From 6df58e485fd002f61bbe219f0682c1345b823906 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen Boyd Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 19:55:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] dt-bindings: Clarify interrupts-extended usage Reading the description about when to use interrupts-extended leads some developers to think that it shouldn't be used unless a device has interrupts from more than one interrupt controller. This isn't true. We should encourage devicetree writers to use this property in situations where it isn't the inherited interrupt-parent so that we have less properties in a DT node by virtue of not having to specify an interrupt-parent and an interrupts property. Reported-by: Alexandru M Stan Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd Signed-off-by: Rob Herring --- .../bindings/interrupt-controller/interrupts.txt | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/interrupts.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/interrupts.txt index 8a3c40829899..4a3ee253f7f0 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/interrupts.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/interrupts.txt @@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ controller node. This property is inherited, so it may be specified in an interrupt client node or in any of its parent nodes. Interrupts listed in the "interrupts" property are always in reference to the node's interrupt parent. -The "interrupts-extended" property is a special form for use when a node needs -to reference multiple interrupt parents. Each entry in this property contains -both the parent phandle and the interrupt specifier. "interrupts-extended" -should only be used when a device has multiple interrupt parents. +The "interrupts-extended" property is a special form; useful when a node needs +to reference multiple interrupt parents or a different interrupt parent than +the inherited one. Each entry in this property contains both the parent phandle +and the interrupt specifier. Example: interrupts-extended = <&intc1 5 1>, <&intc2 1 0>;