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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
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.. 2017-01-06, Mario Six <mario.six@gdsys.cc>
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Pre-relocation device tree manipulation
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=======================================
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Contents:
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1. Purpose
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2. Implementation
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3. Example
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4. Work to be done
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1. Purpose
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----------
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Purpose
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-------
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In certain markets, it is beneficial for manufacturers of embedded devices to
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offer certain ranges of products, where the functionality of the devices within
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@ -61,14 +57,16 @@ we have the pre-relocation driver model at our disposal at this stage, which
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means that we can query the hardware for the existence and variety of the
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components easily.
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2. Implementation
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Implementation
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To take advantage of the pre-relocation device tree manipulation mechanism,
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boards have to implement the function board_fix_fdt, which has the following
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signature:
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int board_fix_fdt (void *rw_fdt_blob)
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.. code-block:: c
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int board_fix_fdt (void *rw_fdt_blob)
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The passed-in void pointer is a writeable pointer to the device tree, which can
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be used to manipulate the device tree using e.g. functions from
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(in common/board_f.c).
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Furthermore, the Kconfig option OF_BOARD_FIXUP has to be set for the function
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to be called:
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to be called::
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Device Tree Control
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-> [*] Board-specific manipulation of Device Tree
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Device Tree Control
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-> [*] Board-specific manipulation of Device Tree
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+----------------------------------------------------------+
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| WARNING: The actual manipulation of the device tree has |
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Hence, the recommended layout of the board_fixup_fdt call-back function is the
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following:
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int board_fix_fdt(void *rw_fdt_blob)
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{
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/* Collect information about device's hardware and store them in e.g.
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local variables */
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.. code-block:: c
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/* Do device tree manipulation using the values previously collected */
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int board_fix_fdt(void *rw_fdt_blob)
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{
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/*
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* Collect information about device's hardware and store
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* them in e.g. local variables
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*/
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/* Return 0 on successful manipulation and non-zero otherwise */
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}
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/* Do device tree manipulation using the values previously collected */
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/* Return 0 on successful manipulation and non-zero otherwise */
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}
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If this convention is kept, both an "additive" approach, meaning that nodes for
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detected components are added to the device tree, as well as a "subtractive"
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approach, meaning that nodes for absent components are removed from the tree,
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as well as a combination of both approaches should work.
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3. Example
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Example
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The controlcenterdc board (board/gdsys/a38x/controlcenterdc.c) features a
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board_fix_fdt function, in which six GPIO expanders (which might be present or
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Note that the dm_i2c_simple_probe function does not use the device tree, hence
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it is safe to call it after the tree has already been manipulated.
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4. Work to be done
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Work to be done
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* The application of device tree overlay should be possible in board_fixup_fdt,
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but has not been tested at this stage.
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2017-01-06, Mario Six <mario.six@gdsys.cc>
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:maxdepth: 2
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design
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fdt-fixup
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migration
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