Re: [PATCH] ARM64: dts: rockchip: add core dtsi file for RK3399 SoCs

[jay.xu]

Hi Marc:

On 2016å04æ22æ 05:12, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:24:09 +0200
> Heiko StÃbner <heiko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Am Donnerstag, 21. April 2016, 12:30:18 schrieb Marc Zyngier:
> > > On Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:47:20 +0800
> > >
> > > "Huang, Tao" <huangtao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > Hi, Mark:
> > > >
> > > > On 2016å04æ21æ 18:19, Mark Rutland wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 11:58:12AM +0800, Jianqun Xu wrote:
> > > > > > +		cpu_l0: cpu@0 {
> > > > > > +			device_type = "cpu";
> > > > > > +			compatible = "arm,cortex-a53", "arm,armv8";
> > > > > > +			reg = <0x0 0x0>;
> > > > > > +			enable-method = "psci";
> > > > > > +			#cooling-cells = <2>; /* min followed by max */
> > > > > > +			clocks = <&cru ARMCLKL>;
> > > > > > +		};
> > > > > > +		cpu_b0: cpu@100 {
> > > > > > +			device_type = "cpu";
> > > > > > +			compatible = "arm,cortex-a72", "arm,armv8";
> > > > > > +			reg = <0x0 0x100>;
> > > > > > +			enable-method = "psci";
> > > > > > +			#cooling-cells = <2>; /* min followed by max */
> > > > > > +			clocks = <&cru ARMCLKB>;
> > > > > > +		};
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +	arm-pmu {
> > > > > > +		compatible = "arm,armv8-pmuv3";
> > > > > > +		interrupts = <GIC_PPI 7 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW>;
> > > > > > +	};
> > > > > This is wrong, and must go. There should be a separate node for the PMU
> > > > > of each microarchitecture, with the appropriate compatible string to
> > > > > represent that (see the juno dts).
> > > > You are right. The first version we wrote is:
> > > >      pmu_a53 {
> > > >      
> > > >          compatible = "arm,cortex-a53-pmu";
> > > >          interrupts = <GIC_PPI 7 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW>;
> > > >          interrupt-affinity = <&cpu_l0>,
> > > >          
> > > >                       <&cpu_l1>,
> > > >                       <&cpu_l2>,
> > > >                       <&cpu_l3>;
> > > >      
> > > >      };
> > > >      
> > > >      pmu_a72 {
> > > >      
> > > >          compatible = "arm,cortex-a72-pmu";
> > > >          interrupts = <GIC_PPI 7 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW>;
> > > >          interrupt-affinity = <&cpu_b0>,
> > > >          
> > > >                       <&cpu_b1>;
> > > >      
> > > >      };
> > > >
> > > > but unfortunately, the arm pmu driver do not support PPI in two cluster
> > > > well,
> > > > so we have to replace with this implementation.
> > > >
> > > > > In this case things are messier as the same PPI number is being used
> > > > > across clusters. Marc (Cc'd) has been working on PPI partitions, which
> > > > > should allow us to support that.
> > > > Great! So what we can do right now? Wait this feature, and delete
> > > > arm-pmu node?
> > > I'd rather you have a look at the patches, test them with your HW,
> > > and comment on what doesn't work!
> > I would think we could do it in two tracks, testing and fixing but also letting
> > the rk3399 devicetrees move forward without the pmu at first :-) .
> Where would the fun be then? ;-)
thanks for your advices, and I will try to test the percpu-partition 
patches.

by the way, do you think it's better to let the dtsi be reviewed first,
then the percpu-partition patches could be tested by more people ?

Jianqun
> 	M.