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

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Date:	Wed, 29 Oct 2014 17:05:13 +0000
From:	Qais Yousef <qais.yousef@...tec.com>
To:	Andrew Bresticker <abrestic@...omium.org>
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>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
	John Crispin <blogic@...nwrt.org>,
	David Daney <ddaney.cavm@...il.com>,
	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 V3 2/4] of: Add binding document for MIPS GIC

On 10/29/2014 04:56 PM, Andrew Bresticker wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 4:01 AM, Qais Yousef <qais.yousef@...tec.com> 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"?

Yep that's a better wording for sure :)
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