Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: power: reset: gpio-restart: Correct default priority

From: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
To: Sander Vanheule <sander@svanheule.net>
Cc: Sebastian Reichel <sre@kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	"open list:THERMAL" <linux-pm@vger.kernel.org>,
	devicetree@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: power: reset: gpio-restart: Correct default priority
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2022 08:08:03 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAL_JsqJ--59aMz1YaWTP=ZJDw9=uxRNDG-ZJ1wTCL5gZAKsRSA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <71fffde0704d240f5ec8773fe0e738b6e069a6b8.camel@svanheule.net>

On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 2:49 PM Sander Vanheule <sander@svanheule.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> On Tue, 2022-01-11 at 20:18 -0600, Rob Herring wrote:
> > On Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:44:56 +0100, Sander Vanheule wrote:
> > > Commit bcd56fe1aa97 ("power: reset: gpio-restart: increase priority
> > > slightly") changed the default restart priority 129, but did not update
> > > the documentation. Correct this, so the driver and documentation have
> > > the same default value.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Sander Vanheule <sander@svanheule.net>
> > > ---
> > > This is a resubmission of RFC:
> > > https://lore.kernel.org/all/cfcd00257daba5aa30b8d20a62ba542be1a6914c.1640887456.git.sander@svanheule.net/
> > >
> > > The commit message for bcd56fe1aa97 mentions that it is a workaround for
> > > rk3288-veryon boards. However, commit e28ea9dbc52d3 ("ARM: dts:
> > > rockchip: add shared rk3288-veyron files") later adds a gpio-restart
> > > node with a priority value of <200> for those boards, effectively
> > > rendering bcd56fe1aa97 obsolete (for their use case).
> > >
> > > Perhaps bcd56fe1aa97 could just be reverted instead of updating the
> > > documentation.
> > >
> > > An argument against reverting (a 6 year old patch) is that other boards
> > > may have come to depend on the default value of 129. I don't know about
> > > out-of-tree user of gpio-restart, but there are a few in-tree users of
> > > gpio-restart /without/ an explicit priority:
> > >
> > > arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-ppd.dts (commit 2952d67637716)
> > >   DTS submitted after changed default, but DTS copyright predates the
> > >   changed default.
> > >
> > > arch/microblaze/boot/dts/system.dts (commit 7cca9b8b7c5bc)
> > >   The original DTS commit predates the changed default, but didn't use
> > >   gpio-restart. The commit adding gpio-restart appears to indicate no
> > >   other restart handlers are present on this platform, although it could
> > >   be these were just being shadowed by the custom restart code.
> > >
> > > arch/riscv/boot/dts/sifive/hifive-unleashed-a00.dts (commit 0a91330b2af9f)
> > >   Recently added board; couldn't find any obvious alternative restart
> > >   handlers.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Sander
> > >
> > >  .../devicetree/bindings/power/reset/gpio-restart.yaml         | 4 ++--
> > >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > >
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
>
> Thanks for the review!
>
> I've noticed the devicetree patchwork has this patch marked as "Not  applicable", but
> linux-pm patchwork has it marked "Handled elsewhere". Since you merged the gpio-restart
> conversion patch, can you also take this one, Rob?

Yes, I'll pick it up.

Rob