[PATCH 1/3] arm64: arch_timer: Add device tree binding for hisilicon-161x01 erratum

Mark Rutland mark.rutland at arm.com
Mon Oct 24 06:39:46 PDT 2016


On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 09:23:10PM +0800, Ding Tianhong wrote:
> On 2016/10/24 21:16, Mark Rutland wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 08:40:01PM +0800, Ding Tianhong wrote:
> >> On 2016/10/24 19:16, Mark Rutland wrote:
> >>> Is "161x01" the *exact* erratum number, or is the 'x' a wildcard?
> >>
> >> The 'x' is a wildcard, it will cover 161001 to 161601 several numbers,
> > 
> > Given you're using a wildcard, I take it that this is a *part* number?
> 
> Yes, I was doubt how to fix this, should I choose a better erratum number?

Typically, we expect that each vendor has some central database of their
errata, with each having a unique ID.

If Huawei do not have such a database, I do not think that we should
invent an erratum number here.

Thanks,
Mark.



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