On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 09:54:15AM +0800, Richard Zhao wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 09:46:20AM +0800, Shawn Guo wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 09:02:20AM +0800, Richard Zhao wrote:
> > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 03:01:19PM +0000, Dave Martin wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 10:05:04PM +0800, Richard Zhao wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 09:26:24PM +0800, Shawn Guo wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Dave,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Sorry for that I did not look into previous post to point it out.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 11:39:41AM +0000, Dave Martin wrote:
> > > > > > > The i.MX6 Quad SoC will work without the l2x0 L2 cache controller
> > > > > > > support built into the kernel, so this patch removes the 
> > > > > > > dependency
> > > > > > > on CACHE_L2X0 and selects MIGHT_HAVE_CACHE_L2X0 instead.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > This makes the l2x0 support optional, so that it can be turned off
> > > > > > > when desired for debugging purposes etc.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Thanks to Shawn Guo for this suggestion. [1]
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Dave Martin <dave.mar...@linaro.org>
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > [1] 
> > > > > > > http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-arm-kernel/2011-November/074602.html
> > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > >  arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig |    2 +-
> > > > > > >  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
> > > > > > > index 29a3d61..1fb93f2 100644
> > > > > > > --- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
> > > > > > > +++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
> > > > > > > @@ -609,13 +609,13 @@ comment "i.MX6 family:"
> > > > > > >  config SOC_IMX6Q
> > > > > > >   bool "i.MX6 Quad support"
> > > > > > >   select ARM_GIC
> > > > > > > - select CACHE_L2X0
> > > > > > >   select CPU_V7
> > > > > > >   select HAVE_ARM_SCU
> > > > > > >   select HAVE_IMX_GPC
> > > > > > >   select HAVE_IMX_MMDC
> > > > > > >   select HAVE_IMX_SRC
> > > > > > >   select HAVE_SMP
> > > > > > > + select MIGHT_HAVE_CACHE_L2X0
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The option SOC_IMX6Q is only available when ARCH_IMX_V6_V7 is 
> > > > > > selected.
> > > > > > Since MIGHT_HAVE_CACHE_L2X0 has been selected by ARCH_IMX_V6_V7 in
> > > > > > patch #1, this line seems redundant here.
> > > > > Would it be better keep this one and remove patch #1 one? imx5 
> > > > > doesn't have
> > > > > l2x0.
> > > > 
> > > > Do you mean to remove MIGHT_HAVE_CACHE_L2X0 from ARCH_IMX_V6_V7, and 
> > > > select
> > > > it only from SOC_IMX6Q?
> > > Yes, I think it's more precise. Shawn?
> > > 
> > No.
> > 
> > * imx5 hardware does have L2, and it's just not set up in the kernel
> >   (I do not know why).
> > * Currently, ARCH_IMX_V6_V7 only covers imx3 and imx6, and both are
> >   calling l2x0 init function to set L2 up.
> > * When we merge mach-mx5 into mach-imx to have ARCH_IMX_V6_V7 cover
> >   imx3, imx5 and imx6, there is no reason for us to not set L2 up for
> >   imx5 too.
> > 
> > So MIGHT_HAVE_CACHE_L2X0 really should be selected by ARCH_IMX_V6_V7.
> mx5/cortex-a8 don't use L2X0. But that's ok. MIGHT_HAVE_CACHE_L2X0 is just a 
> hint.
> Please Shawn's suggestion.

OK, my local series has what I believe to be the correct change;
I will repost based on that.

Cheers
---Dave
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