[PATCH v7 3/5] Documentation: Add documentation for the APM X-Gene SoC EDAC DTS binding

Loc Ho lho at apm.com
Wed Apr 29 15:20:20 PDT 2015


Hi Boris,

>> >> > Similar comments for the rest. I would define memory controller
>> >> > bindings and EDAC driver, then worry about the rest.
>> >>
>> >> Okay.. As comment in following emails, I will break up the driver into
>> >> multiple drivers and focus only on the memory controller driver first.
>> >
>> > Please no multiple EDAC drivers. Or do you mean something else here?
>>
>> We will have the following:
>>
>> xgene-edac-mc.c
>> xgene-edac-pmd.c
>> xgene-edac-l3.c
>> xgene-edac-soc.c
>>
>> Or what would you suggest.
>
> xgene-edac.c
>
> This granularity is insane. On x86 we have single EDAC drivers for
> multiple CPU families and platforms.
>
> You can start carving out stuff when this is absolutely needed, i.e.
> when an IP block is in multiple hw incarnations. And even then I'd be
> sceptical and would really want to know whether it is even worth it to
> have an EDAC module for it.
>
> So let's be conservative please.

For now, let me just deal with the DDR module.

Rob,

Did I answered all your questions regarding the EDAC DT binding for
memory controller? I would like to get this sorted out before I post
another version.

-Loc



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