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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 4/7] ARM: dts: sun9i: Add A80 Optimus Board support
On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 6:03 PM, Maxime Ripard
<maxime.ripard@free-electrons.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 06:04:50PM +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 5:53 PM, Maxime Ripard
>> <maxime.ripard@free-electrons.com> wrote:
>> > On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 09:10:48PM +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
>> >> On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 9:34 PM, Maxime Ripard
>> >> <maxime.ripard@free-electrons.com> wrote:
>> >> > On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 10:48:58PM +0800, Chen-Yu Tsai wrote:
>> >> >> The A80 Optimus Board is was launched with the Allwinner A80 SoC.
>> >> >> It was jointly developed by Allwinner and Merrii.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This board has a UART port, a JTAG connector, USB host ports, a USB
>> >> >> 3.0 OTG connector, an HDMI output, a micro SD slot, 8G NAND flash,
>> >> >> 4G DRAM, a camera sensor interface, a WiFi/BT combo chip, a headphone
>> >> >> jack, IR receiver, and additional GPIO headers.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This patch adds only basic support.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Signed-off-by: Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@csie.org>
>> >> >> ---
>> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile | 2 +
>> >> >> arch/arm/boot/dts/sun9i-a80-optimus.dts | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> >> >> 2 files changed, 68 insertions(+)
>> >> >> create mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/sun9i-a80-optimus.dts
>> >> >>
>> >> >> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
>> >> >> index 2f42b18..098f319 100644
>> >> >> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
>> >> >> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
>> >> >> @@ -424,6 +424,8 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_MACH_SUN7I) += \
>> >> >> sun7i-a20-pcduino3.dtb
>> >> >> dtb-$(CONFIG_MACH_SUN8I) += \
>> >> >> sun8i-a23-ippo-q8h-v5.dtb
>> >> >> +dtb-$(CONFIG_MACH_SUN9I) += \
>> >> >> + sun9i-a80-optimus.dtb
>> >> >> dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_TEGRA) += tegra20-harmony.dtb \
>> >> >> tegra20-iris-512.dtb \
>> >> >> tegra20-medcom-wide.dtb \
>> >> >> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun9i-a80-optimus.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun9i-a80-optimus.dts
>> >> >> new file mode 100644
>> >> >> index 0000000..f83abab
>> >> >> --- /dev/null
>> >> >> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun9i-a80-optimus.dts
>> >> >> @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
>> >> >> +/*
>> >> >> + * Copyright 2014 Chen-Yu Tsai
>> >> >> + *
>> >> >> + * Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@csie.org>
>> >> >> + *
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>> >> >> +
>> >> >> +/dts-v1/;
>> >> >> +/include/ "sun9i-a80.dtsi"
>> >> >> +
>> >> >> +/ {
>> >> >> + model = "Merrii A80 Optimus Board";
>> >> >> + compatible = "merrii,a80-optimus", "allwinner,sun9i-a80";
>> >> >> +
>> >> >> + chosen {
>> >> >> + bootargs = "earlyprintk console=ttyS0,115200";
>> >> >> + };
>> >> >
>> >> > Since you changed the memory node in the DTSI, you should probably add
>> >> > one here too, don't you?
>> >>
>> >> I thought we left fixing that to the bootloader?
>> >> I don't see any memory nodes in our other DTS.
>> >
>> > Yes, but does the A80 bootloader supports DT and actually fixes it? If
>> > not, then you'll still have to have a memory node, just like on the
>> > A31 (and presumably on the A23).
>>
>> Not at the moment no. But last I checked none of our board dts files
>> have separate memory nodes. We only have them in the dtsi, with the
>> largest supported ram size as its value. Also the bootloader
>> (u-boot that is) can pass the memory size via atags I think.
>
> Only if CONFIG_ARM_ATAG_DTB_COMPAT is set.

Right. Last time I checked, this is set in both sunxi_defconfig
and multiv7_defconfig.

>> At least I'm only getting 512MB RAM on my Optimus, due to u-boot
>> incorrectly assuming I only have as much. But that's another problem. :(
>
> And does it initialize the rest of the memory?

It does. Very weird. But it may have something to do with the u-boot
blob not being patched with all dram parameters.

>> Would this be a problem when using Android fastboot from the stock
>> u-boot?
>
> IIRC, fastboot passes ATAGS anyway, so as long as you have the
> configuration option mentionned above, you should be safe.

I take this as an OK for this patch?


Cheers
ChenYu


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