Re: [PATCH v10 5/8] dmaengine: edma: Add TI EDMA device tree binding

[Sekhar Nori]

On 6/17/2013 9:10 PM, Fernandes, Joel A wrote:
> Hi Arnd,
> 
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>> Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 5/8] dmaengine: edma: Add TI EDMA device tree
>> binding
>>
>> On Friday 14 June 2013 21:32:47 Joel A Fernandes wrote:
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/ti-edma.txt
>>> b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/ti-edma.txt
>>> new file mode 100644
>>> index 0000000..ada0018
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/ti-edma.txt
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
>>> +TI EDMA
>>> +
>>> +Required properties:
>>> +- compatible : "ti,edma3"
>>> +- ti,hwmods: Name of the hwmods associated to the EDMA
>>> +- ti,edma-regions: Number of regions
>>> +- ti,edma-slots: Number of slots
>>> +
>>> +Optional properties:
>>> +- ti,edma-xbar-event-map: Crossbar event to channel map
>>
>> You need to list #dma-cells as required here, and which values are accepted
>> by the driver (I suppose only <1>). You should also explain the format of the
>> dma-specifier for a slave here for each possible value of #dma-cells.
>>
>> For each of the standard properties (reg, interrupts, dma-channels), list
>> whether they are optional or required. Since the example has three
>> interrupts, you should probably list how many interrupts need to be specified
>> (minimum and maximum if the number is variable) and in what order to
>> expect them.
>  
> [Joel] Thanks for the suggestion, I updated it and it looks like this now:
>                                                                                                              
> Required properties:                                                                                                                   
> - compatible : "ti,edma3"                                                                                                              
> - ti,hwmods: Name of the hwmods associated to the EDMA  

I have already asked for ti,hwmods to be made optional. Please see my
comment from yesterday.

Thanks,
Sekhar
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