Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] arm64: dts: mediatek: add mt6765 support

From: Mars Cheng
Date: Wed Jul 04 2018 - 07:38:20 EST


Hi Marc

On Wed, 2018-07-04 at 08:59 +0100, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> On 04/07/18 08:47, Mars Cheng wrote:
> > Hi Marc
> >
> > On Wed, 2018-07-04 at 08:35 +0100, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> >> On 04/07/18 02:52, Mars Cheng wrote:
> >>> This adds basic chip support for MT6765 SoC.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Mars Cheng <mars.cheng@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> ---
> >>> arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/Makefile | 1 +
> >>> arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt6765-evb.dts | 33 ++++++
> >>> arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt6765.dtsi | 155 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>> 3 files changed, 189 insertions(+)
> >>> create mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt6765-evb.dts
> >>> create mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt6765.dtsi
> >>>
> >>
> >> [...]
> >>
> >>> +
> >>> + gic: interrupt-controller@c000000 {
> >>> + compatible = "arm,gic-v3";
> >>> + #interrupt-cells = <3>;
> >>> + #address-cells = <2>;
> >>> + #size-cells = <2>;
> >>> + #redistributor-regions = <1>;
> >>> + interrupt-parent = <&gic>;
> >>> + interrupt-controller;
> >>> + reg = <0 0x0c000000 0 0x40000>, // distributor
> >>> + <0 0x0c100000 0 0x200000>, // redistributor
> >>> + <0 0x0c400000 0 0x40000>; // gicc
> >>
> >> For the second time: please add *all* the GIC CPU interface regions,
> >> described in the Cortex-A53 TRM[1] (GICC, GICH, and GICV).
> >>
> >
> > MT6765 has no GICH/GICV/ITS in mediatek design. Have confirmed with our
> > designer.
>
> The only way *not* to have GICH or GICV is to assert GICCDISABLE on the
> CPU, in which case you don't have GICC either, nor any support for the
> GICv3 at all. So either the designer is wrong or the documentation is
> wrong. Which one is it, do you think?
>
> As for the ITS, that's a perfectly optional part of the design, and not
> part of the CPU.
>

Clarified with our designer. It is our misunderstanding for TRM.
GICV/GICH do exist. Will add them in v4 soon. And fix MT6797 in another
patch.

Thanks.

> > MT6797 had similar question from you. Sorry for not mentioned it first.
> >
> > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lists.infradead.org_pipermail_linux-2Dmediatek_2017-2DFebruary_008074.html&d=DwICaQ&c=X9NHckmGz7LNQmqtvpDCYVnn6eFXNivfZeknqiAo-n0&r=Ph_SbcClVGRWmGxVhfr-5CZF9ffiUOE7TZ47ns4ROh4&m=iACLXUO5vXXZCPSvhbBKZFXy0bXdO8f4kbgy6RLi2QM&s=2N4qyy0aMytzNgObeyU4tvCDREX4U1x4oeNgvZwUxvM&e=
>
> Well, that's wrong too.
>
> M.