linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: power: reset: gpio-restart: Correct default priority

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Message-ID: <71fffde0704d240f5ec8773fe0e738b6e069a6b8.camel@svanheule.net>
Date:   Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:48:53 +0100
From:   Sander Vanheule <sander@...nheule.net>
To:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc:     Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: power: reset: gpio-restart: Correct
 default priority

Hi Rob,

On Tue, 2022-01-11 at 20:18 -0600, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:44:56 +0100, Sander Vanheule wrote:
> > Commit bcd56fe1aa97 ("power: reset: gpio-restart: increase priority
> > slightly") changed the default restart priority 129, but did not update
> > the documentation. Correct this, so the driver and documentation have
> > the same default value.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Sander Vanheule <sander@...nheule.net>
> > ---
> > This is a resubmission of RFC:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/all/cfcd00257daba5aa30b8d20a62ba542be1a6914c.1640887456.git.sander@svanheule.net/
> > 
> > The commit message for bcd56fe1aa97 mentions that it is a workaround for
> > rk3288-veryon boards. However, commit e28ea9dbc52d3 ("ARM: dts:
> > rockchip: add shared rk3288-veyron files") later adds a gpio-restart
> > node with a priority value of <200> for those boards, effectively
> > rendering bcd56fe1aa97 obsolete (for their use case).
> > 
> > Perhaps bcd56fe1aa97 could just be reverted instead of updating the
> > documentation.
> > 
> > An argument against reverting (a 6 year old patch) is that other boards
> > may have come to depend on the default value of 129. I don't know about
> > out-of-tree user of gpio-restart, but there are a few in-tree users of
> > gpio-restart /without/ an explicit priority:
> > 
> > arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-ppd.dts (commit 2952d67637716)
> >   DTS submitted after changed default, but DTS copyright predates the
> >   changed default.
> > 
> > arch/microblaze/boot/dts/system.dts (commit 7cca9b8b7c5bc)
> >   The original DTS commit predates the changed default, but didn't use
> >   gpio-restart. The commit adding gpio-restart appears to indicate no
> >   other restart handlers are present on this platform, although it could
> >   be these were just being shadowed by the custom restart code.
> > 
> > arch/riscv/boot/dts/sifive/hifive-unleashed-a00.dts (commit 0a91330b2af9f)
> >   Recently added board; couldn't find any obvious alternative restart
> >   handlers.
> > 
> > Best,
> > Sander
> > 
> >  .../devicetree/bindings/power/reset/gpio-restart.yaml         | 4 ++--
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> 
> Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>

Thanks for the review!

I've noticed the devicetree patchwork has this patch marked as "Not  applicable", but
linux-pm patchwork has it marked "Handled elsewhere". Since you merged the gpio-restart
conversion patch, can you also take this one, Rob?

Best,
Sander