Re: [linux-sunxi] Re: [PATCH 2/7] dt-bindings: add binding for the Allwinner A64 DE2 bus

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于 2018年3月27日 GMT+08:00 上午6:22:58, Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx> 写到:
>On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 02:08:43PM +0800, Icenowy Zheng wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 于 2018年3月22日 GMT+08:00 上午1:13:42, "Jernej Škrabec"
><jernej.skrabec@xxxxxxxx> 写到:
>> >Hi all,
>> >
>> >Dne sreda, 21. marec 2018 ob 03:18:13 CET je Icenowy Zheng
>napisal(a):
>> >> 于 2018年3月21日 GMT+08:00 上午2:46:46, Maxime Ripard
>> ><maxime.ripard@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
>> >写到:
>> >> >On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 01:53:49AM +0800, Icenowy Zheng wrote:
>> >> >> All the sub-blocks of Allwinner A64 DE2 needs the SRAM C on A64
>> >SoC
>> >> >
>> >> >to
>> >> >
>> >> >> be claimed, otherwise the whole DE2 space is inaccessible.
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> Add a device tree binding of the DE2 part as a sub-bus.
>> >> >
>> >> >Where did you get the info that it was a bus?
>> >> 
>> >> There's no direct evidence, just some guess.
>> >> 
>> >> The DE2 is a whole part that is just allocated a memory
>> >> space at the user manual, and the SRAM controls the
>> >> access to all modules in the DE2.
>> >> 
>> >> So it might be a bus.
>> >> 
>> >> Implement it as a bus is a clear representation on A64.
>> >
>> >Since there is already syscon for same mmio region, we migh as well
>use
>> >it 
>> >when loading ccu-sun8i-de2 driver on A64.
>> >
>> >Other options, like SRAM driver or bus driver, might better
>represent
>> >HW, but 
>> 
>> I think the device tree should properly represent the HW,
>> it's a basic requirment.
>> 
>> >then we would have two DT nodes covering same mmio region, which I
>> >think is 
>> >not really acceptable.
>> 
>> It's acceptable, and DE2 is not the only user of SRAM controller so
>far.
>
>No, it's not acceptable. Don't create overlapping mmio regions in DT.

Then should the SRAM controller driver be configured to take the syscon?

>
>> 
>> VE will also need a SRAM region to be claimed.
>> 
>> >
>> >Any suggestions?
>> >
>> >BTW, H6 has same design in this regard.
>> >
>> >Best regards,
>> >Jernej
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