linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] ARM: bcm2835: Add devicetree for the Raspberry Pi 3.

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Message-ID: <874mcm3wfs.fsf@eliezer.anholt.net>
Date:	Fri, 04 Mar 2016 10:55:03 -0800
From:	Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>
To:	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
Cc:	linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ARM: bcm2835: Add devicetree for the Raspberry Pi 3.

Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com> writes:

> On Fri, Mar 04, 2016 at 10:39:29AM -0800, Eric Anholt wrote:
>> For now this doesn't support the new hardware present on the Pi 3 (BT,
>> wifi, GPIO expander).  Since the GPIO expander isn't supported, we
>> also don't have the LEDs like the other board files do.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>
>> ---
>>  arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile            |  3 +-
>>  arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2837-rpi-3-b.dts | 22 ++++++++++++
>>  arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2837.dtsi        | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  3 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>  create mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2837-rpi-3-b.dts
>>  create mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2837.dtsi
>
>> +	timer {
>> +		compatible = "arm,armv7-timer";
>> +		interrupt-parent = <&local_intc>;
>> +		interrupts = <0>, // PHYS_SECURE_PPI
>> +			     <1>, // PHYS_NONSECURE_PPI
>> +			     <3>, // VIRT_PPI
>> +			     <2>; // HYP_PPI
>> +		always-on;
>> +	};
>
> Are the CPUs in an always-on power domain? Or is it jsut that the kernel
> doesn't perform power management of CPUs?
>
> The always-on proeprty is only intended for the former.

The kernel doesn't get to do power management of CPUs.  We only have
control of power domains through the firmware, and the firmware's
keeping the CPU domain on.

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