On Mon, Aug 08, 2011 at 05:22:41PM +0200, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
> On 08/08/2011 05:18 PM, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
> > On 08/08/2011 05:09 PM, Robin Holt wrote:
> >> On Mon, Aug 08, 2011 at 04:59:54PM +0200, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
> >>> On 08/08/2011 04:44 PM, Robin Holt wrote:
> >>>> On Mon, Aug 08, 2011 at 04:37:44PM +0200, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
> >>>>> On 08/08/2011 04:21 PM, Robin Holt wrote:
> >>>>>> On Mon, Aug 08, 2011 at 04:16:27PM +0200, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote:
> >>>>>>> On 08/08/2011 03:56 PM, Robin Holt wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> commit 65bb8b060a873fa4f5188f2951081f6011259614
> >>>>>>>>> Author: Bhaskar Upadhaya <[email protected]>
> >>>>>>>>> Date:   Fri Mar 4 20:27:58 2011 +0530
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On a side note, that commit fixes up "fsl,flexcan-v1.0"
> >>>>>>>> ...
> >>>>>>>> +       do_fixup_by_compat_u32(blob, "fsl,flexcan-v1.0",
> >>>>>>>> +                       "clock_freq", gd->bus_clk, 1);
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Should I go back to flexcan-v1.0 in my patches?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Well, no. Let's wait. I don't think we need it. Also, it sets
> >>>>>>> "clock_freq" while
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>  
> >>>>>>> http://lxr.linux.no/#linux+v3.0.1/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/fsl-flexcan.txt
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> documents "clock-frequencies"... :-(.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> You answered a different question that I was asking.  I was asking if
> >>>>>> I should change fsl,flexcan back to fsl,flexcan-v1.0 as documented on
> >>>>>> line 5.  The clock_freq looks like a uboot change will need to be made
> >>>>>> as well.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Well, I wrote above: "Well, no. Let's wait. I don't think we need it."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> For the P1010 we can sinmply derive the clock frequency from
> >>>>> "fsl_get_sys_freq()", which is fine for the time being. No extra
> >>>>> properties, etc. The clk implemetation might go into
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  http://lxr.linux.no/#linux+v3.0.1/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/clock.c
> >>>>>
> >>>>> or
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  http://lxr.linux.no/#linux+v3.0.1/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c
> >>>>>
> >>>>> And may depend on HAVE_CAN_FLEXCAN
> >>>>>
> >>>>> BTW, I have not found HAVE_CAN_FLEXCAN in your patch. What kernel are
> >>>>> you using?
> >>>>
> >>>> I am starting with the v3.0 kernel, apply one patch from the freescale 
> >>>> BSP
> >>>> we receive under NDA which introduces the P1010RDB board into the QorIQ
> >>>> platform, and then work from there for the flexcan stuff.  That patch
> >>>> introduces the HAVE_CAN_FLEXCAN.  I do not like how freescale structured
> >>>> that Kconfig bit, so I have tweaked it to be selected automatically
> >>>> when P1010RDB, NET, and CAN are selected.  That allows the CAN_FLEXCAN
> >>>> selection to determine is we are going to build the flexcan.c file.
> >>>
> >>> ARM boards select HAVE_CAN_FLEXCAN and I do not see a good reason why
> >>> we should do it differently for PowerPC. 
> >>>
> >>> For mainline inclusion, you should provide your patches against the
> >>> David Millers "net-next-2.6" tree, which already seems to have support
> >>> for the P1010RDB:
> >>>
> >>>   config P1010_RDB
> >>>         bool "Freescale P1010RDB"
> >>>         select DEFAULT_UIMAGE
> >>>         help
> >>>           This option enables support for the MPC85xx RDB (P1010 RDB) 
> >>> board
> >>>
> >>>           P1010RDB contains P1010Si, which provides CPU performance up to 
> >>> 800
> >>>           MHz and 1600 DMIPS, additional functionality and faster 
> >>> interfaces
> >>>           (DDR3/3L, SATA II, and PCI  Express).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Our contact with Freescale would prefer that I not post that patch until
> >>>> we get the OK from freescale to do so since we received it under NDA.
> >>>
> >>> I don't think we currently need it. I prefer dropping and cleaning up
> >>> the device tree stuff as it is not needed for the P1010 anyway. If a
> >>> new processor shows up with enhanced capabilities requiring
> >>> configuration via device tree, we or somebody else can provide a patch.
> >>> Marc, what do you think?
> >>
> >> I will rebase shortly and provide a newer set of patches.
> >>
> >> I do think powerpc does need the device tree support.  That is how the 
> >> flexcan_probe
> >> is getting called.  How would you suggest I do it otherwise?
> > 
> > Why do you think that?
> 
> To be clear. I mean we do not need the extra "fsl," properties for the
> clock source and divider and frequency.

I agree with that.  The can definition in the .dts file, however,
should be can0@... "fsl,flexcan" in an ideal world, correct?  If that
is correct, then I will make the of_match string match fsl,flexcan and
update the .dts file accordingly.

Thanks,
Robin
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