From: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
To: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@gmail.com>,
Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>,
Russell King <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>,
Jason Cooper <jason@lakedaemon.net>,
Stephen Warren <swarren@wwwdotorg.org>,
devicetree-discuss@lists.ozlabs.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Rob Herring <rob.herring@calxeda.com>,
Grant Likely <grant.likely@secretlab.ca>,
Lior Amsalem <alior@marvell.com>,
Ben Dooks <ben.dooks@codethink.co.uk>,
Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>,
Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@free-electrons.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 03/10] pinctrl: mvebu: kirkwood pinctrl driver
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:14:20 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CACRpkdYGjen9xVHHK0ca-4z4uFbuLZq1iJuuUsFssF3Ec4Kx8g@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120920213636.2ee27d41@skate>
On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 9:36 PM, Thomas Petazzoni
<thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com> wrote:
> If I understand correctly, we would like drivers to be able to read
> some common "system" registers to figure out which SoC variant we are
> running on. Such feature should normally be provided by code in
> arch/arm/mach-*/ and called by drivers, but we are trying to eliminate
> all dependencies of driver code on architecture code, correct?
So what I think is that any such mechanism would defy the idea
with device tree providing all platform configuration, including
the ASIC/SoC variant.
The only not-so-unelegant idea I have is for the machine to
go in and fiddle with the device tree, e.g. add some info into
the tree somewhere stating into the nodes which ASIC variant
it is. Maybe even modify the compatible value at runtime.
But it somehow feels like cracking an egg with a sledgehammer.
I think we need to meditate on this.
Yours,
Linus Walleij
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-09-21 18:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 136+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-08-11 12:56 [PATCH 00/11] pinctrl: mvebu: pinctrl driver Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-11 12:56 ` [PATCH 01/11] pinctrl: mvebu: pinctrl driver core Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-20 9:09 ` Linus Walleij
2012-08-20 9:46 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-20 12:51 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2012-08-20 14:18 ` Linus Walleij
2012-08-20 14:51 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-25 8:22 ` Andrew Lunn
2012-08-20 14:11 ` Linus Walleij
2012-08-11 12:56 ` [PATCH 02/11] pinctrl: mvebu: dove pinctrl driver Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-20 13:43 ` Linus Walleij
2012-08-20 14:43 ` Sebastian Hesselbarh
2012-08-20 17:16 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2012-08-11 12:56 ` [PATCH 03/11] pinctrl: mvebu: kirkwood " Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-20 13:49 ` Linus Walleij
2012-08-27 13:43 ` Ben Dooks
2012-08-27 19:19 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-27 20:02 ` Stephen Warren
2012-08-11 12:56 ` [PATCH 04/11] pinctrl: mvebu: add pinctrl driver for Armada 370 Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-20 14:25 ` Linus Walleij
2012-08-20 16:48 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-20 17:36 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2012-08-20 18:01 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-20 18:51 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2012-08-21 7:12 ` Gregory CLEMENT
2012-08-11 12:56 ` [PATCH 05/11] pinctrl: mvebu: add pinctrl driver for Armada XP Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-20 14:26 ` Linus Walleij
2012-08-11 12:56 ` [PATCH 06/11] ARM: mvebu: add pinctrl device in DT for Armada 370/XP SoCs Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-20 14:27 ` Linus Walleij
2012-08-11 12:56 ` [PATCH 07/11] ARM: mvebu: Add pinctrl support to Armada XP SoCs Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-20 14:27 ` Linus Walleij
2012-08-11 12:56 ` [PATCH 08/11] ARM: mvebu: Add pinctrl support to Armada 370 SoC Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-20 14:28 ` Linus Walleij
2012-08-11 12:56 ` [PATCH 09/11] ARM: mvebu: adjust Armada XP evaluation board DTS Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-20 14:28 ` Linus Walleij
2012-08-11 12:56 ` [PATCH 10/11] arm: mvebu: enable PINCTRL usage Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-20 14:29 ` Linus Walleij
2012-08-11 12:56 ` [PATCH 11/11] arm: mvebu: add pinctrl support in defconfig Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-20 14:31 ` Linus Walleij
2012-08-20 14:54 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-20 17:37 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2012-08-20 8:12 ` [PATCH 00/11] pinctrl: mvebu: pinctrl driver Linus Walleij
2012-08-22 8:22 ` [PATCH v2 0/9] " Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-22 8:22 ` [PATCH v2 1/9] pinctrl: mvebu: pinctrl driver core Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-22 20:43 ` Stephen Warren
2012-08-23 9:45 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-23 17:54 ` Stephen Warren
2012-08-23 20:31 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-23 21:26 ` Stephen Warren
2012-08-23 23:01 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-24 3:34 ` Stephen Warren
2012-08-25 15:53 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-27 4:33 ` Stephen Warren
2012-09-02 7:30 ` Linus Walleij
2012-09-02 8:27 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-03 9:32 ` Linus Walleij
2012-09-03 19:47 ` Jason Cooper
2012-09-09 19:56 ` Jason Cooper
2012-08-22 8:22 ` [PATCH v2 2/9] pinctrl: mvebu: dove pinctrl driver Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-22 8:22 ` [PATCH v2 3/9] pinctrl: mvebu: kirkwood " Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-22 8:22 ` [PATCH v2 4/9] pinctrl: mvebu: add pinctrl driver for Armada 370 Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-22 8:22 ` [PATCH v2 5/9] pinctrl: mvebu: add pinctrl driver for Armada XP Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-22 8:22 ` [PATCH v2 6/9] ARM: mvebu: add pinctrl device in DT for Armada 370/XP SoCs Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-22 8:22 ` [PATCH v2 7/9] ARM: mvebu: Add pinctrl support to Armada XP SoCs Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-22 20:45 ` Stephen Warren
2012-08-22 8:22 ` [PATCH v2 8/9] ARM: mvebu: Add pinctrl support to Armada 370 SoC Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-08-22 20:46 ` Stephen Warren
2012-08-22 8:22 ` [PATCH v2 9/9] ARM: mvebu: adjust Armada XP evaluation board DTS Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-10 8:39 ` [PATCH v3 0/9] pinctrl: mvebu: pinctrl driver Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-10 8:39 ` [PATCH v3 1/9] pinctrl: mvebu: pinctrl driver core Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-10 15:39 ` Linus Walleij
2012-09-11 14:44 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2012-09-11 22:17 ` Stephen Warren
2012-09-12 6:04 ` Linus Walleij
2012-09-12 6:54 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2012-09-12 15:50 ` Linus Walleij
2012-09-12 16:01 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2012-09-12 16:17 ` Linus Walleij
2012-09-12 21:10 ` Stephen Warren
2012-09-10 8:39 ` [PATCH v3 2/9] pinctrl: mvebu: dove pinctrl driver Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-10 15:40 ` Linus Walleij
2012-09-11 22:18 ` Stephen Warren
2012-09-10 8:39 ` [PATCH v3 3/9] pinctrl: mvebu: kirkwood " Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-10 15:42 ` Linus Walleij
2012-09-10 8:39 ` [PATCH v3 4/9] pinctrl: mvebu: add pinctrl driver for Armada 370 Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-10 15:43 ` Linus Walleij
2012-09-10 8:39 ` [PATCH v3 5/9] pinctrl: mvebu: add pinctrl driver for Armada XP Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-10 15:43 ` Linus Walleij
2012-09-10 8:39 ` [PATCH v3 6/9] ARM: mvebu: add pinctrl device in DT for Armada 370/XP SoCs Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-11 22:23 ` Stephen Warren
2012-09-12 6:56 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2012-09-12 20:57 ` Stephen Warren
2012-09-10 8:39 ` [PATCH v3 7/9] ARM: mvebu: Add pinctrl support to Armada XP SoCs Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-10 8:39 ` [PATCH v3 8/9] ARM: mvebu: Add pinctrl support to Armada 370 SoC Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-10 8:39 ` [PATCH v3 9/9] ARM: mvebu: adjust Armada XP evaluation board DTS Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-10 15:45 ` [PATCH v3 0/9] pinctrl: mvebu: pinctrl driver Linus Walleij
2012-09-10 15:57 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-13 15:41 ` [PATCH v4 00/10] " Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-13 15:41 ` [PATCH v4 01/10] pinctrl: mvebu: pinctrl driver core Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-13 15:41 ` [PATCH v4 02/10] pinctrl: mvebu: dove pinctrl driver Sebastian Hesselbarth
2013-06-18 11:36 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2013-06-18 12:01 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
2013-06-18 15:02 ` Linus Walleij
2013-06-18 15:11 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2013-06-18 15:23 ` Linus Walleij
2013-06-18 18:33 ` Mark Brown
2012-09-13 15:41 ` [PATCH v4 03/10] pinctrl: mvebu: kirkwood " Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-16 7:46 ` Andrew Lunn
2012-09-16 9:09 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-17 8:45 ` Linus Walleij
2012-09-20 15:30 ` Arnd Bergmann
2012-09-20 18:34 ` Andrew Lunn
2012-09-20 19:28 ` Linus Walleij
2012-09-20 19:36 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2012-09-20 19:51 ` Andrew Lunn
2012-09-21 10:56 ` Ben Dooks
2012-09-21 18:14 ` Linus Walleij [this message]
2012-09-16 12:40 ` Jason Cooper
2012-09-17 1:55 ` Nicolas Pitre
2012-09-17 6:36 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-17 8:32 ` Andrew Lunn
2012-09-18 18:59 ` Andrew Lunn
2012-09-13 15:41 ` [PATCH v4 04/10] pinctrl: mvebu: add pinctrl driver for Armada 370 Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-13 15:41 ` [PATCH v4 05/10] pinctrl: mvebu: add pinctrl driver for Armada XP Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-13 15:41 ` [PATCH v4 06/10] ARM: mvebu: Add pinctrl support to Armada XP SoCs Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-13 15:41 ` [PATCH v4 07/10] ARM: mvebu: Add pinctrl support to Armada 370 SoC Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-13 15:41 ` [PATCH v4 08/10] ARM: mvebu: adjust Armada XP evaluation board DTS Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-13 15:41 ` [PATCH v4 09/10] arm: mvebu: split Kconfig options for Armada 370 and XP Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-13 15:41 ` [PATCH v4 10/10] arm: mvebu: select the pinctrl drivers for Armada 370 and Armada XP platforms Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-13 15:48 ` [PATCH v4 00/10] pinctrl: mvebu: pinctrl driver Thomas Petazzoni
2012-09-14 16:41 ` Stephen Warren
2012-09-20 8:13 ` [PATCH 00/11] " Linus Walleij
2012-09-20 8:17 ` Sebastian Hesselbarth
2012-09-20 9:04 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2012-09-20 10:02 ` Andrew Lunn
2012-09-20 10:32 ` Thomas Petazzoni
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