linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/20] ARM: dts: sun4i: Remove skeleton and memory to avoid warnings

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Message-ID: <CAGb2v67nUCW0eWH60io+X5bkVLuNq0GjGPMkKOcBxnrZvrLE1g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 6 Oct 2017 18:59:22 +0800
From:   Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>
To:     Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:     Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>, Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/20] ARM: dts: sun4i: Remove skeleton and memory to
 avoid warnings

On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 4:47 PM, Maxime Ripard
<maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 05, 2017 at 03:43:53PM +0000, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
>> On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 6:49 PM, Maxime Ripard
>> <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com> wrote:
>> > Using skeleton.dtsi will create a memory node that will generate a warning
>> > in DTC. However, that node will be created by the bootloader, so we can
>> > just remove it entirely in order to remove that warning.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>
>> > ---
>> >  arch/arm/boot/dts/sun4i-a10.dtsi | 8 ++------
>> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>> >
>> > diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun4i-a10.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun4i-a10.dtsi
>> > index 1876abb62ec7..f64544f615ea 100644
>> > --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun4i-a10.dtsi
>> > +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun4i-a10.dtsi
>> > @@ -41,14 +41,14 @@
>> >   *     OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
>> >   */
>> >
>> > -#include "skeleton.dtsi"
>> > -
>> >  #include <dt-bindings/thermal/thermal.h>
>> >  #include <dt-bindings/dma/sun4i-a10.h>
>> >  #include <dt-bindings/clock/sun4i-a10-ccu.h>
>> >  #include <dt-bindings/reset/sun4i-a10-ccu.h>
>> >
>> >  / {
>> > +       #address-cells = <1>;
>> > +       #size-cells = <1>;
>> >         interrupt-parent = <&intc>;
>> >
>> >         aliases {
>> > @@ -160,10 +160,6 @@
>> >                 };
>> >         };
>> >
>> > -       memory {
>> > -               reg = <0x40000000 0x80000000>;
>> > -       };
>> > -
>>
>> My only concern (I'm not sure if it's valid or not) is U-boot not being
>> able to add nodes or properties due to lack of space within the DT
>> blob. It seemed like a possibility in older versions.
>>
>> Otherwise,
>>
>> Acked-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>
>
> I don't think we really have to worry about it. We've had a bunch of
> nodes (like the PSCI nodes) created in the same way for quite some
> time already without causing any issues.

Indeed. Ack it is then.

ChenYu