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Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC] New device API
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Blue Swirl |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC] New device API |
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Tue, 5 May 2009 19:26:17 +0300 |
On 5/5/09, Paul Brook <address@hidden> wrote:
> > About "int" property, I'd use a wider type to support 64 bit properties.
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> Ok.
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> > I don't think the ptr property can be used to construct OpenFirmware
> > properties, because the length of the data is not handled.
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> This is intended to be used to link between devices. An OF implementation
> would probably use a phandle. I may rename to device/object to clarify.
Still, it would be useful to have a way for the devices to be able to
export strings and blobs to the device tree.
> The ESP DMA bits where we pass function pointers are a temporary hack, and
> should go away.
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> > What happens if you try to register two devices of the same type, can
> > you identify them somehow? In OF, this is handed with by adding @ and
> > address.
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> I guess I'll either use an informative suffix (like OF/FDT), or have separate
> type and instance name.
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> Paul
>
- [Qemu-devel] [RFC] New device API, Paul Brook, 2009/05/05
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC] New device API, Anthony Liguori, 2009/05/05
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC] New device API, Edgar E. Iglesias, 2009/05/05
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC] New device API, Paul Brook, 2009/05/05
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC] New device API, Paul Brook, 2009/05/05
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC] New device API, Anthony Liguori, 2009/05/06
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC] New device API, Anthony Liguori, 2009/05/09
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC] New device API, Paul Brook, 2009/05/09
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC] New device API, Anthony Liguori, 2009/05/09
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC] New device API, malc, 2009/05/09