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From: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>
To: Roger Quadros <rogerq@ti.com>, Wolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de>
Cc: wg@grandegger.com, tony@atomide.com, tglx@linutronix.de,
	mugunthanvnm@ti.com, george.cherian@ti.com, balbi@ti.com,
	nsekhar@ti.com, nm@ti.com, sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com,
	linux-omap@vger.kernel.org, linux-can@vger.kernel.org,
	netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] net: can: c_can: Add syscon/regmap RAMINIT mechanism
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:06:39 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <542BE03F.209@pengutronix.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <542BDE32.6030309@ti.com>

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On 10/01/2014 12:57 PM, Roger Quadros wrote:
>>> ...if we just have the instance parameter in the syscon phandle, we have
>>> to put the mapping into the driver, which makes IMHO no sense, because
>>> you have to touch the driver, if there is another SoC with the DCAN core.
> 
> My guess is that TI won't come up with a 3rd variant so we won't have
> to touch the driver, but you never know for sure.

When I comes to 99% compatible hardware.... I've seen some.

>> ... which would be my preferred solution. I think new SoCs should have
>> some kind of:
>>
>> 	compatible = "commodore,c64ultra", "bosch,d_can";
>>
>> in the DT anyhow to allow for SoC specific quirks/adjustments. And
>> custom raminit belongs to that IMO (see the ti routine getting more and
>> more specific).
>>
> 
> Right. For now we need 2 start/stop definations for the existing TI Socs.
> 
> but where to store the raminit start/stop bits? The driver_data currently seems to 
> contain the CAN type C_CAN vs D_CAN without containing it in a platform_data structure.
> 
> Is it OK to create a new platform_data structure for CAN and put the type and raminit start/stop
> bits there?

Yes, have a look how it's handled in the flexcan driver.

regards,
Marc

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  reply	other threads:[~2014-10-01 11:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-09-09 14:31 [PATCH v2 0/3] net: can: Use syscon regmap for TI specific RAMINIT register Roger Quadros
2014-09-09 14:31 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] can: c_can_platform: Fix c_can_hw_raminit_ti() and add timeout Roger Quadros
2014-09-09 14:34   ` Marc Kleine-Budde
2014-09-09 14:39     ` Roger Quadros
2014-09-16 14:13       ` Marc Kleine-Budde
2014-09-09 14:34   ` Nishanth Menon
2014-09-09 14:45     ` Roger Quadros
2014-09-09 14:51       ` Nishanth Menon
2014-09-09 14:54         ` Roger Quadros
2014-09-09 14:31 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] net: can: c_can: Add syscon/regmap RAMINIT mechanism Roger Quadros
2014-09-30 13:26   ` Wolfram Sang
2014-09-30 13:33     ` Roger Quadros
2014-09-30 13:52       ` Wolfram Sang
2014-09-30 13:58         ` Roger Quadros
2014-09-30 14:19           ` Wolfram Sang
2014-09-30 14:22             ` Marc Kleine-Budde
2014-09-30 14:49               ` Wolfram Sang
2014-09-30 15:01                 ` Marc Kleine-Budde
2014-09-30 15:25                   ` Wolfram Sang
2014-09-30 16:04                     ` Marc Kleine-Budde
2014-10-01  8:45                       ` Roger Quadros
2014-10-01  8:47                         ` Marc Kleine-Budde
2014-10-01  9:06                           ` Roger Quadros
2014-10-01 10:01                             ` Marc Kleine-Budde
2014-10-01 10:12                               ` Roger Quadros
2014-10-01 10:26                                 ` Marc Kleine-Budde
2014-10-01 10:43                                   ` Wolfram Sang
2014-10-01 10:57                                     ` Roger Quadros
2014-10-01 11:06                                       ` Marc Kleine-Budde [this message]
2014-10-01 11:10                                       ` Wolfram Sang
2014-10-01 11:11                                     ` Marc Kleine-Budde
2014-09-30 13:45     ` Marc Kleine-Budde
2014-09-30 14:02       ` Roger Quadros
2014-09-30 14:11         ` Marc Kleine-Budde
2014-09-09 14:31 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] net: can: c_can: Add support for START pulse in RAMINIT sequence Roger Quadros

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