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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 1/6] dt-bindings: interrupt-controller: add DT binding for the Marvell GICP
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On 07/06/17 23:24, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 02, 2017 at 12:06:52PM +0200, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
>> This commit adds the Device Tree binding documentation for the Marvell
>> GICP, an extension to the GIC that allows to trigger GIC SPI interrupts
>> using memory transactions. It is used by the ICU unit in the Marvell
>> CP110 block to turn wired interrupts inside the CP into SPI interrupts
>> at the GIC level in the AP.
>
> Sounds like an MSI block?

Almost. It also allows to deal with level interrupts, which a classic
MSI controller cannot manage. This looks like it has been lifted from
the GICv3 spec, which offers the exact same mechanism for SPIs.

Thanks,

M.
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