[PATCH v2 1/2] ARM: kirkwood: Ensure that kirkwood_ge0[01]_init() finds its clock

Jason Cooper jason at lakedaemon.net
Thu Jan 31 19:11:19 EST 2013


On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:49:38PM +0100, Sebastian Hesselbarth wrote:
> On 01/31/2013 11:44 PM, Simon Baatz wrote:
> >Hi Jason, Sebastian,
> >
> >On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 06:01:00PM -0500, Jason Cooper wrote:
> >>
> >>wrt to runit gating, the only case we are not covering is if of_serial
> >>is a module (and so is everything else using the runit clk).  That's
> >>*really* rare.  If someone embarks down that path, they get the
> >>responsibility of not writing to all the deactivated registers. ;-)
> >
> >With the serial driver now enabling runit it is really rare, but
> >where is your enthusiasm to get to the bottom of it?  At least we
> >have indications that there really is something in "..." (my box
> >stops somewhere when no driver enables runit)
> 
> I think watchdog could be an issue, Jason had it disabled and
> he was able to run it, right? I don't have a strong opinion on that,
> but I'd disable every clock you can - OTOH runit will be enabled
> anyway if you choose to have serial.

I got the list of modules be searching kirkwood.dtsi for '&gate_clk 7'.
the watchdog made the list.

Once I can get a proper test environment setup, my first goal is to show
runit gated from a command prompt.  The second goal is to use it in a
*really* locked down / low power firewall gateway.  There is no timeline
for goal number two. ;-)

> >Sebastian, are you still interested in the .flags stuff from the
> >runit patch or do you see no need now since "ddr" is the only
> >exception anyway?
> 
> I don't expect to use it on Dove but it should be good to have for
> Kirkwood and maybe Armada XP/370 too. You prepare a patch?

I'm thinking we probably don't need it atm.

thx,

Jason.



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