RE: [PATCH 3/4] ARM: dts: r8a77470: Add QSPI support

[Fabrizio Castro <fabrizio.castro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Geert,

Thank you for your feedback!

> Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] ARM: dts: r8a77470: Add QSPI support
>
> Hi Fabrizio,
>
> On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 11:31 AM Fabrizio Castro
> <fabrizio.castro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 11:22 AM Fabrizio Castro
> > > <fabrizio.castro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > From: Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Sent: 02 November 2018 11:50
> > > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] ARM: dts: r8a77470: Add QSPI support
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Nov 01, 2018 at 12:35:04PM +0000, Fabrizio Castro wrote:
> > > > > > Add QSPI[01] support to the RZ/G1C SoC specific device tree.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Fabrizio Castro <fabrizio.castro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >  arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a77470.dtsi | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > >  1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a77470.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a77470.dtsi
> > > > > > index e6407e5..04a8877 100644
> > > > > > --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a77470.dtsi
> > > > > > +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a77470.dtsi
> > > > > > @@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
> > > > > >  i2c2 = &i2c2;
> > > > > >  i2c3 = &i2c3;
> > > > > >  i2c4 = &i2c4;
> > > > > > +spi0 = &qspi0;
> > > > > > +spi1 = &qspi1;
> > > > > >  };
> > > > >
> > > > > Geert can comment but I believe we are moving away from using aliases
> > > > > in this way and that it would be best if the above hunk was dropped
> > > > > from this patch.
> > > > >
> > > > > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10644159/
> > > >
> > > > Geert, what do you want me to do here?
> > >
> > > Please drop the aliases. Thanks!
> >
> > Will do, will send a new version without the additional aliases.
>
> Thanks!
>
> > My understanding is that your personal preference is to only leave debug console and ethernet,
>
> Labeled serial ports and primary Ethernet, so U-Boot knows which MAC address
> property to update.
>
> > shall I also  get rid of what was already upstreamed for RZ/G related boards that is not in line
> > with the new policy?
>
> I believe these are all serial ports, using aliases that match the documented
> and/or labeled port names? So they don't have to be removed.

We have also been using aliases for i2c, spi (like in this case), vin, etc., for all of the RZ/G boards,
shall I get rid of those?

Cheers,
Fab

>
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
>
>                         Geert
>
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