From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh-XVmvHMARGAS8U2dJNN8I7kB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
To: Grant Likely <grant.likely-s3s/WqlpOiPyB63q8FvJNQ@public.gmane.org>
Cc: "parch-QRwYI7m9GJLYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org"
<parch-QRwYI7m9GJLYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>,
devicetree-discuss
<devicetree-discuss-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org>,
David Gibson <dwg-8fk3Idey6ehBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>,
Stuart Yoder <b08248-KZfg59tc24xl57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org>,
Scott Wood <scottwood-KZfg59tc24xl57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org>,
Matthew McClintock <msm-KZfg59tc24xl57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [Power.org:parch] devicetree: Musings on reserved regions
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:39:26 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1297114766.14982.76.camel@pasglop> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinjPk1rJp1pCvM3ZTsLnEym57qU6u72vL8JQ1V3-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
> In addition to the reserved regions block in the header, define a set
> of properties in the memory node that specify the reserved regions
> with the name reflecting the usage.
> For example:
>
> memory@0 {
> device_type = "memory";
> reg = <0 0x40000000>;
> reserved-ramdisk = <0xc00000 0x200000>; /* 2MB ramdisk */
> reserved-dtb = <0xbf0000 0x1000>; /* devicetree */
> reserved-fb0 = 0x1000000 0x400000>; /* framebuffer */
> };
>
> Each reserved property would start with "reserved-" followed by a
> name. reserved-ramdisk and reserved-dtb would be reserved for ramdisk
> and dtb images respectively. Other names could also be defined; for
> example, reserved-openfirmware.
I very much dislike the list of properties with magic names. I'd rather
have a pair of properties containing lists (reserved-names and
reserved-ranges).
Cheers,
Ben.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-02-07 21:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-02-07 20:59 devicetree: Musings on reserved regions Grant Likely
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2011-02-07 21:39 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt [this message]
2011-02-07 21:45 ` [Power.org:parch] " Grant Likely
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2011-02-07 21:53 ` Yoder Stuart-B08248
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2011-02-07 21:56 ` Grant Likely
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2011-02-07 22:01 ` Jimi Xenidis
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2011-02-07 22:50 ` Dan Hettena
2011-02-08 1:13 ` David VomLehn
2011-02-07 21:58 ` Scott Wood
2011-02-07 22:00 ` Jimi Xenidis
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2011-02-08 5:05 ` Grant Likely
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2011-02-08 6:45 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-02-08 10:56 ` Jimi Xenidis
2011-02-08 2:20 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-02-07 21:46 ` Scott Wood
2011-02-08 12:24 ` David Gibson
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