linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] mips: dts: ralink: mt7621: add phandle to system controller node for watchdog

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Message-ID: <cd94db40-32c1-6541-c1a7-bf937802e464@linaro.org>
Date:   Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:31:39 +0100
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Sergio Paracuellos <sergio.paracuellos@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, wim@...ux-watchdog.org,
        linux@...ck-us.net, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org, matthias.bgg@...il.com,
        arinc.unal@...nc9.com, tsbogend@...ha.franken.de,
        p.zabel@...gutronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-mips@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] mips: dts: ralink: mt7621: add phandle to system
 controller node for watchdog

On 10/02/2023 12:29, Sergio Paracuellos wrote:
> Hi Krzysztof,
> 
> On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 12:00 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski
> <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org> wrote:
>>
>> On 10/02/2023 07:56, Sergio Paracuellos wrote:
>>> To allow to access system controller registers from watchdog driver code
>>> add a phandle in the watchdog 'wdt' node. This avoid using arch dependent
>>
>> ??? This does not make sense.
> 
> What do you mean? The commit message itself? I need the phandle to
> 'sysc' system controller node for accessing reset status registers
> inside the watchdog driver code.

The message makes sense. The message for the code does not make anymore.
I meant, you want to access system controller registers from watchdog,
so you add syscon to watchdog...

Best regards,
Krzysztof