[PATCH 2/2] net: mv643xx_eth: proper initialization for Kirkwood SoCs
Jason Gunthorpe
jgunthorpe at obsidianresearch.com
Thu May 23 13:11:12 EDT 2013
On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 12:01:11PM -0400, Jason Cooper wrote:
> > > + /* Kirkwood resets some registers on gated clocks. Especially
> > > + * CLK125_BYPASS_EN must be cleared but is not available on
> > > + * all other SoCs/System Controllers using this driver.
> > > + */
> > > + if (of_machine_is_compatible("marvell,kirkwood"))
> > > + wrlp(mp, PORT_SERIAL_CONTROL1,
> > > + rdlp(mp, PORT_SERIAL_CONTROL1) & ~CLK125_BYPASS_EN);
> >
> > of_machine_is_compatible seems heavy handed, I would expect this to be
> > based on the compatible string of the ethernet node itself, not the
> > machine??
>
> Is there a model number variation between IP that needs this and IP that
> doesn't? If not, I'm fine with of_machine_is_compatible().
Well the name 'mv643xx' is a family of system controller SOC's
from ages ago, it seems reasonble to continue the trend and label the
IP variations with the SOC name:
compatible = "marvell,kirwood,ethernet", "marvell,mv643xx_eth"
Jason
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