[PATCH 1/4] remoteproc: dt: Provide bindings for ST's Remote Processor Controller driver

Nathan Lynch Nathan_Lynch at mentor.com
Wed Aug 26 08:59:22 PDT 2015


On 08/26/2015 08:08 AM, Lee Jones wrote:
> 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.




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