linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 1/4] Documentation: dt-bindings: Describe SROMc configuration

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Date:	Fri, 06 Nov 2015 17:18:12 +0900
From:	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>
To:	Pavel Fedin <p.fedin@...sung.com>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	'Rob Herring' <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	'Pawel Moll' <pawel.moll@....com>,
	'Mark Rutland' <mark.rutland@....com>,
	'Ian Campbell' <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	'Kumar Gala' <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	'Kukjin Kim' <kgene@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/4] Documentation: dt-bindings: Describe SROMc
 configuration

On 06.11.2015 17:14, Pavel Fedin wrote:
>  Hello!
> 
>>> +- samsung,srom-timing : array of 6 integers, specifying bank timings in the
>>> +                        following order: Tacp, Tcah, Tcoh, Tacc, Tcos, Tacs.
>>> +                        Each value is specified in cycles and has the following
>>> +                        meaning and valid range:
>>> +                        Tacp : Page mode access cycle at Page mode (0 - 15)
>>> +                        Tcah : Address holding time after CSn (0 - 15)
>>> +                        Tcoh : Chip selection hold on OEn (0 - 15)
>>> +                        Tacc : Access cycle (0 - 32)
>>
>> All of the manuals have error here. Probably it can be either: 1-32 or
>> 0-31. I would bet on 0-31, what do you think?
> 
>  Damn, everything starts from 0, so i automatically put '0 - 32'. The actual time, however, varies from 1 to 32, but the value is
> from 0 to 31, i. e. <time> - 1
>  What shall we do? Just document this, or adjust the code to take number of cycles and subtract 1? To tell the truth, i'm already
> sick of these small fixups, and i would prefer just to fix documentation.

Whatever you choose. Just make it correct. :) The problem is that
Datasheet has errors for these values...

Best regards,
Krzysztof

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