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Subject: [PATCHv3 1/2] dt/bindings: Add the DT binding documentation for
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:43:48 +0800
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---
.../devicetree/bindings/endianness/endianness.txt | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 47 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..49458a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/endianness/endianness.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+Device-Tree binding for device endianness
+
+The endianness mode of CPU & Device scenarios:
+Index CPU Device Endianess flag for DT bool property
+------------------------------------------------------------
+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{,-*}: this is one boolean property.
+
+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{,-*};
+};