linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 4/6] bus: ti-sysc: Add support for software reset

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Date:   Tue, 3 Jul 2018 12:59:34 +0530
From:   Faiz Abbas <faiz_abbas@...com>
To:     Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
CC:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <linux-clk@...r.kernel.org>, <mark.rutland@....com>,
        <paul@...an.com>, <t-kristo@...com>, <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        <bcousson@...libre.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 4/6] bus: ti-sysc: Add support for software reset

Hi,

On Tuesday 03 July 2018 12:37 PM, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> * Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com> [180611 07:06]:
>> * Faiz Abbas <faiz_abbas@...com> [180611 06:48]:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> On Monday 11 June 2018 11:59 AM, Tony Lindgren wrote:
>>>> * Faiz Abbas <faiz_abbas@...com> [180611 06:28]:
>>>>> Great. I thought I completely misunderstood you. But I don't see what
>>>>> adding another function will accomplish. A QUIRK flag used in the same
>>>>> function would work well enough>
>>>> Fine with me as long as the function stays simple for both
>>>> syss and sysc reset.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In general a reset status bit being in sysstatus is the norm and it
>>> being in sysconfig should be the "quirk" for which a flag needs to be
>>> added. What do you think?
>>
>> Sure makes sense to me.
>>
>>> As an aside, naming bitshifts by the name of the platform they were
>>> originally added in seems weird. There should be some generic mask
>>> saying "soft reset is the 0th bit". Currently I am using
>>> SYSC_OMAP4_SOFTRESET for a dra76x module. I guess it depends on how many
>>> different sysconfig types we have.
>>
>> Sure we could have a macro for that.
> 
> So what's the conclusion on this one? Are you going to do one
> more version of the ti-sysc driver patch?
> 

Yes. I have just now been able to get back to this. Will post a v4 by
tomorrow.

Thanks,
Faiz