[PATCH 5/6] ARM: at91: add ram controller DT support

Rob Herring robherring2 at gmail.com
Thu Mar 8 10:24:25 EST 2012


On 03/08/2012 08:10 AM, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> On 08:12 Thu 08 Mar     , Rob Herring wrote:
>> On 03/08/2012 12:13 AM, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
>>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/at91sam9x5.h b/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/at91sam9x5.h
>>>>> index a297a77..88e43d5 100644
>>>>> --- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/at91sam9x5.h
>>>>> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/at91sam9x5.h
>>>>> @@ -55,11 +55,6 @@
>>>>>  #define AT91SAM9X5_BASE_USART2	0xf8024000
>>>>>  
>>>>>  /*
>>>>> - * System Peripherals
>>>>> - */
>>>>> -#define AT91SAM9X5_BASE_DDRSDRC0	0xffffe800
>>>>> -
>>>>> -/*
>>>>>   * Base addresses for early serial code (uncompress.h)
>>>>>   */
>>>>>  #define AT91_DBGU	AT91_BASE_DBGU0
>>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/setup.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/setup.c
>>>>> index 3e48b59..f86450d 100644
>>>>> --- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/setup.c
>>>>> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/setup.c
>>>>> @@ -315,12 +315,33 @@ static void at91_dt_rstc(void)
>>>>>  	of_node_put(np);
>>>>>  }
>>>>>  
>>>>> +static struct of_device_id ramc_ids[] = {
>>>>> +	{ .compatible = "atmel,at91sam9260-sdramc" },
>>>>> +	{ .compatible = "atmel,at91sam9g45-ddramc" },
>>>>> +	{ /*sentinel*/ }
>>>>> +};
>>>>> +
>>>>> +static void at91_dt_ramc(void)
>>>>> +{
>>>>> +	struct device_node *np;
>>>>> +
>>>>> +	np = of_find_matching_node(NULL, ramc_ids);
>>>>> +	if (!np)
>>>>> +		panic("unable to find compatible ram conroller node in dtb\n");
>>>>
>>>> You really can't boot if this fails? A WARN is better if it allows you
>>>> to boot until at least your console is actually up.
>>> if the restart is called you will have a oops so no it's a basic mandatory
>>> device on at91
>>>
>>
>> But you may never see the panic message because your console is not up.
>> If you WARN and can continue to boot, then the user can see the problem
>> and fix it. Otherwise you get nothing and have to go rebuild and turn on
>> earlyprintk.
> yeah agreed but if the restart id use before the console is enable you will
> have the same issue. the ramc controller are basic device so people usally
> don't touch it except you add a SoC support.
> 
> so I prefer to panic
> 

Then panic in the restart code if it doesn't have something it needs.

Rob




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