[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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