[PATCH] ARM: dts: sun6i: Convert hummingbird a31 dts to label references

Chen-Yu Tsai wens at csie.org
Wed Jan 14 01:29:40 PST 2015


On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Hans de Goede <hdegoede at redhat.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> On 14-01-15 09:41, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Hans de Goede <hdegoede at redhat.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>> On 13-01-15 17:20, Maxime Ripard wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 11:54:21PM +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 11:44 PM, Maxime Ripard
>>>>> <maxime.ripard at free-electrons.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 12:31:24PM +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Using label references is preferred when override settings from the
>>>>>>> included dtsi.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens at csie.org>
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My AXP221 series touches this file. I thought I'd convert it first.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This looks like a lot of changes. But if you filter out all the
>>>>>>> indentation changes, it's just the opening lines for each node.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>    arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31-hummingbird.dts | 181
>>>>>>> ++++++++++++++--------------
>>>>>>>    1 file changed, 88 insertions(+), 93 deletions(-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31-hummingbird.dts
>>>>>>> b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31-hummingbird.dts
>>>>>>> index ebd5f7854b1b..97dbaeb76416 100644
>>>>>>> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31-hummingbird.dts
>>>>>>> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31-hummingbird.dts
>>>>>>> @@ -61,101 +61,96 @@
>>>>>>>         chosen {
>>>>>>>                 bootargs = "earlyprintk console=ttyS0,115200";
>>>>>>>         };
>>>>>>> +};
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +&mmc0 {
>>>>>>> +     pinctrl-names = "default";
>>>>>>> +     pinctrl-0 = <&mmc0_pins_a>, <&mmc0_cd_pin_hummingbird>;
>>>>>>> +     vmmc-supply = <&reg_vcc3v0>;
>>>>>>> +     bus-width = <4>;
>>>>>>> +     cd-gpios = <&pio 0 8 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>; /* PA8 */
>>>>>>> +     cd-inverted;
>>>>>>> +     status = "okay";
>>>>>>> +};
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +&usbphy {
>>>>>>> +     usb1_vbus-supply = <&reg_usb1_vbus>;
>>>>>>> +     status = "okay";
>>>>>>> +};
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +&ehci0 {
>>>>>>> +     status = "okay";
>>>>>>> +};
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +&ohci0 {
>>>>>>> +     status = "okay";
>>>>>>> +};
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +&pio {
>>>>>>> +     mmc0_cd_pin_hummingbird: mmc0_cd_pin at 0 {
>>>>>>> +             allwinner,pins = "PA8";
>>>>>>> +             allwinner,function = "gpio_in";
>>>>>>> +             allwinner,drive = <SUN4I_PINCTRL_10_MA>;
>>>>>>> +             allwinner,pull = <SUN4I_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
>>>>>>> +     };
>>>>>>> +};
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +&mmc0_pins_a {
>>>>>>> +     /* external pull-ups missing for some pins */
>>>>>>> +     allwinner,pull = <SUN4I_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
>>>>>>> +};
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +&usb1_vbus_pin_a {
>>>>>>> +     /* different pin from sunxi-common-regulators */
>>>>>>> +     allwinner,pins = "PH24";
>>>>>>> +};
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +&uart0 {
>>>>>>> +     pinctrl-names = "default";
>>>>>>> +     pinctrl-0 = <&uart0_pins_a>;
>>>>>>> +     status = "okay";
>>>>>>> +};
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +&i2c0 {
>>>>>>> +     pinctrl-names = "default";
>>>>>>> +     pinctrl-0 = <&i2c0_pins_a>;
>>>>>>> +     /* pull-ups and devices require AXP221 DLDO3 */
>>>>>>> +     status = "failed";
>>>>>>> +};
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think we should define a convention about how to sort these nodes
>>>>>> before we actually start merging some of it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This of course also apply to the other patches doing that, hence why
>>>>>> Hans is CC'd.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I guess sorting them by label alphabetical order would make
>>>>>> sense. What do you think?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm currently using the ordering from the dtsi, which is based
>>>>> on address. Even if it's not visible, if you're creating the
>>>>> dts by looking at the dtsi and enabling the devices available,
>>>>> that's the order you add them by, so it kind of makes sense.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Right, that is what I'm doing too.
>>>
>>>> I know you're doing just that, and that it makes some kind of sense
>>>> whenever you convert an old DTS to the label based syntax, but
>>>> whenever you create a new one, it's a bit harder to get it right.
>>>>
>>>> And the fact that Hans didn't follow that convention illustrate that
>>>> very well.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Erm, that is not true, I did follow that convention as my 2 new
>>> dts files started in the old format too, and I simply re-indented
>>> most nodes.
>>
>>
>> I think it also makes sense for new boards as well. One would look
>> at the dtsi to know what devices on the soc are available, and
>> copy the ones that can be used.
>>
>> But the ordering does make adding new devices with new drivers
>> a bit problematic. It is easy to place new nodes in the wrong
>> place.
>>
>>>> I guess a sorting logic internal to the DTS itself would be much
>>>> easier to understand and follow, hence why I suggested the
>>>> alphabetical order: it just stands out without any external reference.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If we agree on this, we also need to think about what to do with new
>>> board specific powersupplies, as those need to be in the root node,
>>> if you look at the bananapro dts from the v2 patch you will see what
>>> I mean.
>>
>>
>> How about the root node at the top? With the board description, chosen,
>> aliases (if any), and then the _new_ regulators (sorted by name)?
>>
>> One can then easily identify which are board specific, and which are
>> more or less generic.
>
>
> Sure, that works for me, what about the leds section, also in the
> root node at the top? Before or after regulators ?

Before the regulators? Because a) L comes before R and  b) this
is what's currently done in our dts files.

ChenYu



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