Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-08-08 Thread Pawel Moll
On Thu, 2013-08-08 at 09:53 +0100, Mark Rutland wrote: > On Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 09:18:29PM +0100, Eduardo Valentin wrote: > > Pawel, all, > > > > On 06-08-2013 07:14, Pawel Moll wrote: > > > Apologies about the delay, I was "otherwise engaged" for a week... > > > > > > > I do also excuse for

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-08-08 Thread Mark Rutland
On Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 09:18:29PM +0100, Eduardo Valentin wrote: > Pawel, all, > > On 06-08-2013 07:14, Pawel Moll wrote: > > Apologies about the delay, I was "otherwise engaged" for a week... > > > > I do also excuse for my delay, as I was also "engaged" for a week or so. > > > I hope you

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-08-08 Thread Mark Rutland
On Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 09:18:29PM +0100, Eduardo Valentin wrote: Pawel, all, On 06-08-2013 07:14, Pawel Moll wrote: Apologies about the delay, I was otherwise engaged for a week... I do also excuse for my delay, as I was also engaged for a week or so. I hope you haven't lost all

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-08-08 Thread Pawel Moll
On Thu, 2013-08-08 at 09:53 +0100, Mark Rutland wrote: On Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 09:18:29PM +0100, Eduardo Valentin wrote: Pawel, all, On 06-08-2013 07:14, Pawel Moll wrote: Apologies about the delay, I was otherwise engaged for a week... I do also excuse for my delay, as I was

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-08-07 Thread Eduardo Valentin
Pawel, all, On 06-08-2013 07:14, Pawel Moll wrote: > Apologies about the delay, I was "otherwise engaged" for a week... > I do also excuse for my delay, as I was also "engaged" for a week or so. > I hope you haven't lost all motivation to work on this subject, as it's > really worth the while!

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-08-07 Thread Eduardo Valentin
Pawel, all, On 06-08-2013 07:14, Pawel Moll wrote: Apologies about the delay, I was otherwise engaged for a week... I do also excuse for my delay, as I was also engaged for a week or so. I hope you haven't lost all motivation to work on this subject, as it's really worth the while! Not

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-08-06 Thread Pawel Moll
Apologies about the delay, I was "otherwise engaged" for a week... I hope you haven't lost all motivation to work on this subject, as it's really worth the while! On Fri, 2013-07-26 at 20:55 +0100, Eduardo Valentin wrote: > On 25-07-2013 13:33, Pawel Moll wrote: > > On Thu, 2013-07-25 at 18:20

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-08-06 Thread Pawel Moll
Apologies about the delay, I was otherwise engaged for a week... I hope you haven't lost all motivation to work on this subject, as it's really worth the while! On Fri, 2013-07-26 at 20:55 +0100, Eduardo Valentin wrote: On 25-07-2013 13:33, Pawel Moll wrote: On Thu, 2013-07-25 at 18:20 +0100,

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-26 Thread Eduardo Valentin
On 25-07-2013 13:33, Pawel Moll wrote: > On Thu, 2013-07-25 at 18:20 +0100, Eduardo Valentin wrote: thermal_zone { type = "CPU"; >>> >>> So what does this exactly mean? What is so special about CPU? What other >>> types you've got there? (Am I just lazy not looking at the

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-26 Thread Eduardo Valentin
On 25-07-2013 13:33, Pawel Moll wrote: On Thu, 2013-07-25 at 18:20 +0100, Eduardo Valentin wrote: thermal_zone { type = CPU; So what does this exactly mean? What is so special about CPU? What other types you've got there? (Am I just lazy not looking at the numerous links you

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-25 Thread Pawel Moll
On Thu, 2013-07-25 at 18:20 +0100, Eduardo Valentin wrote: > >>thermal_zone { > >>type = "CPU"; > > > > So what does this exactly mean? What is so special about CPU? What other > > types you've got there? (Am I just lazy not looking at the numerous > > links you provided? ;-) > >

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-25 Thread Eduardo Valentin
On 25-07-2013 12:38, Pawel Moll wrote: > On Thu, 2013-07-25 at 17:15 +0100, Pawel Moll wrote: >>> Another way, as I mentioned in the original RFC, an option would be to >>> have the thermal_zone node not embedded in any device node. But them, we >>> would need to firmly link it to other device

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-25 Thread Eduardo Valentin
On 25-07-2013 12:15, Pawel Moll wrote: > On Wed, 2013-07-24 at 16:04 +0100, Eduardo Valentin wrote: >>> 1. As you have pointed out, the thermal limits are related to the >>> *device being monitored*, not the sensor itself. >>> >> Yeah, thinking of it now, this original proposal, it lacks a

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-25 Thread Pawel Moll
On Thu, 2013-07-25 at 17:15 +0100, Pawel Moll wrote: > > Another way, as I mentioned in the original RFC, an option would be to > > have the thermal_zone node not embedded in any device node. But them, we > > would need to firmly link it to other device nodes, to describe what is > > monitored and

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-25 Thread Pawel Moll
On Wed, 2013-07-24 at 16:04 +0100, Eduardo Valentin wrote: > > 1. As you have pointed out, the thermal limits are related to the > > *device being monitored*, not the sensor itself. > > > Yeah, thinking of it now, this original proposal, it lacks a stronger > relationship mapping between

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-25 Thread Pawel Moll
On Wed, 2013-07-24 at 16:04 +0100, Eduardo Valentin wrote: 1. As you have pointed out, the thermal limits are related to the *device being monitored*, not the sensor itself. Yeah, thinking of it now, this original proposal, it lacks a stronger relationship mapping between monitored and

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-25 Thread Pawel Moll
On Thu, 2013-07-25 at 17:15 +0100, Pawel Moll wrote: Another way, as I mentioned in the original RFC, an option would be to have the thermal_zone node not embedded in any device node. But them, we would need to firmly link it to other device nodes, to describe what is monitored and what is

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-25 Thread Eduardo Valentin
On 25-07-2013 12:15, Pawel Moll wrote: On Wed, 2013-07-24 at 16:04 +0100, Eduardo Valentin wrote: 1. As you have pointed out, the thermal limits are related to the *device being monitored*, not the sensor itself. Yeah, thinking of it now, this original proposal, it lacks a stronger

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-25 Thread Eduardo Valentin
On 25-07-2013 12:38, Pawel Moll wrote: On Thu, 2013-07-25 at 17:15 +0100, Pawel Moll wrote: Another way, as I mentioned in the original RFC, an option would be to have the thermal_zone node not embedded in any device node. But them, we would need to firmly link it to other device nodes, to

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-25 Thread Pawel Moll
On Thu, 2013-07-25 at 18:20 +0100, Eduardo Valentin wrote: thermal_zone { type = CPU; So what does this exactly mean? What is so special about CPU? What other types you've got there? (Am I just lazy not looking at the numerous links you provided? ;-) Hehehe. OK. Type

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-24 Thread Eduardo Valentin
Pawel, On 24-07-2013 07:19, Pawel Moll wrote: > Greeting, > > Funnily enough I had this discussion couple a months ago and made my > mind back then :-) > :-) >> On 07/22/2013 07:25 AM, Eduardo Valentin wrote: >>> representing in device tree would not >>> infringe the original purpose of this

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-24 Thread Eduardo Valentin
On 24-07-2013 06:45, Mark Rutland wrote: > On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 02:44:38AM +0100, Stephen Warren wrote: >> On 07/22/2013 07:25 AM, Eduardo Valentin wrote: >>> Hello Grant and Rob, >>> >>> (Resending, as I got a message saying: >>> : Recipient address rejected: >>> User has moved to devicetree

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-24 Thread Eduardo Valentin
On 23-07-2013 21:44, Stephen Warren wrote: > On 07/22/2013 07:25 AM, Eduardo Valentin wrote: >> Hello Grant and Rob, >> >> (Resending, as I got a message saying: >> : Recipient address rejected: >> User has moved to devicetree at vger.kernel.org) >> >> I am writing this email to you specifically

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-24 Thread Pawel Moll
Greeting, Funnily enough I had this discussion couple a months ago and made my mind back then :-) > On 07/22/2013 07:25 AM, Eduardo Valentin wrote: > > representing in device tree would not > > infringe the original purpose of this data structure ("The Device > > Tree is a data structure for

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-24 Thread Mark Rutland
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 02:44:38AM +0100, Stephen Warren wrote: > On 07/22/2013 07:25 AM, Eduardo Valentin wrote: > > Hello Grant and Rob, > > > > (Resending, as I got a message saying: > > : Recipient address rejected: > > User has moved to devicetree at vger.kernel.org) > > > > I am writing

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-24 Thread Mark Rutland
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 02:44:38AM +0100, Stephen Warren wrote: On 07/22/2013 07:25 AM, Eduardo Valentin wrote: Hello Grant and Rob, (Resending, as I got a message saying: devicetree-disc...@lists.ozlabs.org: Recipient address rejected: User has moved to devicetree at vger.kernel.org)

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-24 Thread Pawel Moll
Greeting, Funnily enough I had this discussion couple a months ago and made my mind back then :-) On 07/22/2013 07:25 AM, Eduardo Valentin wrote: representing in device tree would not infringe the original purpose of this data structure (The Device Tree is a data structure for describing

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-24 Thread Eduardo Valentin
On 23-07-2013 21:44, Stephen Warren wrote: On 07/22/2013 07:25 AM, Eduardo Valentin wrote: Hello Grant and Rob, (Resending, as I got a message saying: devicetree-disc...@lists.ozlabs.org: Recipient address rejected: User has moved to devicetree at vger.kernel.org) I am writing this email

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-24 Thread Eduardo Valentin
On 24-07-2013 06:45, Mark Rutland wrote: On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 02:44:38AM +0100, Stephen Warren wrote: On 07/22/2013 07:25 AM, Eduardo Valentin wrote: Hello Grant and Rob, (Resending, as I got a message saying: devicetree-disc...@lists.ozlabs.org: Recipient address rejected: User has

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-24 Thread Eduardo Valentin
Pawel, On 24-07-2013 07:19, Pawel Moll wrote: Greeting, Funnily enough I had this discussion couple a months ago and made my mind back then :-) :-) On 07/22/2013 07:25 AM, Eduardo Valentin wrote: representing in device tree would not infringe the original purpose of this data

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-23 Thread Stephen Warren
On 07/22/2013 07:25 AM, Eduardo Valentin wrote: > Hello Grant and Rob, > > (Resending, as I got a message saying: > : Recipient address rejected: > User has moved to devicetree at vger.kernel.org) > > I am writing this email to you specifically to ask your technical > assessment with respect

Re: RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-23 Thread Stephen Warren
On 07/22/2013 07:25 AM, Eduardo Valentin wrote: Hello Grant and Rob, (Resending, as I got a message saying: devicetree-disc...@lists.ozlabs.org: Recipient address rejected: User has moved to devicetree at vger.kernel.org) I am writing this email to you specifically to ask your technical

RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-22 Thread Eduardo Valentin
Hello Grant and Rob, I am writing this email to you specifically to ask your technical assessment with respect to representing device thermal limits as device tree nodes. I am proposing to introduce device tree nodes to describe these limits as thermal zones, their composition and their relations

RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-22 Thread Eduardo Valentin
Hello Grant and Rob, (Resending, as I got a message saying: : Recipient address rejected: User has moved to devicetree at vger.kernel.org) I am writing this email to you specifically to ask your technical assessment with respect to representing device thermal limits as device tree nodes. I am

RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-22 Thread Eduardo Valentin
Hello Grant and Rob, (Resending, as I got a message saying: devicetree-disc...@lists.ozlabs.org: Recipient address rejected: User has moved to devicetree at vger.kernel.org) I am writing this email to you specifically to ask your technical assessment with respect to representing device thermal

RFC: device thermal limits represented in device tree nodes

2013-07-22 Thread Eduardo Valentin
Hello Grant and Rob, I am writing this email to you specifically to ask your technical assessment with respect to representing device thermal limits as device tree nodes. I am proposing to introduce device tree nodes to describe these limits as thermal zones, their composition and their relations