[PATCH 1/2] Documentation: devicetree: arm: cpus/cpu nodes bindings updates

Grant Likely grant.likely at secretlab.ca
Wed Aug 28 15:45:58 EDT 2013


On Thu, 15 Aug 2013 10:42:22 +0100, Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi at arm.com> wrote:
> +=====================================
> +cpus and cpu node bindings definition
> +=====================================
> +
> +The ARM architecture, in accordance with the ePAPR, requires the cpus and cpu
> +nodes to be present and contain the properties described below.
> +
> +- cpus node
> +
> +	Description: Container of cpu nodes
> +
> +	The node name must be "cpus".
> +
> +	A cpus node must define the following properties:
> +
> +	- #address-cells
> +		Usage: required
> +		Value type: <u32>
> +
> +		Definition depends on ARM architecture version and
> +		configuration:
> +
> +			# On uniprocessor ARM architectures previous to v7
> +			  value must be 0, since they have no register
> +			  providing CPU identification.

Just clued into this point from the other thread; Don't do this.
Uniprocessor should follow the same rules as 32bit or 64bit for the
value of #address-cells, and cpu nodes should have a reg property, even
if it is merely set to '0'.

g.




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