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| author | Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pretzel.yyz.us> | 2005-06-22 21:50:57 -0400 |
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| committer | Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com> | 2005-06-22 21:50:57 -0400 |
| commit | a5324343955997d1439f26518ddac567cd5d134b (patch) | |
| tree | f43558389c41e3a0f076c4ee55d77c4aa1561779 /Documentation/driver-model/device.txt | |
| parent | 8199d3a79c224bbe5943fa08684e1f93a17881b0 (diff) | |
| parent | a4936044001694f033fe4ea94d6034d51a6b465c (diff) | |
Merge /spare/repo/linux-2.6/
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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-model/device.txt b/Documentation/driver-model/device.txt index 58cc5dc8fd3..a05ec50f800 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-model/device.txt +++ b/Documentation/driver-model/device.txt @@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ driver_data: Driver-specific data. platform_data: Platform data specific to the device. + Example: for devices on custom boards, as typical of embedded + and SOC based hardware, Linux often uses platform_data to point + to board-specific structures describing devices and how they + are wired. That can include what ports are available, chip + variants, which GPIO pins act in what additional roles, and so + on. This shrinks the "Board Support Packages" (BSPs) and + minimizes board-specific #ifdefs in drivers. + current_state: Current power state of the device. saved_state: Pointer to saved state of the device. This is usable by |