linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ARM: OMAP2+: gpmc: Fix kernel BUG for DT boot mode

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Message-ID: <20121016174319.GU15569@atomide.com>
Date:	Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:43:19 -0700
From:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
To:	Matt Porter <mporter@...com>
Cc:	"Hiremath, Vaibhav" <hvaibhav@...com>,
	"linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Mohammed, Afzal" <afzal@...com>,
	"devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org" 
	<devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: OMAP2+: gpmc: Fix kernel BUG for DT boot mode

* Matt Porter <mporter@...com> [121010 07:38]:
> On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 10:35:01AM -0400, Matt Porter wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 02:19:40PM +0000, Vaibhav Hiremath wrote:
> > > On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 19:30:27, Porter, Matt wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Oct 09, 2012 at 02:27:20PM +0530, Vaibhav Hiremath wrote:
> > > > > With recent changes in omap gpmc driver code, in case of DT
> > > > > boot mode, where bootloader does not configure gpmc cs space
> > > > > will result into kernel BUG() inside gpmc_mem_init() function,
> > > > > as gpmc cs0 gpmc_config7[0].csvalid bit is set to '1' and
> > > > > gpmc_config7[0].baseaddress is set to '0' on reset.
> > > > > 
> > > > > This use-case is applicable for any board/EVM which doesn't have
> > > > > any peripheral connected to gpmc cs0, for example BeagleXM and
> > > > > BeagleBone, so DT boot mode fails.
> > > > > 
> > > > > This patch adds of_have_populated_dt() check before creating
> > > > > device, so that for DT boot mode, gpmc probe will not be called
> > > > > which is expected behavior, as gpmc is not supported yet from DT.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Vaibhav Hiremath <hvaibhav@...com>
> > > > > Cc: Afzal Mohammed <afzal@...com>
> > > > > Cc: Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
> > > > > Cc Paul Walmsley <paul@...an.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > > This should go in for rc1, as this breaks AM33xx boot.
> > > > 
> > > > Fixes BeagleBone on mainline.
> > > > 
> > > > Tested-by: Matt Porter <mporter@...com>
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Thanks Matt and Afzal,
> > > 
> > > Tony can this be picked up for rc1?? I know you have already sent pull 
> > > request for rc1, but by any chance you are planning to send another request?
> > 
> > I also found a separate problem with the mcasp clock data that's needed
> > for rc1. I just posted a patch for that as I need both this patch and the
> > clock data fix to boot from current mainline.
> 
> Disregard now that you got me pointed to the pull request with this :)

Thanks applying $Subject patch into omap-for-v3.7-rc1/fixes-part2 and
ignoring the comments about the mcasp clock as it sounds like the mcasp
is already fixed.

Regards,

Tony
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