On Mon, 2013-08-19 at 11:55 +0100, Sylwester Nawrocki wrote: > On 08/16/2013 03:28 PM, Pawel Moll wrote: > > On Fri, 2013-08-16 at 14:12 +0100, Jacek Anaszewski wrote: > >> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/light/gp2ap020a00f.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/light/gp2ap020a00f.txt > >> new file mode 100644 > >> index 0000000..e4f377d > >> --- /dev/null > >> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/light/gp2ap020a00f.txt > >> @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ > >> +* Sharp GP2AP020A00F I2C Proximity/ALS sensor > >> + > >> +Required properties: > >> + > >> + - compatible : should be "sharp,gp2ap020a00f" > >> + - reg : the I2C address of the light sensor > >> + - interrupt-parent : phandle to the parent interrupt controller > >> + - interrupts : should be INT interrupt pin > > This seems a bit misleading, perhaps: > > interrupts : should be interrupt number the INT pin interrupt is routed to > > ? > > Any particular reason for the interrupt-parent being required? Couldn't > > it be inherited, as is happens in most cases? > > I think this was intended for the cases when the sensor is connected > to a GPIO and the GPIO interrupt controller is used. For example on > the Exynos SoCs with each GPIO bank is associated separate interrupt > controller instance (see arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos4210-pinctrl.dtsi > for details). Thus one of those interrupt controllers need to be > selected by dts, rather than inheriting the GIC. > > I'm not sure if "interrupt-parent" needs to be part of DT binding of > this sensor device. Perhaps it could be an optional property or should > it be dropped completely ? I guess it should be considered as part > of the interrupt controller binding ? Yes, I believe so. At least this is the de-facto standard for existing device bindings documentations. Hopefully the DT-schemas-being-forged will clarify the matter once for all. Pawel -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
