[PATCH 2/4] ARM: mach-shmobile: r8a7779: add SATA support
Sergei Shtylyov
sergei.shtylyov at cogentembedded.com
Tue Feb 19 09:26:01 EST 2013
Hello.
On 19-02-2013 4:40, Kuninori Morimoto wrote:
>>>>> static const struct of_dev_auxdata r8a7779_auxdata_lookup[] __initconst
>>>>> = {
>>>>> + OF_DEV_AUXDATA("renesas,rcar-sata", 0xfc600000, "sata_rcar",
>>>>> NULL),
>>>> ??
>>>> Is this settings really required for DT ??
>>> Yes, TTBOMK, it's the last resort measure used in exctly this case.
>> Well, I have to agree with Morimoto-san here. Other vendors may chose
>> to use AUXDATA to map clocks, and I believe it makes sense in the case
>> of adding platform data as a workaround during transition to full DT
>> support. But for simply mapping clocks please follow the same style as
>> we have done so far, which is what Morimoto-san pointed out:
>> CLKDEV_DEV_ID("fc600000.sata_rcar", &mstp_clks[MSTP115]),
>> Also, I don't think SATA is needed as an early device so it should be
>> enough to register it late as a regular platform device. =)
> BTW, Sergei, which branch are you using for R-Car H1 DT booting ?
> I'm not sure detail, but, I guess R-Car H1 DT detection needs
> simon's latest branch.
I noted in the cover letter that the patches are against the 'next' branch.
> If you are using old branch, DT detection will be failed ?
Those old/new branches sound too vague for me.
WBR, Sergei
More information about the linux-arm-kernel
mailing list