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Message-ID: <20210311142151.5o54k7kmrnatufcw@target>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:21:51 -0600
From: Nishanth Menon <nm@...com>
To: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@...mens.com>
CC: Tero Kristo <kristo@...nel.org>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
Le Jin <le.jin@...mens.com>,
Bao Cheng Su <baocheng.su@...mens.com>,
Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] arm64: dts: ti: Add support for Siemens IOT2050
boards
On 15:14-20210311, Jan Kiszka wrote:
[...]
> >
> > See [1] compare the compatibles against
> > Documentation/devicetree/bindings -> I think you should describe what
> > your hardware really is though.
>
> This SPI bus is routed to an Arduino connector. By default, userspace
> (e.g. mraa) takes ownership and adds the desired logic for what is being
> connected. We have no idea what shield or other extension the user adds,
> though.
overlays look like the right approach for variable systems like these.
It is not exactly plug and play.. but it does provide a level of
flexibility that is helpful.
[..]
> The problem here is not simple txt->yml conversion: There is no official
> binding for spidev yet, just existing users and the driver waiting for them.
>
I think we should discuss in the spidev list to get it resolved.
> > Thanks.. While it might help me personally to get some on my internal
> > farm, it might be good to get them on kernelci as well on the longer
> > run.
> >
>
> Will keep that on the radar. I definitely want to get it into the CIP
> LAVA lab which is testing LTS as well.
Cool.
> Are we talking about spidev here? Then let's drop that node, but I do
> need to know how to describe spidev properly
yes - the spidev is my problem. can you drop the node and repost? i cant
locally modify and hope it works.
>
> Or is it about those other warnings coming from your dtsi files, now
> being surfaced? If you can tell me how to resolve them, I can write patches.
I will look at the warnings later today.. I dont think they are
triggered by the board dts.
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Regards,
Nishanth Menon
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