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OF_NODE_FROM_XREF(9) FreeBSD Kernel Developer's Manual OF_NODE_FROM_XREF(9)
NAME
OF_node_from_xref, OF_xref_from_node - convert between kernel phandle and
effective phandle
SYNOPSIS
#include <dev/ofw/ofw_bus.h>
#include <dev/ofw/ofw_bus_subr.h>
phandle_t
OF_node_from_xref(phandle_t xref);
phandle_t
OF_xref_from_node(phandle_t node);
DESCRIPTION
Some OpenFirmware implementations (FDT, IBM) have a concept of effective
phandle or xrefs. They are used to cross-reference device tree nodes.
For instance, a framebuffer controller may refer to a GPIO controller and
pin that controls the backlight. In this example, the GPIO node would
have a cell (32-bit integer) property with a reserved name like "phandle"
or "linux,phandle" whose value uniquely identifies the node. The actual
name depends on the implementation. The framebuffer node would have a
property with the name described by device bindings (device-specific set
of properties). It can be a cell property or a combined property with
one part of it being a cell. The value of the framebuffer node's
property would be the same as the value of the GPIO "phandle" property so
it can be said that the framebuffer node refers to the GPIO node. The
kernel uses internal logic to assign unique identifiers to the device
tree nodes, and these values do not match the values of "phandle"
properties. OF_node_from_xref() and OF_xref_from_node() are used to
perform conversion between these two kinds of node identifiers.
OF_node_from_xref() returns the kernel phandle for the effective phandle
xref. If one cannot be found or the OpenFirmware implementation does not
support effective phandles, the function returns the input value.
OF_xref_from_xref() returns the effective phandle for the kernel phandle
xref. If one cannot be found or the OpenFirmware implementation does not
support effective phandles, the function returns the input value.
EXAMPLES
phandle_t panelnode, panelxref;
char *model;
if (OF_getencprop(node, "lcd-panel", &panelxref) <= 0)
return;
panelnode = OF_node_from_xref(panelxref);
if (OF_getprop_alloc(hdminode, "model", (void **)&model) <= 0)
return;
SEE ALSO
OF_device_from_xref(9), OF_device_register_xref(9)
AUTHORS
This manual page was written by Oleksandr Tymoshenko <gonzo@FreeBSD.org>.