Device-Tree binding for device endianness The endianness mode of CPU & Device scenarios: Index CPU Device Endianness properties ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 LE LE - 2 LE BE 'big-endian{,-*}' 3 BE BE - 4 BE LE 'little-endian{,-*}' {big,little}-endian{,-*}: these are boolean properties, if absent meaning that the CPU and the Device are in the same endianness mode. Signed-off-by: Xiubo Li <Li.Xiubo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- .../devicetree/bindings/endianness/endianness.txt | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/endianness/endianness.txt diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/endianness/endianness.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/endianness/endianness.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cc5f7f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/endianness/endianness.txt @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +Device-Tree binding for device endianness + +The endianness mode of CPU & Device scenarios: +Index CPU Device Endianness properties +------------------------------------------------------------ +1 LE LE - +2 LE BE 'big-endian{,-*}' +3 BE BE - +4 BE LE 'little-endian{,-*}' + +For one device driver, which will run in different scenarios above +on different SoCs using the devicetree, we need one way to simplify +this. + +Required properties: +- {big,little}-endian{,-*}: these are boolean properties, if absent + meaning that the CPU and the Device are in the same endianness mode. + +Examples: +Scenario 1 : CPU in LE mode & device in LE mode. +dev: dev@40031000 { + compatible = "name"; + reg = <0x40031000 0x1000>; + ... +}; + +Scenario 2 : CPU in LE mode & device in BE mode. +dev: dev@40031000 { + compatible = "name"; + reg = <0x40031000 0x1000>; + ... + big-endian{,-*}; +}; + +Scenario 3 : CPU in BE mode & device in BE mode. +dev: dev@40031000 { + compatible = "name"; + reg = <0x40031000 0x1000>; + ... +}; + +Scenario 4 : CPU in BE mode & device in LE mode. +dev: dev@40031000 { + compatible = "name"; + reg = <0x40031000 0x1000>; + ... + little-endian{,-*}; +}; -- 1.8.4 -- 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