[PATCH v4 1/3] ARM: dts: aspeed: ast2600evb: Add sdhci node and gpio regulator for A2 evb.

[Joel Stanley]

On Mon, 24 May 2021 at 02:35, Steven Lee <steven_lee at aspeedtech.com> wrote:
>
> The 05/21/2021 09:25, Joel Stanley wrote:
> > Hi Steven,
> >
> > On Thu, 20 May 2021 at 10:16, Steven Lee <steven_lee at aspeedtech.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > AST2600 A2(or newer) EVB has gpio regulators for toggling signal voltage
> > > between 3.3v and 1.8v, the patch adds sdhci node and gpio regulator in the
> > > new dts file and adds commment for describing the reference design.
> >
> > spelling: comment
> >
>
> Thanks, will correct the typo.
>
> > I need you to justify the separate dts for the A2 EVB.
> >
> > What would happen if this device tree was loaded on to an A1 or A0?
> >
>
> Since the clock default value(SCU210) of A1 and A0 are different to A2,
> the following error would happen if A2 device tree was loaded on A1/A0.
>
> ```
> [  133.179825] mmc1: Reset 0x4 never completed.
> [  133.184599] mmc1: sdhci: ============ SDHCI REGISTER DUMP ===========
> [  133.191786] mmc1: sdhci: Sys addr:  0x00000000 | Version:  0x00000002
> [  133.198972] mmc1: sdhci: Blk size:  0x00007008 | Blk cnt:  0x00000001
> [  133.206158] mmc1: sdhci: Argument:  0x00000c00 | Trn mode: 0x00000013
> [  133.213343] mmc1: sdhci: Present:   0x01f70001 | Host ctl: 0x00000011
> [  133.220528] mmc1: sdhci: Power:     0x0000000f | Blk gap:  0x00000000
> [  133.227713] mmc1: sdhci: Wake-up:   0x00000000 | Clock:    0x00008007
> [  133.234898] mmc1: sdhci: Timeout:   0x0000000b | Int stat: 0x00000000
> [  133.242083] mmc1: sdhci: Int enab:  0x00ff0083 | Sig enab: 0x00ff0083
> [  133.249268] mmc1: sdhci: ACmd stat: 0x00000000 | Slot int: 0x00000000
> [  133.256453] mmc1: sdhci: Caps:      0x07f80080 | Caps_1:   0x00000007
> [  133.263638] mmc1: sdhci: Cmd:       0x0000341a | Max curr: 0x001f0f08
> [  133.270824] mmc1: sdhci: Resp[0]:   0x00000000 | Resp[1]:  0x01dd7f7f
> [  133.278009] mmc1: sdhci: Resp[2]:   0x325b5900 | Resp[3]:  0x00400e00
> [  133.285193] mmc1: sdhci: Host ctl2: 0x00000000
> [  133.290148] mmc1: sdhci: ADMA Err:  0x00000000 | ADMA Ptr: 0xbe041200
> [  133.297332] mmc1: sdhci: ============================================
>
> ```
>
> Besides, A1/A0 EVBs don't have regulator, vmmc and vqmmc should be
> removed from sdhci node of A1/A0 dts.
>
> > Would this device tree be used for the A3 (and any future revision?)
> >
>
> Yes, A3 can use the A2 dts.
>
> > An alternative proposal: we modify the ast2600-evb.dts to support the
> > A2 (which I assume would also support the A3).
> >
> > If we need a separate board file for the A0 and A1 EVB, we add a new
> > one that supports these earlier revisions. Or we decide to only
> > support the latest revision in mainline.
> >
>
> In this patch, I add a new dts to support A2 sdhci, and include the
> original dts since the other settings can be loaded on A2.
> Do you mean creating a new file(e.g. aspeed-ast2600-evb-a1.dts) for A1,
> and modifying the original aspeed-ast2600-evb.dts for supporting A2?

Yes, that would be my suggestion. The aspeed-ast2600-evb-a1.dts could
include the aspeed-ast2600-evb.dts.

> If we decide to only support the latest version in mainline, users
> should mark vmmc and vqmmc as comment and modify clk-phase manually
> for supporting A1.

If you believe there will be users of the A1 for some time, then I
think it makes sense to support both A1 and future boards in mainline.

Cheers,

Joel