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

Hans de Goede hdegoede at redhat.com
Thu Jan 15 00:57:17 PST 2015


Hi,

On 14-01-15 20:46, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 11:17:00AM +0100, Hans de Goede wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 14-01-15 10:29, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
>>> 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.
>>
>> OK, Maxime, do you agree ?
>
> See, we're getting to the alphabetical order :)
>
> I don't what your workflow is, but usually I start from a close DTS,
> never from a DTSI.
>
> We will indeed still have the root node with the leds, regulators,
> buttons, any board-specific platform driver actually. It indeed makes
> sense to place that on top.
>
> And if we're going to have an alphabetical order within that node,
> won't it be weird if we have what looks like a random one below?

Ok, so I'll respin my recent set with 2 board additions to follow
this scheme.

Regards,

Hans



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