Re: [PATCH 2/2] ARM: dts: mvebu: add device tree for IIJ SA-W2 appliance

From: INAGAKI Hiroshi
Date: Fri Feb 24 2023 - 07:58:07 EST


Hi Andrew,

thank you for your reviews and detailed descriptions.

On 2023/02/23 23:43, Andrew Lunn wrote:
+ pcie {
+ status = "okay";
+
+ pcie@1,0 {
+ status = "okay";
+
+ /* Atheros AR9287 */
+ wifi@0,0 {
+ compatible = "pci168c,002e";
+ reg = <0000 0 0 0 0>;
+ };
+ };
+
+ pcie@3,0 {
+ status = "okay";
+
+ /* Qualcomm Atheros QCA9880 */
+ wifi@0,0 {
+ compatible = "qcom,ath10k";
+ reg = <0000 0 0 0 0>;
+ };
+ };
+ };
+ };
These are not wrong, but they are also not needed. PCI devices should
be discovered by enumeration, and you don't have any additional
properties here, or phandles pointing to these nodes.

I assume these are COTS wifi modules? By listing them here you are
restricting some flexibility. The OEM could for example swap the
modules around, and Linux would not care, but the DT would then be
wrong. Or you could have a device with a different module because it
is cheaper, and again, Linux would not care, but the DT would be
wrong.

Got it. SA-W2 is not designed to allow users to swap cards under normal use, but certainly things like you said can happen...
I'll remove "wifi" nodes.

> I assume these are COTS wifi modules?

Yes, those are the modules manufactured by Silex Technology, Inc. [1][2].

[1]: https://www.silex.jp/products/wireless-module/sxpcegn.html
[2]: https://www.silex.jp/products/wireless-module/sxpceac.html


+&usb0 {
+ pinctrl-names = "default";
+ pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_usb_pins>;
+ status = "okay";
+ #address-cells = <1>;
+ #size-cells = <0>;
+
+ /* SMSC USB2514B */
+ hub@1 {
+ compatible = "usb424,2514";
+ reg = <1>;
+ #address-cells = <1>;
+ #size-cells = <0>;
+
+ hub_port1: port@1 {
+ reg = <1>;
+ #trigger-source-cells = <0>;
+ };
+
+ hub_port2: port@2 {
+ reg = <2>;
+ #trigger-source-cells = <0>;
+ };
+ };
+};
Same comment as PCI. However, it is likely that the USB hub is
actually on the board, not a module, so it is a lot less likely to
change.

Yes, that USB hub is on the PCB and wired to the SoC directly. But I'll keep it in mind...


As i said, they are not wrong, so you don't need to remove them.

Andrew


Regards,
Hiroshi