Subject: [PATCH 1/2] ARM: dts: imx6q: extend support for the cm-fx6

From: [email-masked] (Igor Grinberg)
Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2016 19:43:51 +0300

Hi Christopher,

On 05/26/2016 02:37 PM, Igor Grinberg wrote:
> On 05/26/2016 12:50 PM, Lucas Stach wrote:
>> Hi Igor,
>>
>> Am Donnerstag, den 26.05.2016, 11:50 +0300 schrieb Igor Grinberg:
>>> Hi Lucas,
>>>
>>> Thanks for reviewing the patch(es).
>>>
>>> On 05/23/2016 12:03 PM, Lucas Stach wrote:
>>>> Am Montag, den 23.05.2016, 00:47 +0200 schrieb
>>>> christopher.spinrath at rwth-aachen.de:
>>>>> From: Christopher Spinrath <[email-masked]>
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>>> +&ecspi1 {
>>>>> +	fsl,spi-num-chipselects = <2>;
>>>>> +	cs-gpios = <&gpio2 30 0>, <&gpio3 19 0>;
>>>>> +	pinctrl-names = "default";
>>>>> +	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_ecspi1>;
>>>>> +	status = "okay";
>>>>> +
>>>>> +	flash: m25p80 at 0 {
>>>>> +		#address-cells = <1>;
>>>>> +		#size-cells = <1>;
>>>>> +		compatible = "st,m25p", "jedec,spi-nor";
>>>>> +		spi-max-frequency = <20000000>;
>>>>> +		reg = <0>;
>>>>> +
>>>>> +		partition at 0 {
>>>>> +			label = "uboot";
>>>>> +			reg = <0x0 0xc0000>;
>>>>> +		};
>>>>> +
>>>>> +		partition at c0000 {
>>>>> +			label = "uboot environment";
>>>>> +			reg = <0xc0000 0x40000>;
>>>>> +		};
>>>>> +
>>>>> +		partition at 100000 {
>>>>> +			label = "reserved";
>>>>> +			reg = <0x100000 0x100000>;
>>>>> +		};
>>>>
>>>> Partition layouts don't belong in the upstream DT, as it a device
>>>> configuration thing. Please kep them in the bootloader/firmware and make
>>>> this one pass the partition layout to the kernel.
>>>
>>> I don't completely agree with this.
>>> We have lots of partition layouts in the upstream DT.
>>
>> No, we don't. At least not for the i.MX6. There are some for the earlier
>> i.MX boards, but IMO it's wrong to put device configuration into the
>> upstream DT. Let's not start doing this again.
> 
> Why not?
> For i.MX6 there are 2 boards that have the partitioning scheme.
> I'm not considering this a device configuration, but rather
> a default partitioning layout/scheme.
> Current case is for the firmware storage device that is not likely
> to change.
> Moreover, a DT is not really a part of the kernel, but lays along the kernel
> sources for convenience and simplicity (at least IIRC as it was decided
> about 5 years ago). It is more a part of the firmware for a device, than
> an upstream kernel source code.
> I think it is only a meter of time when Linus will decide that he does not
> want it inside the kernel anymore...
> 
>>
>>> Moreover, this is the default layout and changing it, will
>>> result in incompatibilities and also might result in device "bricking".
>>> Those can be changed from the boot loader in case you need those
>>> the other way around.
>>> Another question of mine is, why should you?
>>>
>> Partition layout is device configuration, which is governed by the
>> device firmware.
> 
> Yet again, DT is a part of device firmware.
> Moreover, the firmware (in that case U-Boot), can be configured
> using the very same DT code, so not having this in, might force
> various w/a and hacks.
> 
>> By not having the partition layout in the upstream DT
>> people are forced to set it from the firmware, which is exactly the
>> right thing to do, weather or not you plan to change it at any time.
> 
> I might be ignorant, sorry for that.
> Why? Why is it right and why would you want to force people to do that?
> 
> 

No answer?
I think it is worth keeping this as a default firmware layout.

-- 
Regards,
Igor.