Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] mtd: rawnand: denali: add new clocks and improve setup_data_interface

From: Boris Brezillon
Date: Thu Jun 14 2018 - 07:38:27 EST


On Thu, 14 Jun 2018 20:31:59 +0900
Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Boris,
>
> 2018-06-14 16:38 GMT+09:00 Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > On Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:29:59 +0900
> > Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Richard,
> >>
> >> 2018-06-14 16:25 GMT+09:00 Richard Weinberger <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >> > Masahiro,
> >> >
> >> > Am Donnerstag, 14. Juni 2018, 07:11:04 CEST schrieb Masahiro Yamada:
> >> >>
> >> >> The ->setup_data_interface() hook needs to know the clock frequency.
> >> >> In fact, this IP needs three clocks, bus "which clock?" is really
> >> >> confusing. (It is not described in the DT-binding at all.)
> >> >>
> >> >> This series adds more clocks. In the new binding, three clocks
> >> >> are required: core clock, bus interface clock, ECC engine clock.
> >> >>
> >> >> This series also takes care of the backward compatibility by
> >> >> providing hardcoded values in case the new clocks are missing.
> >> >> So, existing DT should work.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Changes in v2:
> >> >> - Split patches into sensible chunks
> >> >>
> >> >> Masahiro Yamada (3):
> >> >> mtd: rawnand: denali_dt: use dev as a shorthand of &pdev->dev
> >> >> mtd: rawnand: denali_dt: add more clocks based on IP datasheet
> >> >> mtd: rawnand: denali: optimize timing parameters for data interface
> >> >
> >> > This still means that we need to feed at least 2/3 and 3/3 into -stable to
> >> > unbreak the driver.
> >>
> >>
> >> 3/3 is not mandatory.
> >>
> >> You can only back-port 1/3 and 2/3.
> >
> > Well, patch 1 is not a fix, can we move it after patch 2 so that only
> > patch 2 is flagged with the Fixes+Cc-stable tags?
>
>
> OK, will do that.
>
> If you try to port this back to v4.14.*
> you need to fix-up the file path
> since the driver did not reside in the raw/ sub-directory at that time.

Yes I know :-/. We'll do that when we receive GKH's notification
saying that the patch does not apply.