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Re: [PATCH v3] powerpc: update crypto node definition and device tree instances

From: Segher Boessenkool <hidden>
Date: 2008-07-04 22:46:09

+- compatible : Should contain entries for this and backward compatible
+  SEC versions, high to low, e.g., "fsl,sec2.1", "fsl,sec2.0"
First entry should state the _exact_ version of the device.  "sec-N.M"
isn't good enough; there can be implementation bugs.

There can be more entries; you make it sound like each device tree
should list _all_ compatible devices, which isn't the case.

A device binding should not (and can not) say how "compatible"
should be used; instead, it should list what values of "compatible"
this binding applies to.  You can give recommendations of course.
+- interrupts : <a b> where a is the interrupt number and b is a
+  field that represents an encoding of the sense and level
+  information for the interrupt.  This should be encoded based on
+  the information in section 2) depending on the type of interrupt
+  controller you have.
#interrupt-cells isn't always 2.  Your device binding shouldn't describe
how interrupt encoding works (that's described in the imap recommended
practice, already); instead, it should describe which device interrupts
are listed here, and in what order.  Sounds like you only have one
interrupt, so that should be easy ;-)
+- interrupt-parent : the phandle for the interrupt controller that
+  services interrupts for this device.
"interrupt-parent" isn't a required property.  It isn't part of this
device binding, either.


Segher
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