Re: [PATCH] ndfc driver

Stefan Roese
2008-12-09T06:10:46Z

On Tuesday 09 December 2008, Sean MacLennan wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:01:07 -0500
>
> "Josh Boyer" <jwboyer@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> > In addition to an example DTS patch (probably to warp itself), could
> > you briefly write up a binding and put it in
> > Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/amcc (or similar)? Also please CC
> > the devicetree-discuss list on that part.
>
> Here is a start at the doc. I have sent it as a patch, but could just
> as easily send raw text.
>
> The example comes from the warp dts, just with less partitions, so I
> have not included a warp dts patch here.
>
> Cheers,
> Sean
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/amcc/ndfc.txt
> b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/amcc/ndfc.txt new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..668f4a9
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/amcc/ndfc.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
> +AMCC NDFC (NanD Flash Controller)
> +
> +Required properties:
> +- compatible : "amcc,ndfc".

The 4xx NAND controller was first implemented on the 440EP, IIRC. So I'm
pretty sure that this controller is an IBM core and not am AMCC core. So this
should be "ibm,ndfc".

And with this change it makes no sense to put this file "ndfc.txt" into the
amcc directory.

Josh, where should this go then?

Best regards,
Stefan