[PATCH] ARM: shmobile: r8a7779: Fix PFC - MOD_SEL2 missed an entry

Simon Horman horms at verge.net.au
Tue Dec 18 20:49:33 EST 2012


On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 09:58:35AM +0000, phil.edworthy at renesas.com wrote:
> Hi Simon,
> 
> > On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 12:51:44PM +0900, Simon Horman wrote:
> > > On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 11:36:10AM +0900, Simon Horman wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 04:28:57PM +0000, Phil Edworthy wrote:
> > > > > The list of functions selected by the MOD_SEL2 register was 
> missing
> > > > > an entry. This caused all entries after this to modify the 
> MOD_SEL2
> > > > > register incorrectly.
> > > > 
> > > > Laurent, can you handle this in your series?
> > > > I believe it removes this file.
> > > 
> > > Sorry, I missed the fact that this is for stable.
> > > Laurent, can you handle upstream and I'll handle stable?
> > 
> > Sorry, yet another thing.
> > 
> > Phil, could you explain what problems manifest at for users without this
> > change? To be included in stable it is important that it solves a 
> problem
> > that actually manifests.
> 
> If the user requests certain pin functionality (e.g. any HSPI2_B pins such 
> as GPIO_FN_HSPI_CLK2_B), the MOD_SEL2 register won't be set up correctly, 
> so it won't work. I am not sure if that warrants going onto stable or not 
> - your call!

Thanks. At this stage I think that it isn't stable material.
Regardless, I will see about getting the fix included in 3.8.



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