linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][WAS:bcmai,axi] bcma: add Broadcom specific AMBA bus driver

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Message-ID: <BANLkTi=GJs=04H=HpCDy_o1JnhY4+aPgxA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sat, 7 May 2011 18:49:30 +0200
From:	Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>
To:	Arend van Spriel <arend@...adcom.com>
Cc:	Michael Büsch <m@...s.ch>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	"linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	"b43-dev@...ts.infradead.org" <b43-dev@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Michael Büsch <mb@...sch.de>,
	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
	George Kashperko <george@...u.edu.ua>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Russell King <rmk@....linux.org.uk>,
	Andy Botting <andy@...ybotting.com>,
	linuxdriverproject <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][WAS:bcmai,axi] bcma: add Broadcom specific AMBA bus driver

2011/5/7 Arend van Spriel <arend@...adcom.com>:
> On 05/07/2011 03:55 PM, Michael Büsch wrote:
>>
>>> Arnd: did you have a look at defines at all?
>>>
>>> Most of the defines have values in range 0x800 → 0x837. Converting
>>> this to array means loosing 0x800 u16 entries. We can not use 0x800
>>> offset, because there are also some defined between 0x000 and 0x800:
>>> #define BCMA_CORE_OOB_ROUTER           0x367   /* Out of band */
>>> #define BCMA_CORE_INVALID              0x700
>
> Please be aware that the core identifier itself is not unique (in the
> current list they are). In the scan the BCMA_CORE_OOB_ROUTER will always
> show BCMA_MANUF_ARM (did not look up the proper manufacturer define but you
> get the idea, i hope).

Unfortunately, I don't. Could you explain this? How core identified
can be not unique? Can 0x800 mean ChipCommon but also SuperPCIeX?

-- 
Rafał
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