From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Aida Mynzhasova Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] Broken DM816x support in Linux 3.10-rc4 Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:03:42 +0400 Message-ID: <51B0263E.6000109@skitlab.ru> References: <1370446156-11788-1-git-send-email-aida.mynzhasova@skitlab.ru> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Paul Walmsley Cc: linux-omap@vger.kernel.org, tony@atomide.com, linux@arm.linux.org.uk, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-omap@vger.kernel.org On 06.06.2013 07:54, Paul Walmsley wrote: > =DA=C4=D2=C1=D7=D3=D4=D7=D5=CA=D4=C5, > > On Wed, 5 Jun 2013, Aida Mynzhasova wrote: > >> Not so long ago I tried to boot Linux 3.10-rc4 kernel on DM816x EVM >> board. Unfortunately, my attempts were failed by reason of poor >> support of DM81xx-based devices in new kernels. > > Yeah, TI pretty much gave up on trying to get support for that chip > upstream a few years ago. Same for DM814x. > >> So, I suggest you this patch series, which fixes that kernel crush a= nd >> adds new functions/structures, required for early initialization on >> DM816x (power and clock domains, hwmods). After applying these patch= es >> the kernel is able to successfully continue booting till clock >> initialization (will be added later). > > OK, it will be great to get my DM8168EVM booting on mainline. But th= ere > are a few preliminary issues with the patches: > > 1. All new chip and board support needs to be DT-only. So, no new bo= ard > files. Also, all the hwmod data shouldn't have IRQ, DMA, etc. data -= that > should come from DT. See for example the recently posted patch "[PAT= CH > 13/14] ARM: AM33XX: hwmod data: irq, dma and addr info clean up" > > 2. Looks like patch 2 is missing from the list. If it's too big for = the > list, please break it down into smaller patches. > > 3. Did you write this code and data, hwmods, etc., or did it come fro= m a > TI kernel? Please note this clearly in the patch descriptions. > > > - Paul > Hi! Thanks for reply! ok, I'll rewrite code by means of DT and add some additional notes to=20 patch description. Aida. From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: aida.mynzhasova@skitlab.ru (Aida Mynzhasova) Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:03:42 +0400 Subject: [PATCH 0/5] Broken DM816x support in Linux 3.10-rc4 In-Reply-To: References: <1370446156-11788-1-git-send-email-aida.mynzhasova@skitlab.ru> Message-ID: <51B0263E.6000109@skitlab.ru> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On 06.06.2013 07:54, Paul Walmsley wrote: > ????????????, > > On Wed, 5 Jun 2013, Aida Mynzhasova wrote: > >> Not so long ago I tried to boot Linux 3.10-rc4 kernel on DM816x EVM >> board. Unfortunately, my attempts were failed by reason of poor >> support of DM81xx-based devices in new kernels. > > Yeah, TI pretty much gave up on trying to get support for that chip > upstream a few years ago. Same for DM814x. > >> So, I suggest you this patch series, which fixes that kernel crush and >> adds new functions/structures, required for early initialization on >> DM816x (power and clock domains, hwmods). After applying these patches >> the kernel is able to successfully continue booting till clock >> initialization (will be added later). > > OK, it will be great to get my DM8168EVM booting on mainline. But there > are a few preliminary issues with the patches: > > 1. All new chip and board support needs to be DT-only. So, no new board > files. Also, all the hwmod data shouldn't have IRQ, DMA, etc. data - that > should come from DT. See for example the recently posted patch "[PATCH > 13/14] ARM: AM33XX: hwmod data: irq, dma and addr info clean up" > > 2. Looks like patch 2 is missing from the list. If it's too big for the > list, please break it down into smaller patches. > > 3. Did you write this code and data, hwmods, etc., or did it come from a > TI kernel? Please note this clearly in the patch descriptions. > > > - Paul > Hi! Thanks for reply! ok, I'll rewrite code by means of DT and add some additional notes to patch description. Aida.