[PATCH 2/2] mtd: sh_flctl: Add device tree support
Guennadi Liakhovetski
g.liakhovetski at gmx.de
Tue Oct 2 10:04:54 EDT 2012
Hi Arnd
On Tue, 2 Oct 2012, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Tuesday 02 October 2012, Bastian Hecht wrote:
> > +Required properties:
> > +- compatible : "renesas,shmobile-flctl-sh7372"
> > +- reg : Address range of the FLCTL
> > +- interrupts : flste IRQ number
> > +- nand-bus-width : bus width to NAND chip
> > +
> > +The device tree may optionally contain sub-nodes describing partitions of the
> > +address space. See partition.txt for more detail.
> > +
> > +Example:
> > +
> > + flctl at e6a30000 {
> > + #address-cells = <1>;
> > + #size-cells = <1>;
> > + compatible = "renesas,shmobile-flctl-sh7372";
> > + reg = <0xe6a30000 0x100>;
> > + interrupts = <0x0d80>;
> > +
> > + nand-bus-width = <16>;
> > +
> > + system at 0 {
> > + label = "system";
> > + reg = <0x0 0x8000000>;
> > + };
> > +
> > + userdata at 8000000 {
> > + label = "userdata";
> > + reg = <0x8000000 0x10000000>;
> > + };
> > +
> > + cache at 18000000 {
> > + label = "cache";
> > + reg = <0x18000000 0x8000000>;
> > + };
> > + };
>
> Since you are also adding dma-engine support, I would suggest you specify
> a "dmas" and "dma-names" property as well, so the device can find the
> right dma channel. The code might not do that yet while you're still
> sorting out the dependencies (and the sh dmaengine code is not yet
> converted to DT), but I think it would be good to nail down the binding
> for this device.
Have DMA DT bindings been accepted yet, are they fixed? Wouldn't it be
better to wait until patches appear in a tree, at least with high
probability heading towards the mainline, or have they already?
Thanks
Guennadi
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Freelance Open-Source Software Developer
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