Re: [PATCH V3 2/4] of: Add binding document for MIPS GIC

From: Andrew Bresticker
Date: Wed Oct 29 2014 - 12:57:03 EST


On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 4:01 AM, Qais Yousef <qais.yousef@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 10/29/2014 12:12 AM, Andrew Bresticker wrote:
>>
>> +- mti,available-cpu-vectors : Specifies the list of CPU interrupt vectors
>> + to which the GIC may route interrupts. May contain up to 6 entries,
>> one
>> + for each of the CPU's hardware interrupt vectors. Valid values are 2 -
>> 7.
>> + This property is ignored if the CPU is started in EIC mode.
>> +
>
>
> Wouldn't it be better to have this in the reversed sense ie:
> mti,nonavailable-cpu-vectors? I think the assumption that by default they're
> all available unless something else is connected to them which is unlikely
> in most cases. It can be made optional property then.
>
> I don't have a strong opinion about it though.

Actually, I think I like the reversed sense as well. Perhaps
"mti,reserved-cpu-vectors"?
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