[RFC PATCH 1/4] nvmem: core: allow specifying of_node
Srinivas Kandagatla
srinivas.kandagatla at linaro.org
Tue Mar 30 11:35:10 BST 2021
On 22/03/2021 18:19, Michael Walle wrote:
> Until now, the of_node of the parent device is used. Some devices
> provide more than just the nvmem provider. To avoid name space clashes,
> add a way to allow specifying the nvmem cells in subnodes. Consider the
> following example:
>
> flash at 0 {
> compatible = "jedec,spi-nor";
>
> partitions {
> compatible = "fixed-partitions";
> #address-cells = <1>;
> #size-cells = <1>;
>
> partition at 0 {
> reg = <0x000000 0x010000>;
> };
> };
>
> otp {
> compatible = "mtd-user-otp";
I would have expected this to come up as a proper device, but am not
100% sure how MTD handles flashes and its partitions.
> #address-cells = <1>;
> #size-cells = <1>;
>
> serial-number at 0 {
> reg = <0x0 0x8>;
> };
> };
> };
>
> There the nvmem provider might be the MTD partition or the OTP region of
> the flash.
>
> Add a new config->of_node parameter, which if set, will be used instead
> of the parent's of_node.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Walle <michael at walle.cc>
> ---
Patch is fine as it its.
If you plan to take this via mtd tree here is my Ack
Acked-by: Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla at linaro.org>
--srini
> drivers/nvmem/core.c | 4 +++-
> include/linux/nvmem-provider.h | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
> index bca671ff4e54..62d363a399d3 100644
> --- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
> @@ -789,7 +789,9 @@ struct nvmem_device *nvmem_register(const struct nvmem_config *config)
> nvmem->reg_write = config->reg_write;
> nvmem->keepout = config->keepout;
> nvmem->nkeepout = config->nkeepout;
> - if (!config->no_of_node)
> + if (config->of_node)
> + nvmem->dev.of_node = config->of_node;
> + else if (!config->no_of_node)
> nvmem->dev.of_node = config->dev->of_node;
>
> switch (config->id) {
> diff --git a/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h b/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h
> index e162b757b6d5..471cb7b9e896 100644
> --- a/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h
> +++ b/include/linux/nvmem-provider.h
> @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ struct nvmem_keepout {
> * @type: Type of the nvmem storage
> * @read_only: Device is read-only.
> * @root_only: Device is accessibly to root only.
> + * @of_node: If given, this will be used instead of the parent's of_node.
> * @no_of_node: Device should not use the parent's of_node even if it's !NULL.
> * @reg_read: Callback to read data.
> * @reg_write: Callback to write data.
> @@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ struct nvmem_config {
> enum nvmem_type type;
> bool read_only;
> bool root_only;
> + struct device_node *of_node;
> bool no_of_node;
> nvmem_reg_read_t reg_read;
> nvmem_reg_write_t reg_write;
>
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