linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/6] ARM: dts: broadcom: Fix SP804 node

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Date:   Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:29:35 -0600
From:   Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
To:     André Przywara <andre.przywara@....com>
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@...aro.org>,
        "moderated list:ARM/FREESCALE IMX / MXC ARM ARCHITECTURE" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>,
        Scott Branden <sbranden@...adcom.com>,
        "maintainer:BROADCOM BCM7XXX ARM ARCHITECTURE" 
        <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] ARM: dts: broadcom: Fix SP804 node

On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 12:54 PM André Przywara <andre.przywara@....com> wrote:
>
> On 26/08/2020 19:42, Florian Fainelli wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> > On 8/26/20 11:38 AM, Andre Przywara wrote:
> >> The DT binding for SP804 requires to have an "arm,primecell" compatible
> >> string.
> >> Add this string so that the Linux primecell bus driver picks the device
> >> up and activates the clock.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Andre Przywara <andre.przywara@....com>
> >
> > The commit subject should be:
> >
> > ARM: dts: NSP: Fix SP804 compatible node
> >
> > and we should probably have a Fixes tag that is:
> >
> > Fixes: a0efb0d28b77 ("ARM: dts: NSP: Add SP804 Support to DT")
> >
> > Could you please re-submit with those things corrected? Thanks
>
> Sure, will include that in a v2.
>
> Out of curiosity, do you have the hardware and can check the impact that
> has?
> Not sure we actually create the device without the primecell compatible?

My first thought was no, but since the timer isn't using the driver
model (i.e. amba bus), it doesn't need it.

So I think without it, we'd create a platform device instead, but then
there's some logic to prevent that IIRC.

Rob