Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm: mvebu: adding SATA support: dt binding and configupdate

From: Rob Herring
Date: Thu Oct 25 2012 - 10:27:07 EST


On 10/25/2012 09:11 AM, Gregory CLEMENT wrote:
> On 10/25/2012 03:53 PM, Rob Herring wrote:
>> On 10/25/2012 08:18 AM, Jason Cooper wrote:
>>> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 04:05:45PM +0200, Gregory CLEMENT wrote:
>>>> On 10/24/2012 04:01 PM, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> Shouldn't you split into one commit adding the SATA definition in
>>>>> the .dtsi + doing the defconfig change (the "SoC" level modifications),
>>>>> and then another commit for the .dts change? I don't really care
>>>>> personally, it's really up to Jason/Andrew on this.
>>>>>
>>>>> Another comment below, though.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:49:21 +0200, Gregory CLEMENT wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-370-xp.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-370-xp.dtsi
>>>>>> index 94b4b9e..3f08233 100644
>>>>>> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-370-xp.dtsi
>>>>>> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/armada-370-xp.dtsi
>>>>>> @@ -69,6 +69,16 @@
>>>>>> compatible = "marvell,armada-addr-decoding-controller";
>>>>>> reg = <0xd0020000 0x258>;
>>>>>> };
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> + sata@d00a0000 {
>>>>>> + compatible = "marvell,orion-sata";
>>>>>> + reg = <0xd00a0000 0x2400>;
>>>>>> + interrupts = <55>;
>>>>>> + nr-ports = <2>;
>>>>>> + clocks = <&coreclk 0>;//, <&coreclk 0>;
>>>>>
>>>>> Alignment problem + remainings of tests or something like that.
>>>>
>>>> True I missed this one.
>>>>
>>>> Jason, Andrew, do you want I split this patch as suggested by Thomas or
>>>> are you fine with having one single patch?
>>>
>>> Yes, please make the defconfig changes a separate patch. Also, please
>>> make sure only the minimum is enabled (eq RAID... isn't needed).
>>
>> What about updating multi_v7_defconfig instead?
>
> About the _instead_, when I proposed to removed mvebu_defconfig Thomas
> argued that it was more convenient to build a mvebu-only kernel when
> doing kernel development, and Andrew also pointed that this defconfig
> should be useful for kisskb.

Okay, missed that discussion.

> And about updated both mvebu_defconfig and multi_v7_defconfig, I'm
> fine with it.

Yes, then please update both.

Rob
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