SAMA5D3-xplained board cleanup question

Sascha Hauer s.hauer at pengutronix.de
Mon Jun 23 02:31:02 PDT 2025


Hi Alexander,

On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 03:21:56PM +0300, Alexander Shiyan wrote:
> Hello All!
> 
>  I would like to propose a cleanup for the SAMA5D3-xplained board support.
> The board currently has code in board.c that configures the
> at91sam9-smc (Static Memory Controller).
> However, since the board uses devicetree, this configuration should be
> handled by the MFD driver
> that is responsible for the SMC and is devicetree-based.
> 
> Therefore, I think we can remove the SMC configuration from the board file.
> But I don't have a SAMA5D3-xplained board to test this change.
> 
> Could someone who has access to this board please test the removal of
> the SMC configuration?

It's rather unlikely that someone gives a positive answer here.
I'd say just send the patch and add a note that it's untested.

That said, we @Pengutronix should have such a board, at least I can find
it in our inventory list. Not sure if I can motivate someone to connect
it for me.

Sascha

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