From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Grant Likely Subject: Re: Documentation for device tree API Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:44:36 -0600 Message-ID: References: <20090309151053.AFECD8B8055@mail224-sin.bigfish.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20090309151053.AFECD8B8055-DcIl3Neqgic+7bgej9ysKKQXxVRGGlT3@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: devicetree-discuss-bounces+gldd-devicetree-discuss=m.gmane.org-mnsaURCQ41sdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org Errors-To: devicetree-discuss-bounces+gldd-devicetree-discuss=m.gmane.org-mnsaURCQ41sdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org To: John Linn Cc: Brian Hill , devicetree-discuss-mnsaURCQ41sdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org List-Id: devicetree@vger.kernel.org Hey John. On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 9:10 AM, John Linn wrote: > We have a number of customers trying to use device tree to write their own > device drivers and they are asking a lot of API type questions. > > We haven't found any API type explanation/examples for using device tree > other than to look at existing drivers which can be challenging. > > Is there some documentation that we're just missing that does exist? > > We realize there is the Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt file > that describes the device tree, but it doesn't explain the API. No, I don't think there is any documentation other than the kerneldoc on the API functions themselves, but that doesn't give much of a higher level view. If I get some time, I'll try to jot down some notes. I need to write a presentation on the topic anyway, so maybe I can kill 2 birds with that stone. g. > > Thanks, > John > > This email and any attachments are intended for the sole use of the named > recipient(s) and contain(s) confidential information that may be > proprietary, privileged or copyrighted under applicable law. If you are not > the intended recipient, do not read, copy, or forward this email message or > any attachments. Delete this email message and any attachments immediately. -- Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng. Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.