Re: [PATCH 1/4] remoteproc: dt: Provide bindings for ST's Remote Processor Controller driver
From: Nathan Lynch <hidden>
Date: 2015-08-26 16:00:54
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On 08/26/2015 08:08 AM, Lee Jones wrote:
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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/remoteproc/st-rproc.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/remoteproc/st-rproc.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6a933c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/remoteproc/st-rproc.txt@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +STMicroelectronics Remote Processor +----------------------------------- + +This binding provides support for adjunct processors found on ST SoCs. + +The remote processors can be controlled from the bootloader or the primary OS. +If the bootloader starts a remote processor processor the primary OS must detect +its state and act accordingly. + +The node name is significant, as it defines the name of the CPU and the name +of the firmware to load: "rproc-<name>-fw".
This business about the firmware name describes a behavior of Linux's core remoteproc code and seems out of place in a binding document.