[PATCH 05/14] at91: use structure to store the current soc

[Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD]

> >>>> So I don't see how you can "detect" the CPU without first knowing
> >>>> which CPU and therefore where the DBGU register is anyway.
> >>>> And probing different addresses for a value is not an acceptable solution.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> While having a single kernel image that supports AT91 processors is a
> >>>> good goal, the soc.h is a totally unnecessary complication.
> >>>> I can't think of any situation where an AT91 board.c file doesn't know
> >>>> what processor it has.
> >>>>
> >>>> So instead of :
> >>>>    boardXYZ-init ->  at91_initialize() --> magic-cpu-detection -->
> >>>> at91XX_initialize()
> >>>> just do:
> >>>>    boardXYZ-init  -> at91XX_initialize()
> >>> except there is no need to known it and board seach as the usb-926x are the
> >>> same nearly and do not need to known on which soc they are
> >>>
> >>> ditto for other boards you do not need to known the soc we are on.
> >>> And when you work on CPU module the board is the same but not the cpu on the
> >>> module so detect the SOC allow to have one kernel for all and not multiple
> >>> machine ID for each module and board combination
> >>
> >> I Agree with Andrew. When can determine everything we need from the
> >> mach-type. For boards such as the usb-926x we have two separate
> >> mach-types for the 9263 and the 9260 variants. The init_machine callback
> >> can be separated in this case so that both of the boards initialise the
> >> correct cpu type.
> > I do work on board where is the case and I do not want to keep the limitation
> > and yes I'll put them mainline
> > 
> > And Russell will not accept I'll create 10 or 20 machine ID for board / cpu
> > module combinaison just because of different I do not detect the SOC type
> > 
> > so I'll continue to detect the soc
> 
> How? It has been pointed out that there is no way that this can be
> reliably done if you have all of the at91 socs built into a single
> kernel. You cannot know where the DBGU registers are to read determine
> the cpu/soc type.
> 
> The most reliable way to do this, which also requires the least code, is
> to have the boards explicitly specify which cpu/soc type they are. In
> this case most of the cpu detection code can be removed. Only the minor
> variant (i.e. 9260/9G20) detection code would need to remain.

Except the idea here to do not do so
as I point some board will have different soc for the cpu module
a big real case on AT91

Best Regards,
J.