From: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] [PATCH 2/2 v4] powerpc/p1023rds: Disable nor flash node and enable nand flash node
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:56:55 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110829115655.36EB2203630@gemini.denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <op.v0ywqdimrxq6oa@localhost.localdomain>
Dear Chunhe Lan,
In message <op.v0ywqdimrxq6oa@localhost.localdomain> you wrote:
>
> > It would be more intuitive to the reader, when the enabled node would
> > use an explicit
> >
> > status = "enabled";
> >
> >> +#ifdef CONFIG_NAND_U_BOOT
> >> + do_fixup_by_path_string(fdt, "nor_flash", "status", "disabled");
> >> + do_fixup_by_path_string(fdt, "nand_flash", "status", "okay");
> >> +#endif
> >
> > What does ""okay" mean? This is not documented anywhere. Is this
> > supposed to mean "enabled"? Then please write "enabled" - for certain
> > configurations it is definitely OK to disable the device.
>
> In the kernel, whether the status of node is enabled or not, it is
> determined by
> of_device_is_available( ).
well, maybe you take my hint to understand that this is not an optimal
implementation?
> " return 1" is enabled.
> " return 0" is disabled.
> So, we do NOT use "enabled" to set status.
This is highly counter-intuitive and fragile.
Also, you fail to comment on my note about the strange "okay" string
in yoru code above - this makes no sense then, either.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-08-29 11:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-08-29 7:15 [U-Boot] [PATCH 2/2 v4] powerpc/p1023rds: Disable nor flash node and enable nand flash node Chunhe Lan
2011-08-29 7:42 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-08-29 9:02 ` Chunhe Lan
2011-08-29 11:56 ` Wolfgang Denk [this message]
2011-08-29 16:29 ` Scott Wood
2011-08-29 20:05 ` Wolfgang Denk
2011-08-29 20:23 ` Tabi Timur-B04825
2011-08-30 2:54 ` Chunhe Lan
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