On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Matt Sealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Bartlomiej Sieka wrote:
>  > +
>  > +                     phy0:[EMAIL PROTECTED] {
>  > +                             device_type = "ethernet-phy";@0"
>  > +                             reg = <0>;
>  > +                     };
>
>  What's the parsing of this pan out to? What does it mean?
>
>  Having colons in device names is totally contrary to OF device naming
>  spec. Does the part after the colon have a special meaning to the DTC?

"phy0:" is a label used by dtc.
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" is the node name.

>
>  I also was under the impression that device_type was invalid in a DTS
>  file, have we changed our minds again?

No, we haven't.  It kind of sneaked back in for ethernet phys.  I
don't know why.

Cheers,
g.

-- 
Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng.
Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.
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