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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/interrupts.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/interrupts.txt index 72a06c0ab1d..1486497a24c 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/interrupts.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/interrupt-controller/interrupts.txt @@ -4,16 +4,33 @@ Specifying interrupt information for devices 1) Interrupt client nodes ------------------------- -Nodes that describe devices which generate interrupts must contain an -"interrupts" property. This property must contain a list of interrupt -specifiers, one per output interrupt. The format of the interrupt specifier is -determined by the interrupt controller to which the interrupts are routed; see -section 2 below for details. +Nodes that describe devices which generate interrupts must contain an either an +"interrupts" property or an "interrupts-extended" property. These properties +contain a list of interrupt specifiers, one per output interrupt. The format of +the interrupt specifier is determined by the interrupt controller to which the +interrupts are routed; see section 2 below for details. + + Example: + interrupt-parent = <&intc1>; + interrupts = <5 0>, <6 0>; The "interrupt-parent" property is used to specify the controller to which interrupts are routed and contains a single phandle referring to the interrupt controller node. This property is inherited, so it may be specified in an -interrupt client node or in any of its parent nodes. +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. + + Example: + interrupts-extended = <&intc1 5 1>, <&intc2 1 0>; + +A device node may contain either "interrupts" or "interrupts-extended", but not +both. If both properties are present, then the operating system should log an +error and use only the data in "interrupts". 2) Interrupt controller nodes ----------------------------- |