linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] ARM64: dts: sun50i-h6-pine-h64: state that the DT supports the modelB

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Date:   Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:48:37 +0100
From:   Maxime Ripard <mripard@...nel.org>
To:     Corentin Labbe <clabbe@...libre.com>
Cc:     mark.rutland@....com, robh+dt@...nel.org, wens@...e.org,
        jernej.skrabec@...l.net, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-sunxi@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] ARM64: dts: sun50i-h6-pine-h64: state that the DT
 supports the modelB

On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 12:24:13PM +0000, Corentin Labbe wrote:
> The current sun50i-h6-pine-h64 DT does not specify which model (A or B)
> it supports.
> When this file was created, only modelA was existing, but now both model
> exists and with the time, this DT drifted to support the model B since it is
> the most common one.
> Furtheremore, some part of the model A does not work with it like ethernet and
> HDMI connector (as confirmed by Jernej on IRC).
>
> So it is time to settle the issue, and the easiest way is to state that
> this DT is for model B.

No, this DT was introduced for model A, and we have to keep that. If
some model B changes crept in, that's unfortunate, but it should be
reverted, instead of changing the assumptions like this.

Maxime