linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH v3 1/2] drivers: amba: Updates to component identification for driver matching.

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Date:   Fri, 11 Jan 2019 11:43:31 +0000
From:   Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>
To:     mike.leach@...aro.org, linux@...linux.org.uk
Cc:     mathieu.poirier@...aro.org, coresight@...ts.linaro.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH v3 1/2] drivers: amba: Updates to component
 identification for driver matching.

Hi Mike,

On 18/12/2018 21:59, Mike Leach wrote:
> The CoreSight specification (ARM IHI 0029E), updates the ID register
> requirements for components on an AMBA bus, to cover both traditional
> ARM Primecell type devices, and newer CoreSight and other components.
> 
> The Peripheral ID (PID) / Component ID (CID) pair is extended in certain
> cases to uniquely identify components. CoreSight components related to
> a single function can share Peripheral ID values, and must be further
> identified using a Unique Component Identifier (UCI). e.g. the ETM, CTI,
> PMU and Debug hardware of the A35 all share the same PID.
> 
> Bits 15:12 of the CID are defined to be the device class.
> Class 0xF remains for PrimeCell and legacy components.
> Class 0x9 defines the component as CoreSight (CORESIGHT_CID above)
> Class 0x0, 0x1, 0xB, 0xE define components that do not have driver support
> at present.
> Class 0x2-0x8,0xA and 0xD-0xD are presently reserved.
> 
> The specification futher defines which classes of device use the standard
> CID/PID pair, and when additional ID registers are required.
> 
> The patches provide an update of amba_device and matching code to handle
> the additional registers required for the Class 0x9 (CoreSight) UCI.
> The *data pointer in the amba_id is used by the driver to provide extended
> ID register values for matching.
> 
> CoreSight components where PID/CID pair is currently sufficient for
> unique identification need not provide this additional information.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mike Leach <mike.leach@...aro.org>
> Reviewed-by: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>

Looks like you missed my Reviewed tags on the previous version. Anyways,

Reviewed-by: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>