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diff --git a/Documentation/mips/GT64120.README b/Documentation/mips/GT64120.README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..2d0eec91dc5 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/mips/GT64120.README @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +README for arch/mips/gt64120 directory and subdirectories + +Jun Sun, jsun@mvista.com or jsun@junsun.net +01/27, 2001 + +MOTIVATION +---------- + +Many MIPS boards share the same system controller (or CPU companian chip), +such as GT-64120. It is highly desirable to let these boards share +the same controller code instead of duplicating them. + +This directory is meant to hold all MIPS boards that use GT-64120 or GT-64120A. + + +HOW TO ADD A BOARD +------------------ + +. Create a subdirectory include/asm/gt64120/<board>. + +. Create a file called gt64120_dep.h under that directory. + +. Modify include/asm/gt64120/gt64120.h file to include the new gt64120_dep.h + based on config options. The board-dep section is at the end of + include/asm/gt64120/gt64120.h file. There you can find all required + definitions include/asm/gt64120/<board>/gt64120_dep.h file must supply. + +. Create a subdirectory arch/mips/gt64120/<board> directory to hold + board specific routines. + +. The GT-64120 common code is supplied under arch/mips/gt64120/common directory. + It includes: + 1) arch/mips/gt64120/pci.c - + common PCI routine, include the top-level pcibios_init() + 2) arch/mips/gt64120/irq.c - + common IRQ routine, include the top-level do_IRQ() + [This part really belongs to arch/mips/kernel. jsun] + 3) arch/mips/gt64120/gt_irq.c - + common IRQ routines for GT-64120 chip. Currently it only handles + the timer interrupt. + +. Board-specific routines are supplied under arch/mips/gt64120/<board> dir. + 1) arch/mips/gt64120/<board>/pci.c - it provides bus fixup routine + 2) arch/mips/gt64120/<board>/irq.c - it provides enable/disable irqs + and board irq setup routine (irq_setup) + 3) arch/mips/gt64120/<board>/int-handler.S - + The first-level interrupt dispatching routine. + 4) a bunch of other "normal" stuff (setup, prom, dbg_io, reset, etc) + +. Follow other "normal" procedure to modify configuration files, etc. + + +TO-DO LIST +---------- + +. Expand arch/mips/gt64120/gt_irq.c to handle all GT-64120 interrupts. + We probably need to introduce GT_IRQ_BASE in board-dep header file, + which is used the starting irq_nr for all GT irqs. + + A function, gt64120_handle_irq(), will be added so that the first-level + irq dispatcher will call this function if it detects an interrupt + from GT-64120. + +. More support for GT-64120 PCI features (2nd PCI bus, perhaps) + |