linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] sata, highbank: set tx

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Message-ID: <20130730164231.GH29859@e106331-lin.cambridge.arm.com>
Date:	Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:42:31 +0100
From:	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
To:	Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>
Cc:	Mark Langsdorf <mark.langsdorf@...xeda.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-ide@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>,
	"tj@...nel.org" <tj@...nel.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	Pawel Moll <Pawel.Moll@....com>,
	"swarren@...dotorg.org" <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	"ian.campbell@...rix.com" <ian.campbell@...rix.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] sata, highbank: set tx_atten override bits

On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 07:38:24PM +0100, Rob Herring wrote:
> On 07/26/2013 11:22 AM, Mark Rutland wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 04:11:57PM +0100, Mark Langsdorf wrote:
> >> Some board designs do not drive the SATA transmit lines within the
> >> specification. The ECME can provide override settings, on a per board
> >> basis, to bring the transmit lines within spec. Read those settings
> >> from the DTB and program them in.
> > 
> > How variable is the use of this property going to be? Would it instead
> > be possible to decide that this was necessary, and choose the
> > appropriate values based on a compatible property?
> 
> It is based on compliance testing of the particular board design. Basing
> on a compatible property would not work in this case.

Ok. Could you clarify the u8/cell usage in the binding and amend the
example please?

Cheers,
Mark.
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