Hi, On 06/20/2014 07:56 AM, zhangfei wrote: > > > On 06/19/2014 03:39 PM, Hans de Goede wrote: >> Hi, >> >> On 06/19/2014 04:22 AM, zhangfei wrote: >>> Hi Mark, >>> >>> On 06/18/2014 10:03 PM, Mark Rutland wrote: >>>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 05:54:08AM +0100, Zhangfei Gao wrote: >>>>> Instead of setting hflags in different files, >>>>> ahci_platform_get_of_property set hpriv->flags when ahci_platform_init_host >>>>> according to property in dts. >>>> >>>> The AHCI_HFLAGS are a Linux implementation detail, so it would be nice >>>> to have a good justification for each of these being turned into DT >>>> properties. >>> >>> Do you mean only add required property now? >> >> No you should not add any properties at all using properties to set SoC specific quirks >> is just wrong, if a device is not 100% ahci compatible you should use a SoC specific >> compatible string for it, and set quirks in the kernel driver based on that. >> >> Devicetree is supposed to describe hardware, in this case the quirks are a property >> of the specific model of the hardware, so this should be expressed through the >> compatible string. Extra properties in devicetree are meant to be used for board >> specific things, like having a gpio to enable power to the sata target device. >> Extra properties should not be used in the way you are proposing to use them now. >> > > OK, got it. > > What I thoutht is using ahci_platform_get_of_property could make ahci_platform.c more shareable, adding the chance of removing specific compatible. > Just refer mmc_of_parse and sdhci_get_of_property, they are parsing property directly from dts. I'm not familiar with sdhci_get_of_property, but mmc_of_parse is all about describing the board, not controller specific quirks. It sets things like how many bits the sdcard slot has (just because the controller has x bits does not mean they are all wired up), things like max speed (which again is not only a host but also a board property), things like which gpio to use for card detect, or if the mmc/sdio device is always present as it is soldered onto the board, etc. Regards, Hans -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html