linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: i2c: Add armada-38x i2c binding

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Message-ID: <87377fmbpw.fsf@free-electrons.com>
Date:   Fri, 22 Sep 2017 09:30:51 +0200
From:   Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>
To:     Kalyan Kinthada <kalyan.kinthada@...iedtelesis.co.nz>
Cc:     devicetree@...r.kernel.org, wsa@...-dreams.de, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        pawel.moll@....com, mark.rutland@....com,
        ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk, galak@...eaurora.org,
        linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Chris Packham <chris.packham@...iedtelesis.co.nz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: i2c: Add armada-38x i2c binding

Hi Kalyan,
 
 On ven., sept. 22 2017, Kalyan Kinthada <kalyan.kinthada@...iedtelesis.co.nz> wrote:

> All armada-38x variants(380, 385, 388) SoCs have an issue
> in i2c controller which violates the i2c repeated start timing.


Did you had an issue with one of the SoC ?
If yes what was your setting ?
On my side I never managed to have this sort of issue on Armada 38x.

>
> This errata is fixed in the i2c-mv64xxx driver but enabled
> only for devices with compatible string "marvell,mv78230-i2c".

In this case why not just adding the "marvell,mv78230-i2c" as compatible
string in the appropriate device tree files ?

Gregory

>
> This patch introduces a new compatible string
> "marvell,armada-38x-i2c" for the i2c controller on armada-38x SoCs
> so that the workaound is enabled.


>
> Signed-off-by: Kalyan Kinthada <kalyan.kinthada@...iedtelesis.co.nz>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mv64xxx.txt | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mv64xxx.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mv64xxx.txt
> index 5c30026921..fc100b6bdb 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mv64xxx.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mv64xxx.txt
> @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Required properties :
>                           very rare, initial version of the SoC which
>                           had broken offload support.  Linux
>                           auto-detects this and sets it appropriately.
> +                     - "marvell,armada-38x-i2c"
>   - interrupts      : The interrupt number
>  
>  Optional properties :
> -- 
> 2.14.1
>

-- 
Gregory Clement, Free Electrons
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development, consulting, training and support.
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