lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2014]   [Jun]   [21]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
Date
From
SubjectRe: [PATCH v4] openrisc: irq: use irqchip framework
On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 10:04:30PM -0400, Jason Cooper wrote:
> On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 11:28:08PM +0300, Stefan Kristiansson wrote:
> > But I don't understand the purpose of the versioning here,
> > there will never be any other or1200-pic version than the one that currently
> > exists, so IMO "or1200" should be enough versioning information.
>
> I'm horribly unfamiliar with openrisc, but compatible strings are
> compatible strings. ;-)
>
> Is the *actual* IP block called or1200-pic? Or is it, eg or1235-pic, and
> you're using or1200-pic as a generic catch-all?
>

No, the or1200-pic is a part of the or1200 cpu that is one
(there are several others) implementation of the OpenRISC 1000 architecture.
The quirk here is that the OpenRISC 1000 architecture specification specifies
how a PIC should be implemented, but or1200 doesn't follow that to 100%.
Thus, it need a bit of special care.

The implementations that follow the specification can use the
or1k-pic-level and or1k-pic-edge variants.

> Please use the specific IP name without wildcards. That compatible
> string will then be used on that IP and future IP that is compatible
> with the original IP. Once an incompatible change is introduced, then
> we'll create a new compatible string, say or1300-pic, or or1237-pic.
>

The point I tried to make above was that if a change would be
made to the pic implementation in or1200, it should be a change to conform
to the specification.

> When in doubt, be specific. I don't think the '-rtlsvnXYZ' should be
> necessary, though.
>

I agree, and I think 'or1200-pic' is specific enough in this case.

Stefan


\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2014-06-21 09:41    [W:0.069 / U:0.136 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site