Re: [PATCH 3/3] add support for DWC UFS Host Controller

From: Mark Rutland
Date: Mon Feb 08 2016 - 11:16:12 EST


On Mon, Feb 08, 2016 at 03:36:52PM +0000, Joao Pinto wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> On 2/8/2016 3:30 PM, Mark Rutland wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 08, 2016 at 03:17:11PM +0000, Joao Pinto wrote:
> >> Hi Mark and Arnd,
> >> Are you saying that a user that puts "snps,ufshcd-1.1"
> >> in the DT compatibility string disables the UFS 2.0 in the core driver despite
> >> the controller is 2.0? Please clarify.
> >
> > If you can consistently and safely detect that the HW is 2.0, using 2.0
> > functionality is fine.
> >
> > Regardless, you should have a -1.1 compatible string for the 1.1 HW, and
> > a -2.0 string for the 2.0 HW, so that DTs are explicit about what the
> > hardware is. If 2.0 is intended to be a superset of 1.1, you can have a
> > 1.1 fallback entry for the 2.0 hardware.
> >
>
> Ok, I will include the version in the compatibility strings, but if someone
> mentions "snps,ufshcd-1.1" only and the driver detects that the HW is 2.0
> capable it will activate the 2.0 features independently of what mentioned in the
> DT, correct?

As above, if that can be detected safely and reliably, then I don't see
a problem with that.

Thanks,
Mark.