Re: [PATCH v1 4/4] ARM: dts: add pwm node for r40.

From: Hao Zhang <hao5781286@gmail.com>
To: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@free-electrons.com>
Cc: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@gmail.com>,
	robh+dt@kernel.org, Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 4/4] ARM: dts: add pwm node for r40.
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018 19:19:04 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAJeuY799nhZazzRb8JRf6juvWs158pj2LAHpfQ78d-mtO73Y=Q@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180115083813.ad2yqdwnd2nskbhs@flea.lan>

2018-01-15 16:38 GMT+08:00 Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@free-electrons.com>:
> Hi,
>
> On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 02:43:39PM +0800, Hao Zhang wrote:
>> 2018-01-11 20:47 GMT+08:00 Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@free-electrons.com>:
>> > On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 07:34:12PM +0800, hao_zhang wrote:
>> >> This patch add pwm node for r40.
>> >>
>> >> Signed-off-by: hao_zhang <hao5781286@gmail.com>
>> >> ---
>> >>  arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-r40.dtsi | 13 +++++++++++++
>> >>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
>> >>
>> >> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-r40.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-r40.dtsi
>> >> index 173dcc1..84c963c 100644
>> >> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-r40.dtsi
>> >> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-r40.dtsi
>> >> @@ -295,6 +295,11 @@
>> >>                               bias-pull-up;
>> >>                       };
>> >>
>> >> +                     pwm_pins: pwm-pins {
>> >> +                             pins = "PB2", "PB3";
>> >> +                             function = "pwm";
>> >> +                     };
>> >> +
>> >
>> > Is it the only combination of pins that is usable?
>> >
>> > If so, you can add the pinctrl-0 property directly in the pwm nodes.
>> >
>>
>> There are 8 channel pwm of R40/V40/T3, the pins that can be configed
>> to pwm are: PB2, PB3, PI20, PI21, PB20, PB21, PB9, PB10
>
> And a single controller, or several of them?

Single controller with 8 channels pwm output.

>
>> PB2, PB3 can be configed on bananapi-m2-ultra and on my T3 board,
>> but the other pins is not exist on the board or some pin is confilct
>> with other functions, so i just add PB2, PB3. but i think split it
>> is better, just like this :
>>
>> pwm0_pin: pwm0-pin {
>>     pins = "PB2";
>>     function = "pwm";
>> };
>>
>> pwm1_pin: pwm1-pin {
>>     pins = "PB3";
>>     function = "pwm";
>> };
>
> Yep, that would be better. If it's just a matter of channels, maybe we
> can even name them pwm-ch0-pin and pwm-ch1-pin? That would be more
> explicit.
>

Agree

>> the node of pwm2~7 should also be added here?
>
> If there's no users, no.
>
>> On sun8i-r40-bananapi-m2-ultra.dts:
>> because of the special customize board, i think just add pinctrl-0 = <&pwm0_pin>
>> (PB3 I just use to test pwm channel 1)for bananapi-m2-ultra board is enough.
>>
>> &pwm {
>>     pinctrl-names = "default";
>>     pinctrl-0 = <&pwm0_pin>;
>>     status = "okay";
>> };
>
> It depends if that PWM is used as a PWM all the time (for example to
> drive a backlight for a panel tied to the board), or if it's exported
> through one of the generic pin headers, please leave it populated but
> disabled (with a comment that it is exported on one of the pin of the
> headers)
>
> Thanks!
> Maxime
>
> --
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> Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
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