Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] dt-bindings: mips: mips-cm: Add a new compatible string for EyeQ6
From: Thomas Bogendoerfer
Date: Fri Feb 21 2025 - 04:39:26 EST
On Tue, Jan 28, 2025 at 05:23:26PM +0100, Gregory CLEMENT wrote:
> > 在2025年1月27日一月 下午10:07,Rob Herring写道:
> >> On Mon, Jan 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM Jiaxun Yang <jiaxun.yang@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 在2025年1月23日一月 上午11:01,Gregory CLEMENT写道:
> >>> > The CM3.5 used on EyeQ6 reports that Hardware Cache Initialization is
> >>> > complete, but in reality it's not the case. It also incorrectly
> >>> > indicates that Hardware Cache Initialization is supported. This new
> >>> > compatible string allows warning about this broken feature that cannot
> >>> > be detected at runtime.
> >>> >
> >>> > Signed-off-by: Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> > ---
> >>> > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mips/mti,mips-cm.yaml | 12 +++++++++++-
> >>> > 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>> >
> >>> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mips/mti,mips-cm.yaml
> >>> > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mips/mti,mips-cm.yaml
> >>> > index
> >>> > 4324b2306535f1bf66c44b1f96be9094ee282041..d129d6382847768dc026336d8d2c7328b6b81f9b
> >>> > 100644
> >>> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mips/mti,mips-cm.yaml
> >>> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mips/mti,mips-cm.yaml
> >>> > @@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ maintainers:
> >>> >
> >>> > properties:
> >>> > compatible:
> >>> > - const: mti,mips-cm
> >>> > + oneOf:
> >>> > + - const: mti,mips-cm
> >>> > + - const: mobileye,eyeq6-cm
> >>> > + description:
> >>> > + On EyeQ6 the HCI (Hardware Cache Initialization) information for
> >>> > + the L2 cache in multi-cluster configuration is broken.
> >>> >
> >>> > reg:
> >>> > description:
> >>> > @@ -44,4 +49,9 @@ examples:
> >>> > compatible = "mti,mips-cm";
> >>> > reg = <0x1bde8000 0x8000>;
> >>> > };
> >>> > +
> >>> > + - |
> >>> > + coherency-manager {
> >>> > + compatible = "mobileye,eyeq6-cm";
> >>>
> >>> I think “mobileye,eyeq6-cm”, “mti,mips-cm” would describe the hardware better as eyeq6’s CM is just a special variant of mips-cm.
> >>
> >> Is s/w that only understands “mti,mips-cm” useful on eyeq6 chip? If
> >> so, I agree. If not, then a fallback compatible is not useful.
> >
> > Yes, mobileye,eyeq6-cm only enable an additional bug workaround in software.
> >
>
> Having "mti,mips-cm" is not useful for the EyeQ6 chip. On the EyeQ6, we
> obtain all relevant information related to CM dynamically without
> needing this compatible string.
>
> > The programming interfaces and so on remains unchanged.
>
> Even without a compatible string, we are able to utilize the CM. At
> present, there is no node in the device tree, and apart from the
> hardware being faulty, we do not need it.
>
> >
> > Also other firmware components like U-Boot doesn’t need to be aware of
> > eyeq6 variant.
>
> It's the same for the firmware; they don't need to have "mti, mips-cm"
> information, as they can retrieve all they need dynamically.
so it the current patch version correct ? If yes and nothing else is
outstanding, I'm going to apply the series.
Thomas.
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