linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] ARM64: dts: Add support for Meson GXM

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Message-ID: <7hlgwl6fcw.fsf@baylibre.com>
Date:   Mon, 14 Nov 2016 11:17:19 -0800
From:   Kevin Hilman <khilman@...libre.com>
To:     Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com>,
        Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com>
Cc:     carlo@...one.org, linux-amlogic@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] ARM64: dts: Add support for Meson GXM

Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com> writes:

> Following the Amlogic Linux kernel, it seem the only differences
> between the GXL and GXM SoCs are the CPU Clusters.
>
> Simply add a meson-gxm dtsi and reproduce the P23x to Q20x boards
> dts files since the S905D and S912 SoCs shares the same pinout
> and the P23x and Q20x boards are identical.

Since the P23x and Q20x boards are identical, should we just come up
with a singel dtsi for them all? e.g  move the -p23x.dtsi to -pq2xx.dtsi
or something?

I don't think it's a big deal, but it does seem like we should avoid the
copy/paste wherever possible.

Kevin