From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:22:24 +0100 (BST) Received: from localhost.localdomain ([127.0.0.1]:64681 "EHLO bacchus.dhis.org") by ftp.linux-mips.org with ESMTP id S20037703AbWHLAWW (ORCPT ); Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:22:22 +0100 Received: from denk.linux-mips.net (denk.linux-mips.net [127.0.0.1]) by bacchus.dhis.org (8.13.7/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k7C0MFhb008574; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:22:15 +0100 Received: (from ralf@localhost) by denk.linux-mips.net (8.13.7/8.13.7/Submit) id k7C0MBDF008573; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:22:11 +0100 Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:22:11 +0100 From: Ralf Baechle To: Dave Jones , Thomas Koeller , wim@iguana.be, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mips@linux-mips.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Added MIPS RM9K watchdog driver Message-ID: <20060812002211.GA8279@linux-mips.org> References: <200608102319.13679.thomas@koeller.dyndns.org> <20060811205639.GK26930@redhat.com> <200608120149.23380.thomas@koeller.dyndns.org> <20060812000636.GB28540@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060812000636.GB28540@redhat.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Return-Path: X-Envelope-To: <"|/home/ecartis/ecartis -s linux-mips"> (uid 0) X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org X-archive-position: 12312 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org X-original-sender: ralf@linux-mips.org Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips On Fri, Aug 11, 2006 at 08:06:36PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote: > > I think they are. Remember, the entire device is integrated in the > > processor. No external buses involved. > > Ok. I think it's ok in this case, we're unlikely to see these peripherals on other chips than PMC-Sierra's - but that's of course just a guess. With a broader perspective the embedded world is increasingly converging to using standardized components (so called "IP") and on-chip interconnects such as OCP for new designs and portable drivers should reflect this. Ralf