[PATCH 12/14] Add device tree for Ebony

Segher Boessenkool segher at kernel.crashing.org
Wed Feb 21 06:56:04 EST 2007


> Since UIC1 is cascaded off UIC0 in the interrupt tree,
> UIC1 should have an interrupt-parent pointing to UIC0
> so the interrupt tree can be traversed to the root.

Not necessary if UIC0 is the device tree parent of UIC1.
(And in fact it would be "bad style").  But...

> I know this was beaten to death last week, but I would
> still argue that in the device tree UIC0 and UIC1 should
> be siblings.  (In the interrupt tree the cascade relationship
> is described through interrupt-parent).

... that is my opinion as well (as I'm sure you know ;-) ),
and then of course you _do_ need the interrupt-parent property.


Segher




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