[PATCH v4 6/9] ARM: shmobile: Add PCIe device tree nodes for R8A7790

Phil.Edworthy at renesas.com Phil.Edworthy at renesas.com
Fri Mar 21 12:31:24 EDT 2014


Hi Sergei,

On: 21/03/2014 15:42, Sergei wrote:
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 6/9] ARM: shmobile: Add PCIe device tree nodes 
for R8A7790
> 
> Hello.
> 
> On 03/21/2014 05:57 PM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> 
> >>>> +      reg = <0 0xfe000000 0 0x80000>;
> >>>> +      #address-cells = >;
> >>>> +      #size-cells = <2>;
> >>>> +      device_type = "pci";
> 
> >>>      This legacy property is only meaningful for the true OF 
firmware and thus
> >>> have been phased out (it's only actively used for the memory nodes).
> 
> >> Ok, thanks for pointing this out.
> 
> > I think the code still relies on it for PCI though.
> 
>     OK, I have found where it does that but the recommended value seems 
to be 
> "pciex" for PCI-Express case.

Ok, but why then do all the other PCIe hosts use "pci"?

Thanks
Phil



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