linux-kernel - Re: [linux-sunxi] [PATCH v6 9/9] arm64: allwinner: a64: enable Wi-Fi for Pine64

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Message-ID: <79B00D42-3F95-4D5E-9A23-8E893CCF2462@aosc.io>
Date:   Fri, 19 May 2017 11:03:33 +0800
From:   Icenowy Zheng <icenowy@...c.io>
To:     Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>
CC:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        devicetree <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-sunxi <linux-sunxi@...glegroups.com>
Subject: Re: [linux-sunxi] [PATCH v6 9/9] arm64: allwinner: a64: enable Wi-Fi for Pine64



于 2017年5月19日 GMT+08:00 上午11:01:39, Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org> 写到:
>Hi,
>
>On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 3:16 PM, Icenowy Zheng <icenowy@...c.io> wrote:
>> The Wi-Fi module of Pine64 is powered via DLDO4 and ELDO1 (the latter
>> one provides I/O voltage).
>>
>> Add device node for it.
>>
>> Although the Wi-Fi module is an external module which should be
>inserted
>> to a header, according to my personal talk with TL Lim, he does not
>want
>> this header to be used as GPIO (so it's with 2.0mm pitch, not 2.54mm
>as
>> other GPIO headers).
>
>The patch looks OK, but given the module is removable, I think it
>should be
>an overlay. The overlay would enable WiFi + Bluetooth, and all the
>peripherals needed to connect them.
>
>That way, if the module is not installed, we avoid confusing the user
>with
>unused peripherals, and avoid having live voltage on an unoccupied
>header.

But as this header have specific usage, we will also confuse user
if it's not enabled as its target usage.

>
>ChenYu