RE: [PATCH RFT] watchdog: da9063_wdt: parse DT for timeout value, too

RE: [PATCH RFT] watchdog: da9063_wdt: parse DT for timeout value, too

[Steve Twiss]

Hi Wolfram,

On 14 April 2019 12:10, Wolfram Sang wrote:

> Tested with a Renesas Lager board (R-Car H2, DA9063AD), checking the initial
> timeout value via sysfs. I didn't test handover from bootloader because my
> bootloader neither supports WDT or I2C out of the box.

Can I please check there is no mistake in your description. I have been repeatedly
told by the hardware engineers here, (for the past 6 years) it is not possible.
But, you seem to have an R-Car H2 with the AD silicon version of DA9063?

Regards,
Steve

Re: [PATCH RFT] watchdog: da9063_wdt: parse DT for timeout value, too

[Wolfram Sang]

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On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 08:11:16AM +0000, Steve Twiss wrote:
> Hi Wolfram,
> 
> On 14 April 2019 12:10, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> 
> > Tested with a Renesas Lager board (R-Car H2, DA9063AD), checking the initial
> > timeout value via sysfs. I didn't test handover from bootloader because my
> > bootloader neither supports WDT or I2C out of the box.
> 
> Can I please check there is no mistake in your description. I have been repeatedly
> told by the hardware engineers here, (for the past 6 years) it is not possible.
> But, you seem to have an R-Car H2 with the AD silicon version of DA9063?

I am confused, what is not possible? That I have an AD version? Yes, we
found that out when we worked on the RTC recently. It is an early
version of the Lager development board. I have no numbers but my
assumption is there are not too many out there.


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RE: [PATCH RFT] watchdog: da9063_wdt: parse DT for timeout value, too

[Steve Twiss]

Hi Wolfram,

No problem.

On 15 April 2019 10:29, Wolfram Sang wrote:

> Subject: Re: [PATCH RFT] watchdog: da9063_wdt: parse DT for timeout value, too
> 
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 08:11:16AM +0000, Steve Twiss wrote:
> > Hi Wolfram,
> >
> > On 14 April 2019 12:10, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> >
> > > Tested with a Renesas Lager board (R-Car H2, DA9063AD)
> >
> > Can I please check there is no mistake in your description. I have been repeatedly
> > told by the hardware engineers here, (for the past 6 years) it is not possible.
> > But, you seem to have an R-Car H2 with the AD silicon version of DA9063?
> 
> I am confused, what is not possible? That I have an AD version? Yes, we
> found that out when we worked on the RTC recently. 

Sure, I know, people have been requesting continued support for DA9063 AD silicon
for years. The original DA9063 Linux driver was sent to LKML with AD support.

> It is an early version of the Lager development board. I have no numbers
> but my assumption is there are not too many out there.

Thanks, yes, there is interest from the hardware engineers here. Thanks for the
confirmation about your board. I will inform them about the DA9063 AD silicon on
the Renesas Lager board -- and I will let you know their response.

Regards,
Steve

Re: [PATCH RFT] watchdog: da9063_wdt: parse DT for timeout value, too

[Wolfram Sang]

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> > I am confused, what is not possible? That I have an AD version? Yes, we
> > found that out when we worked on the RTC recently. 
> 
> Sure, I know, people have been requesting continued support for DA9063 AD silicon
> for years. The original DA9063 Linux driver was sent to LKML with AD support.

I see. Well, unlike the RTC patches recently, this watchdog patch is
independent of the variant AFAICS, or?


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RE: [PATCH RFT] watchdog: da9063_wdt: parse DT for timeout value, too

[Steve Twiss]

On 15 April 2019 12:04, Wolfram Sang wrote:

> > Sure, I know, people have been requesting continued support for DA9063 AD silicon
> > for years. The original DA9063 Linux driver was sent to LKML with AD support.
> 
> I see. Well, unlike the RTC patches recently, this watchdog patch is
> independent of the variant AFAICS, or?

Agreed!

I am going to test your watchdog changes with a later silicon version later today
and I expect no problems.

Regards,
Steve

RE: [PATCH RFT] watchdog: da9063_wdt: parse DT for timeout value, too

[Steve Twiss]

On 14 April 2019 12:10, Wolfram Sang wrote:

> Subject: [PATCH RFT] watchdog: da9063_wdt: parse DT for timeout value, too
> 
> And make sure the final obtained value gets properly scaled. Remove two
> empty lines to group the initialization blocks while we are here.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>
> ---
> 
> Tested with a Renesas Lager board (R-Car H2, DA9063AD), checking the initial
> timeout value via sysfs. I didn't test handover from bootloader because my
> bootloader neither supports WDT or I2C out of the box.

Tested on git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/groeck/linux-staging.git
* watchdog-next                 6829e6ef3f22 [origin/watchdog-next] watchdog: pnx4008: readout watchdog state

Tested-by: Steve Twiss <stwiss.opensource@diasemi.com>

Regards,
Steve

Re: [PATCH RFT] watchdog: da9063_wdt: parse DT for timeout value, too

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Steve,

On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 12:10 PM Steve Twiss
<stwiss.opensource@diasemi.com> wrote:
> On 15 April 2019 10:29, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH RFT] watchdog: da9063_wdt: parse DT for timeout value, too
> > On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 08:11:16AM +0000, Steve Twiss wrote:
> > > On 14 April 2019 12:10, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> > >
> > > > Tested with a Renesas Lager board (R-Car H2, DA9063AD)
> > >
> > > Can I please check there is no mistake in your description. I have been repeatedly
> > > told by the hardware engineers here, (for the past 6 years) it is not possible.
> > > But, you seem to have an R-Car H2 with the AD silicon version of DA9063?
> >
> > I am confused, what is not possible? That I have an AD version? Yes, we
> > found that out when we worked on the RTC recently.
>
> Sure, I know, people have been requesting continued support for DA9063 AD silicon
> for years. The original DA9063 Linux driver was sent to LKML with AD support.
>
> > It is an early version of the Lager development board. I have no numbers
> > but my assumption is there are not too many out there.
>
> Thanks, yes, there is interest from the hardware engineers here. Thanks for the
> confirmation about your board. I will inform them about the DA9063 AD silicon on
> the Renesas Lager board -- and I will let you know their response.

For the record, I see the following DA9063 variants on the Renesas boards I have
access to:
  - DA9063 AD: Lager (R-Car H2), Koelsch (R-Car M2-W),
  - DA9063 BB: Gose (R-Car M2-N), Blanche (R-Car V2H), Alt (R-Car E2).

I cannot check Porter (R-Car M2-W) and Silk (R-Car E2) right now, but
from Marek's report, Porter has DA9063L CA.

Marek: which variant does your Stout (R-Car H2) have?

Thanks!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert


--
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RE: [PATCH RFT] watchdog: da9063_wdt: parse DT for timeout value, too

[Steve Twiss]

Hi Geert,

Thanks.

On 24 April 2019 10:32, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> Subject: Re: [PATCH RFT] watchdog: da9063_wdt: parse DT for timeout value, too
> 
> Hi Steve,
> 
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 12:10 PM Steve Twiss wrote:
> > On 15 April 2019 10:29, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 08:11:16AM +0000, Steve Twiss wrote:
> > > > On 14 April 2019 12:10, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Tested with a Renesas Lager board (R-Car H2, DA9063AD)
> > > >
> > > It is an early version of the Lager development board. I have no numbers
> > > but my assumption is there are not too many out there.
> >
> > Thanks, yes, there is interest from the hardware engineers here. Thanks for the
> > confirmation about your board. I will inform them about the DA9063 AD silicon on
> > the Renesas Lager board -- and I will let you know their response.
> 
> For the record, I see the following DA9063 variants on the Renesas boards I have
> access to:
>   - DA9063 AD: Lager (R-Car H2), Koelsch (R-Car M2-W),
>   - DA9063 BB: Gose (R-Car M2-N), Blanche (R-Car V2H), Alt (R-Car E2).
> 
> I cannot check Porter (R-Car M2-W) and Silk (R-Car E2) right now, but
> from Marek's report, Porter has DA9063L CA.
> 
> Marek: which variant does your Stout (R-Car H2) have?

Thanks for the hardware details. I re-iterated the info from Wolfram's last e-mail to the
hardware engineers during this morning's meeting. It can also be looked up on LKML if
needed. I will pass on the details you have sent, next.

To be clear -- I am treating these informal conversations on LKML as a data collection
exercise and for them to be used as information-only. But, I pushed-back again and asked for
any discussions to go through more formal channels and not to require me as a go-between,
or to include the involvement of individuals like yourselves, or to use the LKML channel.

This is not patch related and I don't want to request any more of anybody's time.

Regards,
Steve