linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 1/2] dt-bindings: imx-ocotp: Add fusable-node property

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Date:   Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:00:55 -0600
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Peng Fan <peng.fan@....com>
Cc:     "srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org" <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>,
        "shawnguo@...nel.org" <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        "mark.rutland@....com" <mark.rutland@....com>,
        "s.hauer@...gutronix.de" <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        "kernel@...gutronix.de" <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
        "festevam@...il.com" <festevam@...il.com>,
        dl-linux-imx <linux-imx@....com>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC 1/2] dt-bindings: imx-ocotp: Add fusable-node property

On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 03:06:35AM +0000, Peng Fan wrote:
> Introduce fusable-node property for i.MX OCOTP driver.
> The property will only be used by Firmware(eg. U-Boot) to
> runtime disable the nodes.
> 
> Take i.MX6ULL for example, there are several parts that only
> have limited modules enabled controlled by OCOTP fuse. It is
> not flexible to provide several dts for the serval parts, instead
> we could provide one device tree and let Firmware to runtime disable
> the device tree nodes for those modules that are disable(fused).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peng Fan <peng.fan@....com>
> ---
> 
> Currently NXP vendor use U-Boot to set status to disabled for devices
> that could not function,
> https://source.codeaurora.org/external/imx/uboot-imx/tree/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/module_fuse.c?h=imx_v2018.03_4.14.98_2.0.0_ga#n149
> But this approach is will not work if kernel dts node path changed.

Why would the path change? The DT should be stable.

Rob