Re: [PATCH][RFC] OMAP3630: Create architecture macros and config entries.

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* Kevin Hilman <khilman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [090922 08:12]:
> "Gadiyar, Anand" <gadiyar@xxxxxx> writes:
> 
> >> >
> >> > Hi Allen,
> >> >
> >> > > -----Original Message-----
> >> > > From: linux-omap-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-omap-
> >> > > owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pais, Allen
> >> > > Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 9:47 AM
> >> > > To: linux-omap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Raju, Veeramanikandan; Bongale,
> >> > Hariprasad
> >> > > Subject: [PATCH][RFC] OMAP3630: Create architecture macros and config
> >> > > entries.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > This patch creates the architectural macros for OMAP3630.
> >> > >
> >> > > Signed-off-by: Allen Pais <allen.pais@xxxxxx>
> >> > >
> >> > > arch/arm/mach-omap2/Kconfig                 |   13 ++
> >> > > arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/cpu.h       |   30 +++++-
> >> > >
> >> > > diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Kconfig
> >> > > index 75b1c7e..618b7d5 100755
> >> > > --- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Kconfig
> >> > > +++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Kconfig
> >> > > @@ -19,11 +19,20 @@ config ARCH_OMAP34XX
> >> > >     bool "OMAP34xx Based System"
> >> > >     depends on ARCH_OMAP3
> >> > >
> >> > > +config ARCH_OMAP36XX
> >> > > +   bool "OMAP36xx Based System"
> >> > > +   depends on ARCH_OMAP3
> >> > > +
> >> > >  config ARCH_OMAP3430
> >> > >     bool "OMAP3430 support"
> >> > >     depends on ARCH_OMAP3 && ARCH_OMAP34XX
> >> > >     select ARCH_OMAP_OTG
> >> > >
> >> > > +config ARCH_OMAP3630
> >> > > +   bool "OMAP3630 support"
> >> > > +   depends on ARCH_OMAP3 && ARCH_OMAP34XX && ARCH_OMAP36XX
> >> > > +   select ARCH_OMAP_OTG
> >> > > +
> >> > >  comment "OMAP Board Type"
> >> > >     depends on ARCH_OMAP2 || ARCH_OMAP3 || ARCH_OMAP4
> >> > >
> >> > > @@ -73,6 +82,10 @@ config MACH_OMAP_3430SDP
> >> > >     bool "OMAP 3430 SDP board"
> >> > >     depends on ARCH_OMAP3 && ARCH_OMAP34XX
> >> > >
> >> > > +config MACH_OMAP_3630SDP
> >> > > +   bool "OMAP 3630 SDP board"
> >> > > +   depends on ARCH_OMAP3 && ARCH_OMAP34XX & ARCH_OMAP36XX
> >> > > +
> >> > >  config MACH_NOKIA_N8X0
> >> > >     bool "Nokia N800/N810"
> >> > >     depends on ARCH_OMAP2420
> >> > > diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/cpu.h b/arch/arm/plat-
> >> > > omap/include/mach/cpu.h
> >> > > index 7a5f9e8..73c656c 100755
> >> > > --- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/cpu.h
> >> > > +++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/cpu.h
> >> > > @@ -157,10 +157,12 @@ IS_OMAP_CLASS(15xx, 0x15)
> >> > >  IS_OMAP_CLASS(16xx, 0x16)
> >> > >  IS_OMAP_CLASS(24xx, 0x24)
> >> > >  IS_OMAP_CLASS(34xx, 0x34)
> >> > > +IS_OMAP_CLASS(36xx, 0x36)
> >> >
> >> > OMAP3630 is "just" an OMAP3430 in disguise.
> >> > I don't think it deserves a new class. It should probably be handled like
> >> > it was done for 1610 and 1710.
> >> >
> >> > Theoretically, it should be considered as a 3430 ES4.0, because it is an
> >> > OMAP3430 ES3 + couple of bug fixes + couple of improvements.
> >> >
> >> > I think, that the proposal from Sanjeev to support 35xx
> >> > (http://marc.info/?l=linux-omap&m=125050987112798&w=2 ) might be leveraged
> >> > to handle 36xx as well.
> >> >
> >> 
> >> I respectfully tend to disagree with this, since there are some components
> >> inside the chip that aren't specifically fixes, so IMHO they need to start
> >> from scratch about silicon revisions because of that.
> >> 
> >> If there are many common points between 34xx/35xx/36xx, then rename the
> >> reused functions/defines to omap3, instead of omap34xx/omap35xx/omap36xx.
> >> 
> >> Regards,
> >> Sergio
> >> 
> >
> > I agree with Sergio.
> >
> > While it is definitely possible to write code treating the 3430
> > and the 3630 as the same, they are not the same animal. We will
> > need to distinguish between the two at more than a few locations
> > in code, and we might as well add the ability to do that now.
> >
> > I see a need to distinguish between 3430 and 3630 in several locations
> > - there are changes in hardware IPs that are not reflected in the IP
> > revision information (meaning we cannot always go by CPU_HAS_FEATURE() ),
> > and we will need some kind of a cpu_is_* check for sure.
> 
> And you're sure these HW IP changes require software changes?  Please
> provide examples.
> 
> So, TI is changing HW IP in a way that requires software changes and
> not providing a way for software to detect these changes?
> 
> IMHO, This is completely broken HW design.

I agree, we should be able to detect various processors during the
init and then just set the necessary feature flags.

Please provide clear cases why we should treat 3630 as a separate
chip from 3430.

Tony


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