[RFC PATCH] mfd: dt: Add Aspeed LPC binding
Linus Walleij
linus.walleij at linaro.org
Thu Nov 17 01:30:46 PST 2016
On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 7:06 AM, Andrew Jeffery <andrew at aj.id.au> wrote:
> +* Device tree bindings for the Aspeed LPC Controller
We are going overboard with the lingo sometimes, to the point that we do not
understand how terse things become.
LPC = Low Pin Count, right?
Explain that right here: it is a slow external bus, right?
> +The Aspeed LPC controller contains registers for a variety of functions. Not
> +all registers for a function are contiguous, and some registers are referenced
> +by functions outside the LPC controller.
> +
> +Note that this is separate from the H8S/2168 compatible register set occupying
> +the start of the LPC controller address space.
> +
> +Some significant functions in the LPC controller:
> +
> +* LPC Host Controller
> +* Host Interface Controller
Host interface to what?
> +* iBT Controller
What is iBT?
> +* SuperIO Scratch registers
Again more context please.
With standards documents, either explain everything or provide
pointers for the information.
Yours,
Linus Walleij
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