Subject: Re: [DTC PATCH] Add support for decimal, octal and binary based cell values.

From: David Gibson <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:57:39 +1100

On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 02:33:47PM -0800, Dan Malek wrote:
> 
> On Feb 15, 2007, at 9:13 AM, Jon Loeliger wrote:
> 
> > New syntax d#, b#, o# and h# allow for an explicit prefix
> > on cell values to specify their base.  Eg: <d# 123>
> 
> Why do we need yet another syntax?  Everyone
> else, including most silicon documentation, uses
> the standard "C" syntax 0x for hex, 0 for octal, and
> nothing for decimal.  If really needed binary, we
> could us the '0b'.  Of the few dts files I've done,
> anything to make this easier, rather than inventing
> something new, would be appreciated.

Yes, but hex-by-default is already implemented and out there.  We
can't change it without breaking compatibility horribly.

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