[RFC PATCH v3 02/17] Documentation: devicetree: arm: cpus/cpu nodes bindings updates
Rob Herring
robherring2 at gmail.com
Fri Apr 26 12:51:10 EST 2013
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Lorenzo Pieralisi
<lorenzo.pieralisi at arm.com> wrote:
> In order to extend the current cpu nodes bindings to newer CPUs
> inclusive of AArch64 and to update support for older ARM CPUs this
> patch updates device tree documentation for the cpu nodes bindings.
>
> Main changes:
> - adds 64-bit bindings
> - define usage of #address-cells
> - define 32/64 dts compatibility settings
> - defines behaviour on pre and post v7 uniprocessor systems
> - adds ARM 11MPcore specific reg property definition
>
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi at arm.com>
> ---
[...]
> + - enable-method
> + Value type: <stringlist>
> + Usage and definition depend on ARM architecture version and
> + configuration:
> + # On ARM v8 64-bit systems running the OS in AArch64,
> + this property is required and must be "spin-table".
What about PSCI?
I don't think the ePAPR spin-table definition is sufficient for ARM.
How do you define wake up by SGI or sev instruction.
> + # On ARM 32-bit systems or ARM v8 systems running
> + the OS in AArch32 this property is prohibited.
Why?
Rob
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