Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] of-bindings: Add binding documentation for SPI busses and devices

From: Segher Boessenkool
Date: Fri Jul 04 2008 - 19:39:07 EST


+ The SPI master node requires the following properties:
+ - #address-cells - number of cells required to define a chip select
+ address on the SPI bus.

Hrm. Should this (and "reg" in the child node) be required for SPI
masters that have only one chip select?

+ - max-speed - (required) Maximum SPI clocking speed of device in Hz

The property name should include something "SPI", it's way too generic
otherwise.

+ - spi,cpol - (optional) Device requires inverse clock polarity
+ - spi,cpha - (optional) Device requires shifted clock phase

Don't abbr the property names, there's nothing wrong with longer names.
The names shouldn't start with "spi," either, "spi" isn't a vendor;
how about "spi-inverse-clock-polarity" or similar?

+ - linux,modalias - (optional, Linux specific) Force binding of SPI device
+ to a particular spi_device driver. Useful for changing
+ driver binding between spidev and a kernel SPI driver.

This is a temporary workaround I hope?


Segher

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