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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/atmel-usart.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/atmel-usart.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2191dcb9f1da --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/atmel-usart.txt @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +* Atmel Universal Synchronous Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (USART) + +Required properties: +- compatible: Should be "atmel,<chip>-usart" + The compatible <chip> indicated will be the first SoC to support an + additional mode or an USART new feature. +- reg: Should contain registers location and length +- interrupts: Should contain interrupt + +Optional properties: +- atmel,use-dma-rx: use of PDC or DMA for receiving data +- atmel,use-dma-tx: use of PDC or DMA for transmitting data +- add dma bindings for dma transfer: + - dmas: DMA specifier, consisting of a phandle to DMA controller node, + memory peripheral interface and USART DMA channel ID, FIFO configuration. + Refer to dma.txt and atmel-dma.txt for details. + - dma-names: "rx" for RX channel, "tx" for TX channel. + +<chip> compatible description: +- at91rm9200: legacy USART support +- at91sam9260: generic USART implementation for SAM9 SoCs + +Example: +- use PDC: + usart0: serial@fff8c000 { + compatible = "atmel,at91sam9260-usart"; + reg = <0xfff8c000 0x4000>; + interrupts = <7>; + atmel,use-dma-rx; + atmel,use-dma-tx; + }; + +- use DMA: + usart0: serial@f001c000 { + compatible = "atmel,at91sam9260-usart"; + reg = <0xf001c000 0x100>; + interrupts = <12 4 5>; + atmel,use-dma-rx; + atmel,use-dma-tx; + dmas = <&dma0 2 0x3>, + <&dma0 2 0x204>; + dma-names = "tx", "rx"; + }; |