From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [66.187.233.31]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE6EF67A3E for ; Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:09:17 +1000 (EST) Subject: Re: [PATCH] DTC - validation by device_type From: Paul Nasrat To: Segher Boessenkool In-Reply-To: <5E473F0A-C2E2-4ABD-A9FA-E83C4B4CB6C3@kernel.crashing.org> References: <1143586160.2660.19.camel@enki.eridu> <66cc5bfb5a367a814fbace8105572658@penguinppc.org> <1143599612.2704.14.camel@enki.eridu> <1145547307.5314.118.camel@cashmere.sps.mot.com> <1145905793.4082.27.camel@enki.eridu> <5E473F0A-C2E2-4ABD-A9FA-E83C4B4CB6C3@kernel.crashing.org> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:09:04 -0400 Message-Id: <1145912945.4082.32.camel@enki.eridu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Cc: "linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org" , Jon Loeliger List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Mon, 2006-04-24 at 22:55 +0200, Segher Boessenkool wrote: > 1) It's hard to see how any (physical) network device would > not have a "reg" property. It is not required though. > > 2) "local-mac-address" is not a required property. > > 3) "mac-address" is only required for nodes that have been > opened before. > > 4) "address-bits" is not required (taken as 48 if absent). > > Please see Annex A (look at the property names, and perhaps > at the "network" device type). _Always_ look at Annex A! > It's normative. My bad. Jon, just drop this from your queue then. Paul