[PATCH] powerpc: document new interrupt-array property

Kumar Gala galak at kernel.crashing.org
Sat Feb 24 03:14:08 EST 2007


On Feb 23, 2007, at 10:07 AM, Yoder Stuart-B08248 wrote:

>
>>> we need something like interrupt-array.
>>
>> Again, the "interrupt-array" helps only this one specific
>> case, and not the general case *at all*.
>>
>
> Yes-- The interrupt-array helps only this specific case. But
> the question is, will this specific case be common in the
> future?
>
> If this is a one-off situation it doesn't warrant a new
> general property.  However, if it becomes common enough
> a simpler representation will benefit developers.  There are
> developers who have a hard enough time figuring out the
> interrupt-map scheme, much less a logical interrupt nexus
> node.

But how often are developers going to have to tweak these things?   
SoC interrupts tend to be fixed so its just a question of external  
interrupts (and controllers) that a customer has to describe in their  
dts.

- k



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