From: Marek Vasut <marex-ynQEQJNshbs@public.gmane.org>
To: linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org
Cc: patches-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org,
devicetree-discuss-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org,
linux-mtd-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org,
Artem Bityutskiy
<artem.bityutskiy-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mtd/m25p80: add device tree probe support
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 04:15:18 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201206230415.18833.marex@denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110728214521.GA4674-e0URQFbLeQY2iJbIjFUEsiwD8/FfD2ys@public.gmane.org>
Dear Grant Likely,
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 09:22:59PM +0200, manu wrote:
> > Dear Grant, Shawn,
> > I don't this patch is required as m25p** serial flashes are
> > supported already with generic OF/SPI and OF/MTD schemes.
> > I have successfully used it myself on an unmodified 2.6.36.3 vanilla
> > kernel on a xilinx/powerpc platform with a m25p32 part from STM.
> > You will find attached the corresponding working defconfig + dts
> > files (appart from partitions which I didn't managed to configure
> > properly...).
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Manuel
>
> There is a heuristic which allows spi and i2c devices to get bound
> without a match table, which is why it works for you, but there is no
> guarantee that the heuristic will continue to exist in the long term.
> This is still probably the right thing to do.
>
> g.
So is there any particular reason why this wasn't applied?
Best regards,
Marek Vasut
WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Cc: Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@linaro.org>, manu <manuel.pezzin@free.fr>,
patches@linaro.org, devicetree-discuss@lists.ozlabs.org,
Grant Likely <grant.likely@secretlab.ca>,
linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org,
Artem Bityutskiy <artem.bityutskiy@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mtd/m25p80: add device tree probe support
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 04:15:18 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201206230415.18833.marex@denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110728214521.GA4674@ponder.secretlab.ca>
Dear Grant Likely,
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 09:22:59PM +0200, manu wrote:
> > Dear Grant, Shawn,
> > I don't this patch is required as m25p** serial flashes are
> > supported already with generic OF/SPI and OF/MTD schemes.
> > I have successfully used it myself on an unmodified 2.6.36.3 vanilla
> > kernel on a xilinx/powerpc platform with a m25p32 part from STM.
> > You will find attached the corresponding working defconfig + dts
> > files (appart from partitions which I didn't managed to configure
> > properly...).
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Manuel
>
> There is a heuristic which allows spi and i2c devices to get bound
> without a match table, which is why it works for you, but there is no
> guarantee that the heuristic will continue to exist in the long term.
> This is still probably the right thing to do.
>
> g.
So is there any particular reason why this wasn't applied?
Best regards,
Marek Vasut
WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: marex@denx.de (Marek Vasut)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH] mtd/m25p80: add device tree probe support
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 04:15:18 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201206230415.18833.marex@denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110728214521.GA4674@ponder.secretlab.ca>
Dear Grant Likely,
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 09:22:59PM +0200, manu wrote:
> > Dear Grant, Shawn,
> > I don't this patch is required as m25p** serial flashes are
> > supported already with generic OF/SPI and OF/MTD schemes.
> > I have successfully used it myself on an unmodified 2.6.36.3 vanilla
> > kernel on a xilinx/powerpc platform with a m25p32 part from STM.
> > You will find attached the corresponding working defconfig + dts
> > files (appart from partitions which I didn't managed to configure
> > properly...).
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Manuel
>
> There is a heuristic which allows spi and i2c devices to get bound
> without a match table, which is why it works for you, but there is no
> guarantee that the heuristic will continue to exist in the long term.
> This is still probably the right thing to do.
>
> g.
So is there any particular reason why this wasn't applied?
Best regards,
Marek Vasut
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-06-23 2:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-07-25 13:37 [PATCH] mtd/m25p80: add device tree probe support Shawn Guo
2011-07-25 13:37 ` Shawn Guo
2011-07-25 13:37 ` Shawn Guo
[not found] ` <1311601063-16581-1-git-send-email-shawn.guo-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2011-07-25 21:19 ` Grant Likely
2011-07-25 21:19 ` Grant Likely
2011-07-25 21:19 ` Grant Likely
2011-07-28 19:22 ` manu
2011-07-28 19:22 ` manu
2011-07-28 19:22 ` manu
[not found] ` <4E31B713.1030901-GANU6spQydw@public.gmane.org>
2011-07-28 21:45 ` Grant Likely
2011-07-28 21:45 ` Grant Likely
2011-07-28 21:45 ` Grant Likely
[not found] ` <20110728214521.GA4674-e0URQFbLeQY2iJbIjFUEsiwD8/FfD2ys@public.gmane.org>
2012-06-23 2:15 ` Marek Vasut [this message]
2012-06-23 2:15 ` Marek Vasut
2012-06-23 2:15 ` Marek Vasut
[not found] ` <201206230415.18833.marex-ynQEQJNshbs@public.gmane.org>
2012-06-25 15:40 ` Shawn Guo
2012-06-25 15:40 ` Shawn Guo
2012-06-25 15:40 ` Shawn Guo
[not found] ` <20120625154006.GB2342-rvtDTF3kK1ictlrPMvKcciBecyulp+rMXqFh9Ls21Oc@public.gmane.org>
2012-06-25 16:01 ` Marek Vasut
2012-06-25 16:01 ` Marek Vasut
2012-06-25 16:01 ` Marek Vasut
2012-06-25 16:15 ` Shawn Guo
2012-06-25 16:15 ` Shawn Guo
[not found] ` <20120625161506.GH2342-rvtDTF3kK1ictlrPMvKcciBecyulp+rMXqFh9Ls21Oc@public.gmane.org>
2012-06-25 16:50 ` Marek Vasut
2012-06-25 16:50 ` Marek Vasut
2012-06-25 16:50 ` Marek Vasut
[not found] ` <201206251850.10839.marex-ynQEQJNshbs@public.gmane.org>
2012-06-26 8:15 ` Shawn Guo
2012-06-26 8:15 ` Shawn Guo
2012-06-26 8:15 ` Shawn Guo
[not found] ` <20120626081546.GB4928-rvtDTF3kK1ictlrPMvKcciBecyulp+rMXqFh9Ls21Oc@public.gmane.org>
2012-06-26 11:47 ` Marek Vasut
2012-06-26 11:47 ` Marek Vasut
2012-06-26 11:47 ` Marek Vasut
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