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Re: Nokia N900: twl4030-power different data in DTS and board code

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On Saturday 02 January 2016 18:14:31 Tony Lindgren wrote:
> * Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> [160102 06:14]:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > now I'm looking at differences between legacy board code and DTS
> > file for Nokia N900 and I see some inconsistency for twl4030-power
> > driver.
> > 
> > In board code are defined more twl4030 power scripts which override
> > defaults defined in twl4030-power code. See:
> > 
> > https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tre
> > e/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rx51-peripherals.c#n790
> > 
> > Next in DTS file is defined just "compatible" keyword, but no
> > custom scripts, see:
> > 
> > https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tre
> > e/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-n900.dts#n416
> > 
> > And the last in DTS file is defined line:
> > 
> > compatible = "ti,twl4030-power-n900"
> > 
> > which is not in twl4030-power driver itself, see:
> > 
> > https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tre
> > e/drivers/mfd/twl4030-power.c#n851
> > 
> > So all this stuff looks like some errors when board code was ported
> > to DTS. Tony, can you look at this at all?
> 
> AFAIK it should work fine with the generic
> "ti,twl4030-power-idle-osc-off". This means reboot works and
> regulators are cut off during off mode.

Ok.

> The n900 specific code was based on something before the TI generic
> values were available I think. And the last time I looked at it I
> came to the conclusion the n900 specific code is no better.

Hm... if generic values are better, why old values are still there (in 
board n900 code)?

> Or did I miss something? Are you seeing some issues with PM with dts
> based code?

I'm just asking why we have different code for DST and board...

> We can certainly add it to twl4030-power if it provides something
> that the "ti,twl4030-power-idle-osc-off" does not.

But do we need 'compatible = "ti,twl4030-power-n900"' specification in 
omap3-n900.dts file at all?

-- 
Pali Rohár
pali.rohar@gmail.com

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Nokia N900: twl4030-power different data in DTS and board code Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> - 2016-01-02 15:20 +0100
  Re: Nokia N900: twl4030-power different data in DTS and board code Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com> - 2016-01-02 18:20 +0100
    Re: Nokia N900: twl4030-power different data in DTS and board code Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> - 2016-01-02 22:40 +0100
      Re: Nokia N900: twl4030-power different data in DTS and board code Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com> - 2016-01-04 18:00 +0100

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