RE: [PATCHv6 2/2] dt/bindings: Add the DT binding documentation for endianness

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> > +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,
> > +  these properties are for register values and all the buffers only.
> > +
> 
> It would be more readable if its like 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, these propperties are for
> 			values and all the buffers only.
> 

Yes, it is.

See the next verison.

Thanks,

BRs
Xiubo



> > +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;
> > +};
> 
> 
> --
> Regards,
> Varka Bhadram.

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