On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:20:54 +0100 Benjamin Krill <ben@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Josh, > > >What does 'NWP' stand for, and how is it different from a regular serial > >port? Also, what platforms can this device be found on currently? > > > >Some of that should be included in the changelog, but I'm curious as well > >too. > > NWP stands for network processor and it is part of the QPACE - Quantum > Chromodynamics Parallel Computing on the Cell Broadband Engine > project [1]. The implementation is a lightweight uart implementation > with the focus to consume as little resources as possible and it is > connected to a DCR bus. Neat. Thanks. We should include that in the changelog. josh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-serial" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
