linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/12] of: Add binding document for MIPS GIC

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Date:	Sun, 31 Aug 2014 11:34:36 -0700
From:	Andrew Bresticker <abrestic@...omium.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Jeffrey Deans <jeffrey.deans@...tec.com>,
	Markos Chandras <markos.chandras@...tec.com>,
	Paul Burton <paul.burton@...tec.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
	Linux-MIPS <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/12] of: Add binding document for MIPS GIC

On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 12:53 AM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> On Friday 29 August 2014 15:14:30 Andrew Bresticker wrote:
>> The Global Interrupt Controller (GIC) present on certain MIPS systems
>> can be used to route external interrupts to individual VPEs and CPU
>> interrupt vectors.  It also supports a timer and software-generated
>> interrupts.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Andrew Bresticker <abrestic@...omium.org>
>> ---
>>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mips/gic.txt | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>
>
> This may be a stupid question, but is this related to the ARM GIC
> in any way or does it just share the name?

There's no relation.  Note that it's also "Global Interrupt
Controller" vs. "Generic Interrupt Controller".

> In either case the binding belongs into
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/.

Will do.
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