linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/5] dt-bindings: add SMP enable-method for Broadcom NSP

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Date:	Sat, 5 Dec 2015 17:25:09 +0530
From:	Kapil Hali <kapilh@...adcom.com>
To:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	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>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>,
	"Scott Branden" <sbranden@...adcom.com>,
	Jon Mason <jonmason@...adcom.com>
CC:	Gregory Fong <gregory.0xf0@...il.com>, Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>,
	"Hauke Mehrtens" <hauke@...ke-m.de>,
	Kever Yang <kever.yang@...k-chips.com>,
	Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
	Paul Walmsley <paul@...an.com>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/5] dt-bindings: add SMP enable-method for Broadcom
 NSP



On 12/5/2015 4:36 AM, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> On 04/12/15 12:23, Kapil Hali wrote:
>> Add a compatible string "brcm,bcm-nsp-smp" for Broadcom's
>> Northstar Plus CPU to the 32-bit ARM CPU device tree binding
>> documentation file and create a new binding documentation for
>> Northstar Plus CPU.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kapil Hali <kapilh@...adcom.com>
>> ---
>>  .../bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,nsp-cpu-method.txt       | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt     |  1 +
>>  2 files changed, 40 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,nsp-cpu-method.txt
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,nsp-cpu-method.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,nsp-cpu-method.txt
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..bf08872
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/bcm/brcm,nsp-cpu-method.txt
>> @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
>> +Broadcom Northstar Plus SoC CPU Enable Method
>> +---------------------------------------------
>> +This binding defines the enable method used for starting secondary
>> +CPUs in the following Broadcom SoCs:
>> +  BCM58522, BCM58525, BCM58535, BCM58622, BCM58623, BCM58625, BCM88312
>> +
>> +The enable method is specified by defining the following required
>> +properties in the "cpus" device tree node:
>> +  - enable-method = "brcm,bcm-nsp-smp";
>> +  - secondary-boot-reg = <...>;
> 
> That comment is not quite correct with respect to the paragraph below then?
> 
Right, updated in new patch.
>> +
>> +The secondary-boot-reg property is a u32 value that specifies the
>> +physical address of the register which should hold the common
>> +entry point for a secondary CPU. This entry is cpu node specific
>> +and should be added per cpu. E.g., in case of NSP (BCM58625) which
>> +is a dual core CPU SoC, this entry should be added to cpu1 node.
>> +
>> +
>> +Example:
>> +	cpus {
>> +		#address-cells = <1>;
>> +		#size-cells = <0>;
>> +		enable-method = "brcm,bcm-nsp-smp";
> 
> Based on the requested feedback, this property should now be placed
> under the cpu1 node.
> 
Right, updated in the new patch.
>> +
>> +		cpu0: cpu@0 {
>> +			device_type = "cpu";
>> +			compatible = "arm,cortex-a9";
>> +			next-level-cache = <&L2>;
>> +			reg = <0>;
>> +		};
>> +
>> +		cpu1: cpu@1 {
>> +			device_type = "cpu";
>> +			compatible = "arm,cortex-a9";
>> +			next-level-cache = <&L2>;
>> +			reg = <1>;
>> +			secondary-boot-reg = <0xffff042c>;
>> +		};
>> +	};
>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt
>> index 3a07a87..d191554 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt
>> @@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ nodes to be present and contain the properties described below.
>>  			    "allwinner,sun6i-a31"
>>  			    "allwinner,sun8i-a23"
>>  			    "arm,psci"
>> +			    "brcm,bcm-nsp-smp"
>>  			    "brcm,brahma-b15"
>>  			    "marvell,armada-375-smp"
>>  			    "marvell,armada-380-smp"
>>
> 
> 
Thanks,
Kapil
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