Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] dt-bindings: riscv: sifive: Add SiFive Private L2 cache controller

From: Eric Lin
Date: Fri Jul 28 2023 - 03:20:52 EST


On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 2:47 PM Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 02:01:28PM +0800, Eric Lin wrote:
> > Hi Krzysztof,
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 4:35 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski
> > <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > On 20/07/2023 15:51, Eric Lin wrote:
> > > > This add YAML DT binding documentation for SiFive Private L2
> > > > cache controller
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Eric Lin <eric.lin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Reviewed-by: Zong Li <zong.li@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Reviewed-by: Nick Hu <nick.hu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > >
> > > ...
> > >
> > > > +properties:
> > > > + compatible:
> > > > + items:
> > > > + - const: sifive,pl2cache1
> > >
> > > I still have doubts that it is not used in any SoC. This is what you
> > > said last time: "is not part of any SoC."
> > > If not part of any SoC, then where is it? Why are you adding it to the
> > > kernel?
> > >
> >
> > Sorry for the late reply. I didn't describe it clearly last time.
> > Currently, we have two hardware versions of pl2cache: pl2cache0 and pl2cache1.
> > The pl2cache0 is used in unmatched board SoC.
>
> Wait a second, does the fu740 on the unmatched not have a ccache as
> it's L2 cache?
>

Hi Conor,
Sorry, I misremember the L2 cache on the unmatched board.
I just check again. The unmatched board L2 cache is ccache not
pl2cache0. You are right. Thanks.

Best regards,
Eric Lin

> > The pl2cache1 is
> > utilized in our internal FPGA platform for evaluation; it's our core
> > IP.