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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2014-08-14 11:53:39 -0400 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2014-08-14 11:53:39 -0400 |
commit | ae36e95cf81c98b111b84317adeb358aaffa80e2 (patch) | |
tree | 87ef144d3392cca199448117a737c657b7c4663a /Documentation | |
parent | cc8a44c671fd3a2c792e9e1f59ea1df52697cc8b (diff) | |
parent | 663d3f7c2e5e1b018a4c53277ccfde40329d98ca (diff) |
Merge tag 'devicetree-for-linus' of git://git.secretlab.ca/git/linux
Pull device tree updates from Grant Likely:
"The branch contains the following device tree changes the v3.17 merge
window:
Group changes to the device tree. In preparation for adding device
tree overlay support, OF_DYNAMIC is reworked so that a set of device
tree changes can be prepared and applied to the tree all at once.
OF_RECONFIG notifiers see the most significant change here so that
users always get a consistent view of the tree. Notifiers generation
is moved from before a change to after it, and notifiers for a group
of changes are emitted after the entire block of changes have been
applied
Automatic console selection from DT. Console drivers can now use
of_console_check() to see if the device node is specified as a console
device. If so then it gets added as a preferred console. UART
devices get this support automatically when uart_add_one_port() is
called.
DT unit tests no longer depend on pre-loaded data in the device tree.
Data is loaded dynamically at the start of unit tests, and then
unloaded again when the tests have completed.
Also contains a few bugfixes for reserved regions and early memory
setup"
* tag 'devicetree-for-linus' of git://git.secretlab.ca/git/linux: (21 commits)
of: Fixing OF Selftest build error
drivers: of: add automated assignment of reserved regions to client devices
of: Use proper types for checking memory overflow
of: typo fix in __of_prop_dup()
Adding selftest testdata dynamically into live tree
of: Add todo tasklist for Devicetree
of: Transactional DT support.
of: Reorder device tree changes and notifiers
of: Move dynamic node fixups out of powerpc and into common code
of: Make sure attached nodes don't carry along extra children
of: Make devicetree sysfs update functions consistent.
of: Create unlocked versions of node and property add/remove functions
OF: Utility helper functions for dynamic nodes
of: Move CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC code into a separate file
of: rename of_aliases_mutex to just of_mutex
of/platform: Fix of_platform_device_destroy iteration of devices
of: Migrate of_find_node_by_name() users to for_each_node_by_name()
tty: Update hypervisor tty drivers to use core stdout parsing code.
arm/versatile: Add the uart as the stdout device.
of: Enable console on serial ports specified by /chosen/stdout-path
...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/devicetree/changesets.txt | 40 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/devicetree/todo.txt | 11 |
2 files changed, 51 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/changesets.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/changesets.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..935ba5acc34e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/changesets.txt | |||
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1 | A DT changeset is a method which allows one to apply changes | ||
2 | in the live tree in such a way that either the full set of changes | ||
3 | will be applied, or none of them will be. If an error occurs partway | ||
4 | through applying the changeset, then the tree will be rolled back to the | ||
5 | previous state. A changeset can also be removed after it has been | ||
6 | applied. | ||
7 | |||
8 | When a changeset is applied, all of the changes get applied to the tree | ||
9 | at once before emitting OF_RECONFIG notifiers. This is so that the | ||
10 | receiver sees a complete and consistent state of the tree when it | ||
11 | receives the notifier. | ||
12 | |||
13 | The sequence of a changeset is as follows. | ||
14 | |||
15 | 1. of_changeset_init() - initializes a changeset | ||
16 | |||
17 | 2. A number of DT tree change calls, of_changeset_attach_node(), | ||
18 | of_changeset_detach_node(), of_changeset_add_property(), | ||
19 | of_changeset_remove_property, of_changeset_update_property() to prepare | ||
20 | a set of changes. No changes to the active tree are made at this point. | ||
21 | All the change operations are recorded in the of_changeset 'entries' | ||
22 | list. | ||
23 | |||
24 | 3. mutex_lock(of_mutex) - starts a changeset; The global of_mutex | ||
25 | ensures there can only be one editor at a time. | ||
26 | |||
27 | 4. of_changeset_apply() - Apply the changes to the tree. Either the | ||
28 | entire changeset will get applied, or if there is an error the tree will | ||
29 | be restored to the previous state | ||
30 | |||
31 | 5. mutex_unlock(of_mutex) - All operations complete, release the mutex | ||
32 | |||
33 | If a successfully applied changeset needs to be removed, it can be done | ||
34 | with the following sequence. | ||
35 | |||
36 | 1. mutex_lock(of_mutex) | ||
37 | |||
38 | 2. of_changeset_revert() | ||
39 | |||
40 | 3. mutex_unlock(of_mutex) | ||
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/todo.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/todo.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c3cf0659bd19 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/todo.txt | |||
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1 | Todo list for devicetree: | ||
2 | |||
3 | === General structure === | ||
4 | - Switch from custom lists to (h)list_head for nodes and properties structure | ||
5 | - Remove of_allnodes list and iterate using list of child nodes alone | ||
6 | |||
7 | === CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC === | ||
8 | - Switch to RCU for tree updates and get rid of global spinlock | ||
9 | - Document node lifecycle for CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC | ||
10 | - Always set ->full_name at of_attach_node() time | ||
11 | - pseries: Get rid of open-coded tree modification from arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c | ||