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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2014-04-02 14:27:15 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2014-04-02 14:27:15 -0700
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Merge tag 'dt-for-linus' of git://git.secretlab.ca/git/linux
Pull devicetree changes from Grant Likely: "Updates to devicetree core code. This branch contains the following notable changes: - add reserved memory binding - make struct device_node a kobject and remove legacy /proc/device-tree - ePAPR conformance fixes - update in-kernel DTC copy to version v1.4.0 - preparatory changes for dynamic device tree overlays - minor bug fixes and documentation changes The most significant change in this branch is the conversion of struct device_node to be a kobject that is exposed via sysfs and removal of the old /proc/device-tree code. This simplifies the device tree handling code and tightens up the lifecycle on device tree nodes. [updated: added fix for dangling select PROC_DEVICETREE]" * tag 'dt-for-linus' of git://git.secretlab.ca/git/linux: (29 commits) dt: Remove dangling "select PROC_DEVICETREE" of: Add support for ePAPR "stdout-path" property of: device_node kobject lifecycle fixes of: only scan for reserved mem when fdt present powerpc: add support for reserved memory defined by device tree arm64: add support for reserved memory defined by device tree of: add missing major vendors of: add vendor prefix for SMSC of: remove /proc/device-tree of/selftest: Add self tests for manipulation of properties of: Make device nodes kobjects so they show up in sysfs arm: add support for reserved memory defined by device tree drivers: of: add support for custom reserved memory drivers drivers: of: add initialization code for dynamic reserved memory drivers: of: add initialization code for static reserved memory of: document bindings for reserved-memory nodes Revert "of: fix of_update_property()" kbuild: dtbs_install: new make target ARM: mvebu: Allows to get the SoC ID even without PCI enabled of: Allows to use the PCI translator without the PCI core ...
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+What: /sys/firmware/devicetree/*
+Date: November 2013
+Contact: Grant Likely <grant.likely@linaro.org>
+Description:
+ When using OpenFirmware or a Flattened Device Tree to enumerate
+ hardware, the device tree structure will be exposed in this
+ directory.
+
+ It is possible for multiple device-tree directories to exist.
+ Some device drivers use a separate detached device tree which
+ have no attachment to the system tree and will appear in a
+ different subdirectory under /sys/firmware/devicetree.
+
+ Userspace must not use the /sys/firmware/devicetree/base
+ path directly, but instead should follow /proc/device-tree
+ symlink. It is possible that the absolute path will change
+ in the future, but the symlink is the stable ABI.
+
+ The /proc/device-tree symlink replaces the devicetree /proc
+ filesystem support, and has largely the same semantics and
+ should be compatible with existing userspace.
+
+ The contents of /sys/firmware/devicetree/ is a
+ hierarchy of directories, one per device tree node. The
+ directory name is the resolved path component name (node
+ name plus address). Properties are represented as files
+ in the directory. The contents of each file is the exact
+ binary data from the device tree.