Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] memory: tegra124-emc: Add EMC driver

[Stephen Warren <swarren-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>]

On 08/27/2014 01:32 AM, Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
> On 08/26/2014 07:17 PM, Stephen Warren wrote:
>> On 08/26/2014 07:12 AM, Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
>>> Sets the EMC clock rate based on the bandwidth requirements
>>> registered by
>>> memory clients through the PM_QOS_MEMORY_BANDWIDTH class.
>>>
>>> Note: this is just an example and not a proper driver for a external
>>> memory
>>> controller. Its only purpose is to illustrate how such a driver would
>>> set the
>>> frequency of the external memory clock based on the bandwidth
>>> requirements of
>>> memory clients.
>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/tegra.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/tegra.c
>>
>>> @@ -112,6 +117,11 @@ static void __init tegra_dt_init(void)
>>>       parent = soc_device_to_device(soc_dev);
>>>
>>>       /*
>>> +     * HACK: register a platform device to probe the driver
>>> +     */
>>> +    platform_device_register(&tegra_emc);
>>
>> I don't think this is a hack, except for the bug: That should only
>> happen on Tegra124 not on all Tegra SoCs.
>>
>> Do you intend all 3 patches in this series to be merged? You'd mentioned
>> you didn't when asked about this for a previous version. I'm not sure if
>> that's changed?
>
> Yeah, I don't want 3/3 merged because we don't have a functional EMC
> clock yet on T124, and because I don't know yet where will be the best
> place to have that code in. That depends on Mikko's work on the real EMC
> driver which is in a bit of flux right now.
>
> I have kept posting it just because I think it complements nicely the
> explanation in the cover letter, but maybe confuses more than helps.

OK. If you make this one a [PATCH RFC], or add a note to that effect to 
the commit description (perhaps underneath the --- line), that'd be 
helpful for future postings.