Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/8] arm: dts: berlin2q: add watchdog nodes

[Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@marvell.com>]

On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 12:36:16 +0100
Sebastian Hesselbarth wrote:

> On 23.11.2015 05:59, Jisheng Zhang wrote:
> > On Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:19:46 +0100
> > Sebastian Hesselbarth wrote:  
> >> On 20.11.2015 04:34, Jisheng Zhang wrote:  
> >>> On Thu, 19 Nov 2015 21:47:05 +0100
> >>> Sebastian Hesselbarth wrote:    
> >>>> On 16.11.2015 12:09, Jisheng Zhang wrote:    
> >>>>> The Marvell Berlin BG2Q has 3 watchdogs which are compatible with the
> >>>>> snps,dw-wdt driver sit in the sysmgr domain. This patch adds the
> >>>>> corresponding device tree nodes.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@marvell.com>
> >>>>> ---  
> [...]
> >>>>> +			wdt0: watchdog@1000 {
> >>>>> +				compatible = "snps,dw-wdt";
> >>>>> +				reg = <0x1000 0x100>;
> >>>>> +				clocks = <&refclk>;
> >>>>> +				interrupts = <0>;
> >>>>> +				status = "disabled";      
> >>>>
> >>>> as the watchdogs are internal and cannot be clock gated
> >>>> at all, how about we remove the status = "disabled" and
> >>>> make them always available?    
> >>>
> >>> there are two issues here:
> >>>
> >>> 1. the dw-wdt can't support multiple variants now. I have rewrite the driver
> >>> with watchdog core supplied framework, but the patch isn't sent out and
> >>> may be need time to clean up and review.    
> >>
> >> Ok.
> >>  
> >>> 2. not all dw-wdt devices are available and functional. This depends on
> >>> board design and configuration.    
> >>
> >> I understand that "board design and configuration" may hinder the wdt
> >> to issue a hard reset. But all others are able to issue a soft reset
> >> or just an interrupt, right?
> >>
> >> So, I still don't see why we should disable wdt nodes by default
> >> except for the driver issue above.
> >>  
> >>> So IMHO status=disabled and patch5-8 is necessary, what do you think?    
> >>
> >> No. I'd agree to enable wdt0 by default and leave wdt[1,2] disabled
> >> because of the driver issue. Patches 5-8 only enable wdt0 anyway.  
> > 
> > That's fine.  
> 
> Jisheng,
> 
> I amended your SoC dtsi watchdog patches accordingly. wdt0 is
> now always enabled, while the others are disabled.
> 
> So, with the changes Patches 1-4 applied to berlin/dt and berlin64/dt
> respectively. Patches 5-8 dropped.
> 
> >> As soon as the driver issue is resolved, we enable all wdt nodes
> >> unconditionally.  
> > 
> > I will submit patch for the wdt driver and hope it will be merged
> > in v4.5.  
> 
> Ok. Feel free to add a patch that removes the status disabled properties
> again if berlin[64]/dt has already hit mainline in the meantime.

Got it. No problems.

> 
> If not, keep me posted on the DW wdt patch outcome.

Will do. These days, I'm focusing on clk patches and some trivial dw-apb-timer
performance improvement patches. I will loop you in the mail when send out
dw wdt driver rewrite patch.

Thanks a lot,
Jisheng