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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/fpga/intro.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/fpga/intro.rst index 51cd81dbb4dc..50d1cab84950 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/fpga/intro.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/fpga/intro.rst @@ -12,18 +12,18 @@ Linux. Some of the core intentions of the FPGA subsystems are: * Code should not be shared between upper and lower layers. This should go without saying. If that seems necessary, there's probably - framework functionality that that can be added that will benefit + framework functionality that can be added that will benefit other users. Write the linux-fpga mailing list and maintainers and seek out a solution that expands the framework for broad reuse. -* Generally, when adding code, think of the future. Plan for re-use. +* Generally, when adding code, think of the future. Plan for reuse. The framework in the kernel is divided into: FPGA Manager ------------ -If you are adding a new FPGA or a new method of programming a FPGA, +If you are adding a new FPGA or a new method of programming an FPGA, this is the subsystem for you. Low level FPGA manager drivers contain the knowledge of how to program a specific device. This subsystem includes the framework in fpga-mgr.c and the low level drivers that @@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ are registered with it. FPGA Bridge ----------- -FPGA Bridges prevent spurious signals from going out of a FPGA or a -region of a FPGA during programming. They are disabled before +FPGA Bridges prevent spurious signals from going out of an FPGA or a +region of an FPGA during programming. They are disabled before programming begins and re-enabled afterwards. An FPGA bridge may be -actual hard hardware that gates a bus to a cpu or a soft ("freeze") +actual hard hardware that gates a bus to a CPU or a soft ("freeze") bridge in FPGA fabric that surrounds a partial reconfiguration region of an FPGA. This subsystem includes fpga-bridge.c and the low level drivers that are registered with it. @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ FPGA Region ----------- If you are adding a new interface to the FPGA framework, add it on top -of a FPGA region to allow the most reuse of your interface. +of an FPGA region to allow the most reuse of your interface. The FPGA Region framework (fpga-region.c) associates managers and bridges as reconfigurable regions. A region may refer to the whole |
