Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: interrupt-controller: sifive,plic: Fix number of interrupts

From: Rob Herring
Date: Thu Dec 16 2021 - 16:29:33 EST


On Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:41:21 +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> The number of interrupts lacks an upper bound, thus assuming one,
> causing properly grouped "interrupts-extended" properties to be flagged
> as an error by "make dtbs_check".
>
> Fix this by adding the missing "maxItems". As the architectural maximum
> is 15872 interrupts, using that as the limit would be unpractical.
> Hence limit it to 9 interrupts (one interrupt for a system management
> core, and two interrupts per core for other cores). This should be
> sufficient for now, and the limit can always be increased when the need
> arises.
>
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2:
> - Split in two patches,
> - Improve patch description and document limit rationale.
> ---
> .../bindings/interrupt-controller/sifive,plic-1.0.0.yaml | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>

Acked-by: Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>