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SubjectRe: [PATCHv3 resend 1/2] dt/bindings: Add the DT binding documentation for endianness
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On Apr 30, 2014, at 1:52 AM, Xiubo Li <Li.Xiubo@freescale.com> wrote:

> Signed-off-by: Xiubo Li <Li.Xiubo@freescale.com>
> ---
> .../devicetree/bindings/endianness/endianness.txt | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/endianness/endianness.txt
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/endianness/endianness.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/endianness/endianness.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..49458a1
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/endianness/endianness.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
> +Device-Tree binding for device endianness
> +
> +The endianness mode of CPU & Device scenarios:
> +Index CPU Device Endianess flag for DT bool property
> +------------------------------------------------------------
> +1 LE LE -
> +2 LE BE 'big-endian{,-*}'
> +3 BE BE -
> +4 BE LE 'little-endian{,-*}'
> +
> +For one device driver, which will run in different scenarios above
> +on different SoCs using the devicetree, we need one way to simplify
> +this.
> +
> +Required properties:
> +- {big,little}-endian{,-*}: this is one boolean property.
> +

what is the {,-*} all about?

> +Examples:
> +Scenario 1 : CPU in LE mode & device in LE mode.
> +dev: dev@40031000 {
> + compatible = "name";
> + reg = <0x40031000 0x1000>;
> + ...
> +};
> +
> +Scenario 2 : CPU in LE mode & device in BE mode.
> +dev: dev@40031000 {
> + compatible = "name";
> + reg = <0x40031000 0x1000>;
> + ...
> + big-endian{,-*};
> +};
> +
> +Scenario 3 : CPU in BE mode & device in BE mode.
> +dev: dev@40031000 {
> + compatible = "name";
> + reg = <0x40031000 0x1000>;
> + ...
> +};
> +
> +Scenario 4 : CPU in BE mode & device in LE mode.
> +dev: dev@40031000 {
> + compatible = "name";
> + reg = <0x40031000 0x1000>;
> + ...
> + little-endian{,-*};
> +};
> --
> 1.8.4
>

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