RE: [PATCH v7 3/9] add Freescale SerDes PHY support

2007-11-21 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
> I'm ok for it to be taken care of in u-boot for now. However, if we > later plan to add power management support to this block. We probably > have to do it in kernel. In that case, can't it be just saving/restoring ? That's easier than supporting full configuration of random user setups Ben.

Re: [PATCH v7 3/9] add Freescale SerDes PHY support

2007-11-20 Thread Kumar Gala
On Nov 20, 2007, at 10:01 PM, Kumar Gala wrote: >>> Upon further review of all this I don't think this belongs in >>> the kernel at all. This is one time setup and should be done >>> in firmware. >> >> I'm ok for it to be taken care of in u-boot for now. However, if we >> later plan to add powe

Re: [PATCH v7 3/9] add Freescale SerDes PHY support

2007-11-20 Thread Kumar Gala
>> Upon further review of all this I don't think this belongs in >> the kernel at all. This is one time setup and should be done >> in firmware. > > I'm ok for it to be taken care of in u-boot for now. However, if we > later plan to add power management support to this block. We probably > have

RE: [PATCH v7 3/9] add Freescale SerDes PHY support

2007-11-20 Thread Liu Dave
> On Oct 19, 2007, at 10:35 AM, Grant Likely wrote: > > > On 10/19/07, Li Yang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The SerDes(serializer/deserializer) PHY block is a new SoC > block used > >> in Freescale chips to support multiple serial interfaces, > such as PCI > >> Express, SGMII, SATA. > > > > T

RE: [PATCH v7 3/9] add Freescale SerDes PHY support

2007-11-20 Thread Li Yang
> -Original Message- > From: Kumar Gala [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 11:32 AM > To: Li Yang > Cc: Paul Mackerras; linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org; Grant Likely > Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 3/9] add Freescale SerDes PHY support > > > O

Re: [PATCH v7 3/9] add Freescale SerDes PHY support

2007-11-20 Thread Kumar Gala
On Oct 19, 2007, at 10:35 AM, Grant Likely wrote: > On 10/19/07, Li Yang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The SerDes(serializer/deserializer) PHY block is a new SoC block used >> in Freescale chips to support multiple serial interfaces, such as PCI >> Express, SGMII, SATA. > > This looks like board

Re: [PATCH v7 3/9] add Freescale SerDes PHY support

2007-10-19 Thread Grant Likely
On 10/19/07, Li Yang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The SerDes(serializer/deserializer) PHY block is a new SoC block used > in Freescale chips to support multiple serial interfaces, such as PCI > Express, SGMII, SATA. This looks like board setup behaviour. Shouldn't setting this up be the responsib

[PATCH v7 3/9] add Freescale SerDes PHY support

2007-10-19 Thread Li Yang
The SerDes(serializer/deserializer) PHY block is a new SoC block used in Freescale chips to support multiple serial interfaces, such as PCI Express, SGMII, SATA. Signed-off-by: Li Yang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig |7 ++ arch/powerpc/sysdev/Makefile |1 + a