Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758244Ab3IBIxM (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Sep 2013 04:53:12 -0400 Received: from metis.ext.pengutronix.de ([92.198.50.35]:33994 "EHLO metis.ext.pengutronix.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758056Ab3IBIxG (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Sep 2013 04:53:06 -0400 Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 10:52:38 +0200 From: Sascha Hauer To: Xiubo Li-B47053 Cc: Guo Shawn-R65073 , "thierry.reding@gmail.com" , "grant.likely@linaro.org" , "linux@arm.linux.org.uk" , "rob@landley.net" , "ian.campbell@citrix.com" , "swarren@wwwdotorg.org" , "mark.rutland@arm.com" , "pawel.moll@arm.com" , "rob.herring@calxeda.com" , "linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org" , "linux-pwm@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "devicetree@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-doc@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 4/4] Documentation: Add device tree bindings for Freescale FTM PWM. Message-ID: <20130902085238.GR30088@pengutronix.de> Mail-Followup-To: Xiubo Li-B47053 , Guo Shawn-R65073 , "thierry.reding@gmail.com" , "grant.likely@linaro.org" , "linux@arm.linux.org.uk" , "rob@landley.net" , "ian.campbell@citrix.com" , "swarren@wwwdotorg.org" , "mark.rutland@arm.com" , "pawel.moll@arm.com" , "rob.herring@calxeda.com" , "linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org" , "linux-pwm@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "devicetree@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-doc@vger.kernel.org" References: <1377856132-11290-1-git-send-email-Li.Xiubo@freescale.com> <1377856132-11290-5-git-send-email-Li.Xiubo@freescale.com> <20130830173008.GC30069@pengutronix.de> <1DD289F6464F0949A2FCA5AA6DC23F827F7831@039-SN2MPN1-011.039d.mgd.msft.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1DD289F6464F0949A2FCA5AA6DC23F827F7831@039-SN2MPN1-011.039d.mgd.msft.net> X-Sent-From: Pengutronix Hildesheim X-URL: http://www.pengutronix.de/ X-IRC: #ptxdist @freenode X-Accept-Language: de,en X-Accept-Content-Type: text/plain X-Uptime: 10:51:19 up 8 days, 18:22, 33 users, load average: 0.06, 0.03, 0.21 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 2001:6f8:1178:2:5054:ff:fec0:8e10 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: sha@pengutronix.de X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on metis.ext.pengutronix.de); SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-PTX-Original-Recipient: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1967 Lines: 50 On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 02:38:53AM +0000, Xiubo Li-B47053 wrote: > > Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 4/4] Documentation: Add device tree bindings for > > Freescale FTM PWM. > > > ... > > > + > > > +pwm0: pwm@40038000 { > > > + compatible = "fsl,vf610-ftm-pwm"; > > > + reg = <0x40038000 0x1000>; > > > + #pwm-cells = <3>; > > > + clock-names = "ftm0", "ftm0_fix_sel", "ftm0_ext_sel"; > > > + clocks = <&clks VF610_CLK_FTM0>, > > > + <&clks VF610_CLK_FTM0_FIX_SEL>, > > > + <&clks VF610_CLK_FTM0_EXT_SEL>; > > > + pinctrl-names = "ch0-active", "ch0-idle", "ch1-active", "ch1- > > idle", > > > + ....; > > > + pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_pwm0_ch0_active>; > > > + pinctrl-1 = <&pinctrl_pwm0_ch0_idle>; > > > + pinctrl-2 = <&pinctrl_pwm0_ch1_active>; > > > + pinctrl-3 = <&pinctrl_pwm0_ch1_idle>; > > > + ... > > > + fsl,pwm-counter-clk = "ftm0_ext_sel"; > > > + fsl,pwm-avaliable-chs = <0 3 5 6>; > > > > I don't think this proerty is useful. Just enable all channels. I think > > this was mentioned before. > > > Yes. > Actully this property is located in board level dts file. > I have added and requested all the channels in SoC level dtsi file, > and in board level dts file to tell the customer the limitation, I > think is much safter and better. Why should this be in the board file? A pwm that is not available should simply not be referenced and thus be unused. No need to explicitly disable it. Sascha -- Pengutronix e.K. | | Industrial Linux Solutions | http://www.pengutronix.de/ | Peiner Str. 6-8, 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Phone: +49-5121-206917-0 | Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 | -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/