[PATCH] powerpc: document new interrupt-array property

Segher Boessenkool segher at kernel.crashing.org
Sat Feb 24 09:30:58 EST 2007


> Here is the difference though-- in the interrupt-parent/interrupts
> case you need interrupt-parents to _even parse_ interrupts.

Just like you need the "interrupt-parent" property in
the normal case already.

> The #interrupt-size could be different for each of the interrupts
> parents.

It won't be in most cases though.  And it doesn't _really_
matter.

> I understand some properties only make sense together, but only
> can be parsed together seems ugly.

That is true for many important properties already.  And
it can't be helped unless you a) make the tree way less
flexible; or b) duplicate information all over the place.


Segher




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