Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] powerpc/mpc85xx: Add FSL QorIQ DPAA BMan support to device tree(s)

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Hello Arnd,


Thanks for taking the time to review this

On 12/03/2014 01:42 PM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Wednesday 03 December 2014 01:53:39 Emil Medve wrote:
>> On 12/02/2014 06:32 PM, Scott Wood wrote:
>>> On Mon, 2014-12-01 at 04:02 -0600, Emil Medve wrote:
>>>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/t4240rdb.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/t4240rdb.dts
>>>> index 53761d4..431bf4e 100644
>>>> --- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/t4240rdb.dts
>>>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/t4240rdb.dts
>>>> @@ -69,10 +69,27 @@
>>>>              device_type = "memory";
>>>>      };
>>>>  
>>>> +    reserved-memory {
>>>> +            #address-cells = <2>;
>>>> +            #size-cells = <2>;
>>>> +            ranges;
>>>> +
>>>> +            bman_fbpr: bman-fbpr {
>>>> +                    compatible = "fsl,bman-fbpr";
>>>> +                    alloc-ranges = <0 0 0xffff 0xffffffff>;
>>>> +                    size = <0 0x1000000>;
>>>> +                    alignment = <0 0x1000000>;
>>>> +            };
>>>> +    };
>>>
>>> Can't this be done at the SoC level rather than board level?
>>
>> The size of the memory is not SoC specific. Among other things is
>> determined by the number of MACs that are pinned-out on the board
> 
> Is this really a hardware property then, or some setting?

I'm unsure how to answer this. It is my opinion it's a hardware property
and that we're not stretching the intent of the reserved-memory binding

> Also, if you use the name 'ranges', I would assume that the second
> set of two cells is a length and should be <0 0 0x10000 0>.

Uh... Right. I'll fix it

> Finally, you add a label here, so anything that is not board
> specific could just stay in the per-soc file, with the board
> specific properties added at teh board level.

I will do that


Cheers,
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