Message-ID: <20190816135206.pnf3iperzyhcbg4h@flea>
Date:   Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:52:06 +0200
From:   Maxime Ripard <mripard@...nel.org>
To:     Corentin Labbe <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>
Cc:     mark.rutland@....com, robh+dt@...nel.org, wens@...e.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-sunxi@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM64: dts: allwinner: Add devicetree for pine H64
 modelA evaluation board

On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 01:57:50PM +0200, Corentin Labbe wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 01:36:50PM +0200, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 11:35:13AM +0200, Corentin Labbe wrote:
> > > On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 03:33:22PM +0200, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 03:17:41PM +0200, Corentin Labbe wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 11:40:00AM +0200, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> > > > > > On Thu, Aug 08, 2019 at 10:42:53AM +0200, Corentin Labbe wrote:
> > > > > > > This patch adds the evaluation variant of the model A of the PineH64.
> > > > > > > The model A has the same size of the pine64 and has a PCIE slot.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The only devicetree difference with current pineH64, is the PHY
> > > > > > > regulator.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Corentin Labbe <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>
> > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > >  arch/arm64/boot/dts/allwinner/Makefile        |  1 +
> > > > > > >  .../sun50i-h6-pine-h64-modelA-eval.dts        | 26 +++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > > >  2 files changed, 27 insertions(+)
> > > > > > >  create mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/allwinner/sun50i-h6-pine-h64-modelA-eval.dts
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/allwinner/Makefile b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/allwinner/Makefile
> > > > > > > index f6db0611cb85..9a02166cbf72 100644
> > > > > > > --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/allwinner/Makefile
> > > > > > > +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/allwinner/Makefile
> > > > > > > @@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI) += sun50i-h6-orangepi-3.dtb
> > > > > > >  dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI) += sun50i-h6-orangepi-lite2.dtb
> > > > > > >  dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI) += sun50i-h6-orangepi-one-plus.dtb
> > > > > > >  dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI) += sun50i-h6-pine-h64.dtb
> > > > > > > +dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI) += sun50i-h6-pine-h64-modelA-eval.dtb
> > > > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/allwinner/sun50i-h6-pine-h64-modelA-eval.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/allwinner/sun50i-h6-pine-h64-modelA-eval.dts
> > > > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > > > index 000000000000..d8ff02747efe
> > > > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > > > +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/allwinner/sun50i-h6-pine-h64-modelA-eval.dts
> > > > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
> > > > > > > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0+ or MIT)
> > > > > > > +/*
> > > > > > > + * Copyright (C) 2019 Corentin Labbe <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>
> > > > > > > + */
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +#include "sun50i-h6-pine-h64.dts"
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +/ {
> > > > > > > +	model = "Pine H64 model A evaluation board";
> > > > > > > +	compatible = "pine64,pine-h64-modelA-eval", "allwinner,sun50i-h6";
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +	reg_gmac_3v3: gmac-3v3 {
> > > > > > > +		compatible = "regulator-fixed";
> > > > > > > +		regulator-name = "vcc-gmac-3v3";
> > > > > > > +		regulator-min-microvolt = <3300000>;
> > > > > > > +		regulator-max-microvolt = <3300000>;
> > > > > > > +		startup-delay-us = <100000>;
> > > > > > > +		gpio = <&pio 2 16 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
> > > > > > > +		enable-active-high;
> > > > > > > +	};
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +};
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > +&emac {
> > > > > > > +	phy-supply = <&reg_gmac_3v3>;
> > > > > > > +};
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I might be missing some context here, but I'm pretty sure that the
> > > > > > initial intent of the pine h64 DTS was to support the model A all
> > > > > > along.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > The regulator changed between modelA and B.
> > > > > See this old patchset (supporting modelA) https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10539149/ for example.
> > > >
> > > > I'm not sure what your point is, but mine is that everything about the
> > > > model A should be in sun50i-h6-pine-h64.dts.
> > > >
> > >
> > > model A and B are different enough for distinct dtb, (see sub-thread
> > > on HDMI difference for an other difference than PHY regulator)
> >
> > I don't mind having separate DTBs for model A and model B.
> >
> > > And clearly, the current dtb is for model B.
> >
> > That DTS was added almost a year before the model B was announced, and
> > no commit to that file mention the model B, so it's definitely not
> > clear.
>
> Normal it was added for model A (without any ethernet/HDMI support,
> so nothing distinct from model B), and the modelB ethernet/HDMI
> support cames after.

Changing the board a DT is meant to halfway through the development is
definitely not ok.

> > > So do you mean that we need to create a new dtb for model B ? (and
> > > hack the current back to model A ?)
> >
> > I'd prefer not to hack anything, but yes
> >
>
> Since model A is not public (only evaluations boards exists), the
> probability of a production model A is low and the current dtb is
> perfect for model B , could you reconsider this ?

I mean, you could buy it, so it's definitely public.

Model A also had HDMI, and it doesn't look like there's anything
particularly specific with that board.

On the Ethernet side, the only thing that changes is the regulator /
GPIO being used to enable the PHY?

Maxime

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