[PATCH] powerpc: Add FSL SEC node to documentation
Doug Maxey
dwm at maxeymade.com
Sun Mar 26 09:27:19 EST 2006
On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:23:41 EST, Paul Nasrat wrote:
>On Tue, 2006-03-21 at 13:28 -0600, Hollis Blanchard wrote:
>> On Tue, 2006-03-21 at 12:25 -0600, Kumar Gala wrote:
>> > On Mar 20, 2006, at 8:14 PM, Hollis Blanchard wrote:
>
>> > > Have you consulted with any other vendors regarding these
>> > > properties? I know
>> > > there is no IEEE1275 binding for these sorts of devices, but we can
>> > > at least
>> > > attempt to standardize it (even in the absence of the Open Firmware
>> > > Working
>> > > Group)...
>> >
>> > Beyond the device_type, I'm not sure if there is much more one could
>> > standardize one. The other fields that Kim spec'd are either generic
>> > OF fields (reg, interrupts, etc.) or specific to the Freescale devices.
>>
>> The device_type and compatible properties are exactly what I'm talking
>> about.
>
>The Working Group lists still exist but are pretty dead. I agree we
>really want to ensure that both OF based and dtc based new hardware is
>consistent. I'm not sure how we want to do this, but we can document in
>Documentation and then use eg SLOF to mock out the OF interfaces and
>create proposals and kick some life into the OF working group.
Sorry for the delayed reply, my procmail filter was pumping mails to
the old list name without telling me. :)
Other than IBM, Motorola, and possibly Sun, what groups are using
OFW on new platforms anymore?
Power.org may be a vehicle to publish.
The Power TSC leader indicated a willingness to look into a process to
get out some purely internal bindings (at the moment) that _really_
need some fresh air to flourish.
++doug
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