Re: [PATCH 0/3] MIPS: Loongson64: Initial LS7A PCH support

[Huacai Chen]

Hi, Jiaxun,

On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 12:37 PM Jiaxun Yang <jiaxun.yang@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> ä 2020å5æ29æ GMT+08:00 äå12:13:36, Huacai Chen <chenhc@xxxxxxxxxx> åå:
> >Hi, Jiaxun,
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> >On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 11:45 AM Jiaxun Yang <jiaxun.yang@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> >> With this series, LS7A and Loongson-3A4000 is finally supported
> >> note that this series should depend on irqchip support[1], which
> >> is likely to get merged soon.
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> >> Thanks.
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> >> [1]: https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/5/16/72
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> >> Jiaxun Yang (3):
> >>   dt-bindings: mips: Document two Loongson generic boards
> >>   MIPS: Loongson64: DeviceTree for LS7A PCH
> >>   MIPS: Loongson64:Load LS7A dtbs
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> >>  .../bindings/mips/loongson/devices.yaml       |   8 +
> >>  arch/mips/boot/dts/loongson/Makefile          |   5 +-
> >>  .../dts/loongson/loongson3-r4-package.dtsi    |  74 +++++++
> >>  .../dts/loongson/loongson3_4core_ls7a.dts     |  25 +++
> >>  .../boot/dts/loongson/loongson3_r4_ls7a.dts   |  10 +
> >>  arch/mips/boot/dts/loongson/ls7a-pch.dtsi     | 185 ++++++++++++++++++
> >>  .../asm/mach-loongson64/builtin_dtbs.h        |   2 +
> >>  arch/mips/loongson64/env.c                    |  56 +++---
> >>  8 files changed, 342 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
> >>  create mode 100644 arch/mips/boot/dts/loongson/loongson3-r4-package.dtsi
> >>  create mode 100644 arch/mips/boot/dts/loongson/loongson3_4core_ls7a.dts
> >>  create mode 100644 arch/mips/boot/dts/loongson/loongson3_r4_ls7a.dts
> >>  create mode 100644 arch/mips/boot/dts/loongson/ls7a-pch.dtsi
> >I think the naming can be like this: Old processor (Loongson 3A R1~R3)
> >use loongson64c_ prefix instead of loongson3, new processor (Loongson
> >3A R4) use loongson64g_ prefix instead of loongson3_r4, and
> >Loongson-2K use loongson64r_ prefix, this makes them consistent with
> >their PRID definitions.
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> DeviceTree bindings have stable ABI. Although they're currently
> only used internally in Kernel. I don't think it's a good idea
> to rename existing bindings.
I think consistency is important, and this renaming doesn't break anything.

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> Also, Loongson64C/64G/64R never came to a part of Loongson's
> official naming. I doubt if end users will recognize these names.
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> I'd prefer keep naming as is. It's really not a big deal.
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> Thanks.
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> >> --
> >> 2.27.0.rc0
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> --
> Jiaxun Yang