Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 1 Mar 2017 16:56:06 +0100 | From | Maxime Ripard <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/3] thermal: add support for the thermal sensor on Allwinner new SoCs |
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On Wed, Mar 01, 2017 at 06:20:51PM +0800, Icenowy Zheng wrote: > > 2017年3月1日 18:14于 Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@free-electrons.com>写道: > > > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 03:18:13PM +0800, Icenowy Zheng wrote: > > > > > > 2017年2月28日 14:44于 Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@free-electrons.com>写道: > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 03:40:53AM +0800, Icenowy Zheng wrote: > > > > > From: Ondrej Jirman <megous@megous.com> > > > > > > > > > > Allwinner SoCs from H3 (including H5, A64, etc) have a new version of > > > > > thermal sensor, and needs a new driver for it. > > > > > > > > > > Add such a driver. > > > > > > > > > > Currently only H3 is supported, but other SoCs are easily to be > > > > > supported by adding new formula and set the sensor number. > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Ondřej Jirman <megous@megous.com> > > > > > [Icenowy: extend to support further multiple-sensor SoCs, change commit > > > > > message] > > > > > Signed-off-by: Icenowy Zheng <icenowy@aosc.xyz> > > > > > > > > There's no need to create a new driver for that. This can be handled > > > > by the GPADC driver we already have. > > > > > > sun8i-ths is not GPADC at all. > > > > > > The latest SoC I know that use GPADC as thermal sensor is A33. > > > > It's not called the same way, but it definitely is an evolution of the > > same controller. There's no need for a new driver, only reworking what > > is already there. > > I don't think so -- here's some evidence: > > 1. The old GPADC do not have module clock.
The A33 could use a PLL.
> 2. The old GPADC do not have calibration stored in eFUSE.
The A33 had calibration data stored in the efuses.
> 3. R40 SoC have both RTP (it should be the old GPADC) and > new-generation THS.
And this is probably just to be compatible with the A20.
Maxime
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