[PATCH] Device tree bindings for Xilinx devices

Grant Likely grant.likely at secretlab.ca
Thu Oct 11 14:18:50 EST 2007


On 10/10/07, David Gibson <dwg at au1.ibm.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 08:25:36PM -0600, Grant Likely wrote:
> > On 10/10/07, David Gibson <dwg at au1.ibm.com> wrote:
> > > We've used 'cell-index' for similar purposes on other 4xx.
> >
> > Unfortunately, 'cell' has been used in the sense of a logic cell in an
> > SoC.  In the case of the SystemACE, it is an external chip.
> >
> > What about "device-number"?
>
> Ok, I misunderstood.  If it's not on chip, what significance does this
> serial number have?  Where would a driver need it?

If there were 2 systemace devices on board; one attached to a CF slot
labeled "1" and the other to one labeled "2".  :-)  Same problem as
lining up serial device files to physical port numbers.

The driver doesn't technically need it, but the information does need
to flow through to the creation of logically numbered device files.

Cheers,
g.

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