Re: [PATCH 5/7] ARM: sun8i: a33: Add display pipeline

[Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard-wi1+55ScJUtKEb57/3fJTNBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>]

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Hi,

On Fri, Sep 02, 2016 at 02:28:54PM +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
> > +               be0: display-backend@01e60000 {
> > +                       compatible = "allwinner,sun8i-a33-display-backend";
> > +                       reg = <0x01e60000 0x10000>;
> 
> Please also list the interrupt, even though we don't use it yet.
> The manual says it's 127 - 32 = 95.

Yep, you're right.

> > +               sat0: sat@01e80000 {
> > +                       compatible = "allwinner,sun8i-a33-sat";
> > +                       reg = <0x01e80000 0x1000>;
> > +                       clocks = <&ccu CLK_BUS_SAT>;
> > +                       resets = <&ccu RST_BUS_SAT>;
> > +
> > +                       ports {
> > +                               #address-cells = <1>;
> > +                               #size-cells = <0>;
> > +
> > +                               sat0_in: port@0 {
> > +                                       #address-cells = <1>;
> > +                                       #size-cells = <0>;
> > +                                       reg = <0>;
> > +
> > +                                       sat0_in_fe0: endpoint@0 {
> > +                                               reg = <0>;
> > +                                               remote-endpoint = <&fe0_out_sat0>;
> > +                                       };
> > +                               };
> > +
> > +                               sat0_out: port@1 {
> > +                                       #address-cells = <1>;
> > +                                       #size-cells = <0>;
> > +                                       reg = <1>;
> > +
> > +                                       sat0_out_be0: endpoint@0 {
> > +                                               reg = <0>;
> > +                                               remote-endpoint = <&be0_in_sat0>;
> > +                                       };
> > +                               };
> 
> I'm worried about the representation here.
> 
> In the user manuals, the SAT is shown as part of the BE.  Look at it
> this way: if it did come before the BE and is independent, we
> shouldn't have to bring the SAT out of reset for simplefb to work.

Indeed.

> For comparison, a similar function unit called "CMU" found on the
> other post-sun6i SoCs has the same function description as SAT on
> the A33. It uses the reserved registers at the beginning of the BE
> address space.

Hmm, ok, so you would essentially, merge the backend and sat nodes?

That wouldn't be very hard to do, i'll do it.

Thanks!
Maxime

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