Subject: Re: OF compatible MTD platform RAM driver ?

From: Sergei Shtylyov <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:40:56 +0300

Segher Boessenkool wrote:

>> - Using another device node with a compatible value set to 
>> "linear-ram" (or
>> something similar). This would support both volatile and non-volatile
>> devices, and a property could be added to specify if the device is 
>> volatile
>> or not.

> "memory-mapped-memory" perhaps :-)

> Or, just "memory".  Although that one might play havoc with some

    I'd suggest "ram" and "rom" then. Luckily the device trees don't contain 
binding for the real RAM chips yet. :-)

> not-quite-correct main memory probing code.

    You mean the there's parsers that search the "compatible" prop for 
"memory" as well as "device_type" prop?

> Segher

WBR, Sergei