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Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:15:19 -0600
From: Scott Wood <scottwood@freescale.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] powerpc/85xx: describe the PAMU topology in the
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To: Gala Kumar-B11780 <B11780@freescale.com>
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On 01/23/2013 11:27:29 AM, Gala Kumar-B11780 wrote:
>=20
> On Jan 17, 2013, at 4:34 PM, Timur Tabi wrote:
>=20
> > From: Timur Tabi <timur@freescale.com>
> >
> > The PAMU caches use the LIODNs to determine which cache lines hold =20
> the
> > entries for the corresponding LIODs.  The LIODNs must therefore be
> > carefully assigned to avoid cache thrashing -- two active LIODs with
> > LIODNs that put them in the same cache line.
> >
> > Currently, LIODNs are statically assigned by U-Boot, but this has
> > limitations.  LIODNs are assigned even for devices that may be =20
> disabled
> > or unused by the kernel.  Static assignments also do not allow for =20
> device
> > drivers which may know which LIODs can be used simultaneously.  In
> > other words, we really should assign LIODNs dynamically in Linux.
> >
> > To do that, we need to describe the PAMU device and cache =20
> topologies in
> > the device trees.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur@freescale.com>
> > ---
> > .../devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/guts.txt       |   14 ++-
> > .../devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/pamu.txt       |  142 =20
> ++++++++++++++++++++
> > arch/powerpc/boot/dts/fsl/p2041si-post.dtsi        |   87 =20
> +++++++++++--
> > arch/powerpc/boot/dts/fsl/p3041si-post.dtsi        |   87 =20
> +++++++++++--
> > arch/powerpc/boot/dts/fsl/p4080si-post.dtsi        |   68 +++++++++-
> > arch/powerpc/boot/dts/fsl/p5020si-post.dtsi        |   92 =20
> +++++++++++--
> > arch/powerpc/boot/dts/fsl/p5040si-post.dtsi        |   92 =20
> +++++++++++--
> > 7 files changed, 533 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
> > create mode 100644 =20
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/pamu.txt
>=20
> Scott, Stuart, does this have your guys Ack?

ACK

-Scott=