Re: missing timer in dts: how to deal ?

[Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>]

On Fri, May 05, 2023 at 06:55:35PM -0300, Jared McNeill wrote:
> Hi Manuel --
> 
> The fp_bootstrap callback for i.mx6sx should be able to deal with this.
> Either make a fake device_t + softc and call the attach function directly
> (no need for this to be an actual device), or create a node programatically
> describing the device and add it to the fdt using libfdt.h.
> 
> Try to make the code smart enough to only do this if a device with that
> compatible string does not already exist in the device tree, in case it is
> added in the future.

thanks
I think the fdt node is the way to go, as this also needs an interrupt and
it may not be so easy to do without a node.

Do you have an example of a node created in the kernel using libfdt.h ?
I had a quick look at libfdt.h and it doesn't look obvious ...

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