[PATCH RESEND v2 3/4] ARM: BCM: Add SMP support for Broadcom NSP

[Florian Fainelli]

2015-11-09 2:09 GMT-08:00 Linus Walleij <linus.walleij at linaro.org>:
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 8:49 PM, Kapil Hali <kapilh at broadcom.com> wrote:
>
>> Add SMP support for Broadcom's Northstar Plus SoC
>> cpu enable method. This changes also consolidates
>> iProc family's - BCM NSP and BCM Kona, platform
>> SMP handling in a common file.
>>
>> Northstar Plus SoC is based on ARM Cortex-A9
>> revision r3p0 which requires configuration for ARM
>> Errata 764369 for SMP. This change adds the needed
>> configuration option.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kapil Hali <kapilh at broadcom.com>
>
> This version looks saner to me.
>
>> +static int nsp_write_lut(void)
>> +{
>> +       void __iomem *sku_rom_lut;
>> +       phys_addr_t secondary_startup_phy;
>> +
>> +       if (!secondary_boot) {
>> +               pr_warn("required secondary boot register not specified\n");
>> +               return -EINVAL;
>> +       }
>> +
>> +       sku_rom_lut = ioremap_nocache((phys_addr_t)secondary_boot,
>> +                                               sizeof(secondary_boot));
>
> Why is this address not just taken directly from the device tree?

It comes directly from DT, that's what bcm_smp_prepare_cpus() does
read from Device Tree.

>
> If it is not in the device tree: why?
>
> Also give it a sane name, bcm_sec_boot_address or so.
> "secondary_boot" sounds like a function you call to boot
> the second core.

Agree with that, there could be a better name which better reflects
this is a variable.
-- 
Florian