netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] net: dt-bindings: Document the new Meson8b and GXBB DWMAC bindings

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Date:   Mon, 22 Aug 2016 13:55:22 +0200
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:     Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com>,
        linux-amlogic@...ts.infradead.org, khilman@...libre.com,
        carlo@...one.org, mturquette@...libre.com, peppe.cavallaro@...com,
        alexandre.torgue@...com, mark.rutland@....com,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, catalin.marinas@....com,
        will.deacon@....com, robh+dt@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        sboyd@...eaurora.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] net: dt-bindings: Document the new Meson8b and GXBB DWMAC bindings

On Saturday, August 20, 2016 11:35:35 AM CEST Martin Blumenstingl wrote:
> +- reg: The first register range should be the one of the DWMAC
> +       controller. The second range is is for the Amlogic specific
> +       configuration (for example the PRG_ETHERNET register range
> +       on Meson8b and newer)
>  
...

> +Example for GXBB:
> +       ethmac: ethernet@...10000 {
> +               compatible = "amlogic,meson-gxbb-dwmac", "snps,dwmac";
> +               reg = <0x0 0xc9410000 0x0 0x10000>,
> +                       <0x0 0xc8834540 0x0 0x8>;
> 

The address "0xc8834540" suggests that this is part of a larger register
range that is used for various things, i.e. a "syscon" type of device.

How about making this a syscon reference rather than a "reg" address?

	Arnd