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SubjectRe: [PATCH] dt-bindings: i2c: Add armada-38x i2c binding
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On 27/09/17 00:55, Gregory CLEMENT wrote:
> Hi Kalyan,
>
> Please try avoid top-posting.
I am sorry. Fixed it now.
>
> On dim., sept. 24 2017, Kalyan Kinthada <Kalyan.Kinthada@alliedtelesis.co.nz> wrote:
>
>> Hi Gregory,
>>
>> I got this information from Armada-38x functional errata document.
> OK but in any case just adding a new compatible was not enough you have
> to update the driver in the same time, however for this case we won't
> need it, see below.
>
>> I can add the "marvell,mv78230-i2c" compatible string to the appropriate device tree files
>> but the i2c-mv64xxx driver enables an additional feature (offload i2c transactions)
>> based on the compatible string "marvell,mv78230-i2c".
>>
>> I am not sure if this feature (offload i2c transactions) should be enabled for Armada-38x devices.
>> That is the reason I felt for the need of a new compatible string
>> specifically for Armada-38x SoCs.
> Indeed the Armada-38x SoCs does not support hardware offloading (at
> least according the datasheet). But it happens that in the earlier
> version of the Armada XP the hardware offloading was buggy, so we
> introduced a compatible for this case: marvell,mv78230-a0-i2c. This
> compatible enable the errata fix but not the offloading feature. That
> means that it is exactly the compatible you need for Armada 38x (and
> Armada 39x and 375 I think).

Ok. I will add "marvell,mv78230-a0-i2c" to the Armada-38x
device tree file. I will send a new patch with these changes.

Thanks for your time.

Regards,
Kalyan
>
> Gregory
>
>> Thanks,
>> Kalyan
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@free-electrons.com>
>> Sent: Friday, 22 September 2017 7:30 p.m.
>> To: Kalyan Kinthada
>> Cc: devicetree@vger.kernel.org; wsa@the-dreams.de; robh+dt@kernel.org;
>> pawel.moll@arm.com; mark.rutland@arm.com;
>> ijc+devicetree@hellion.org.uk; galak@codeaurora.org;
>> linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Chris Packham
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: i2c: Add armada-38x i2c binding
>>
>> Hi Kalyan,
>>
>> On ven., sept. 22 2017, Kalyan Kinthada <kalyan.kinthada@alliedtelesis.co.nz> wrote:
>>
>>> All armada-38x variants(380, 385, 388) SoCs have an issue
>>> in i2c controller which violates the i2c repeated start timing.
>>
>> Did you had an issue with one of the SoC ?
>> If yes what was your setting ?
>> On my side I never managed to have this sort of issue on Armada 38x.
>>
>>> This errata is fixed in the i2c-mv64xxx driver but enabled
>>> only for devices with compatible string "marvell,mv78230-i2c".
>> In this case why not just adding the "marvell,mv78230-i2c" as compatible
>> string in the appropriate device tree files ?
>>
>> Gregory
>>
>>> This patch introduces a new compatible string
>>> "marvell,armada-38x-i2c" for the i2c controller on armada-38x SoCs
>>> so that the workaound is enabled.
>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Kalyan Kinthada <kalyan.kinthada@alliedtelesis.co.nz>
>>> ---
>>> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mv64xxx.txt | 1 +
>>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mv64xxx.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mv64xxx.txt
>>> index 5c30026921..fc100b6bdb 100644
>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mv64xxx.txt
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c-mv64xxx.txt
>>> @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Required properties :
>>> very rare, initial version of the SoC which
>>> had broken offload support. Linux
>>> auto-detects this and sets it appropriately.
>>> + - "marvell,armada-38x-i2c"
>>> - interrupts : The interrupt number
>>>
>>> Optional properties :
>>> --
>>> 2.14.1
>>>
>> --
>> Gregory Clement, Free Electrons
>> Kernel, drivers, real-time and embedded Linux
>> development, consulting, training and support.
>> http://free-electrons.com

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