk",
> >> >> + .of_compatible = "allwinner,sun6i-a31-apb0-gates-clk",
> >> >> + .num_resources = ARRAY_SIZE(sun6i_a31_apb0_gates_clk_res),
> >> >> + .resources = sun6i_a31_apb0_gates_clk_res,
> >> >> + },
> >> >
> >> > Did I just have a brainfart, or didn't you just introduced an
> >> > sun8i-a23-apb0-gates-clk driver?
> >>
> >> My bad, I missed this one. The one in the DT is correct.
> >> It actually works, so I'm a bit confused here.
> >> Which one does the driver core actually use?
> >
> > Actually, it will use both, and will match the of_compatible string
> > try to match it against the mfd-sub-nodes compatibles. If nothing
> > matches, it won't fill the dev.of_node field.
>
> So actually it was supposed to use "allwinner,sun6i-a31-apb0-gates-clk",
> as that clk driver takes clock-indices, so no need to define gate masks
> and tie them to some new compatible.
>
> There was no sun8i-a23-apb0-gates-clk driver.
>
> I must not be getting enough sleep.

I'd still prefer it to have a different compatible though, at least to
be consistent.

Maxime

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