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 * [[Media:ELCE12-W_Sang-Devicetree_and_Its_Stumbling_Blocks.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Maintainer's Diary: Devicetree and Its Stumbling Blocks", ELCE 2012, Wolfram Sang
 * [[Media:Supporting 200 Different Expansionboards The Broken Promise of Devicetree.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Supporting 200 Different Expansionboards: The Broken Promise of Devicetree", ELCE 2012, Koen Kooi

ACPI

 * [[Media:Device_tree_acpi_compatibility-david_woodhouse-kernel_recipes_2015.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device-Tree / ACPI compatibility", Kernel Recipes 2015, David Woodhouse
 * [[Media:Rutland-presentation_3.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree, the Disaster so Far", ELC Europe 2013, Mark Rutland
 * YouTube video

ARM

 * [PDF ] "ARM support in the Linux kernel", FOSDEM 2013, Thomas Petazzoni
 * [PDF ] "Linux kernel: consolidation in the ARM architecture support" - Libre Software Meeting 2013, Thomas Petazzoni
 * [[Media:Experiences_With_Device_Tree_Support_Development_For_ARM-Based_SOC%27s.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Experiences With Device Tree Support Development For ARM-Based SOC's", Thomas P. Abraham, ELC 2012
 * slides and videos for ELC 2012 hosted by Free Electrons

best practices

 * [[Media:Rutland-presentation_3.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree, the Disaster so Far", ELC Europe 2013, Mark Rutland
 * YouTube video
 * [[Media:Chaiken-DT_ELCE_2013.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Best Practices for Long Term Support and Security of the Device-Tree (DT)" ELC Europe 2013, Alison Chaiken

bindings

 * [[Media:Dt_hw_config_policy.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device tree Hardware Description vs Configuration vs Policy", Linux Plumbers, November 2016, Frank Rowand
 * [[Media:Plumbers_2016_dt_DT_Binding_Documentation.pdf | [PDF] ]] "DT Binding Documentation", Linux Plumbers August 2015, Matt Porter
 * [[Media:Contemporary_Device_Tree.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Contemporary Device Tree", SCALE 13x February 2015, Matt Porter
 * [[Media:Engaging_Device_Trees_0.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Engaging Device Trees", ELC 2014, Geert Uytterhoeven
 * YouTube video

binding review

 * [[Media:Rutland-presentation_3.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree, the Disaster so Far", ELC Europe 2013, Mark Rutland
 * YouTube video

clocks

 * [PDF ] "Linux kernel: consolidation in the ARM architecture support" - Libre Software Meeting 2013, Thomas Petazzoni

debug

 * [[Media:Dt_tools_status.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree Tools Status", Linux Plumbers, November 2016, Frank Rowand
 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_part_3.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Solving Device Tree Issues - part 3", ELC Europe, October 2016, Frank Rowand
 * Supporting Resources (dt_prop)
 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_part_2.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Solving Device Tree Issues - part 2", LinuxCon Japan, July 2016, Frank Rowand
 * part 2 - Supporting Resources (dt_to_config)
 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_elce_2015_151006_0421.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Solving Device Tree Issues" (updated), ELCE October 2015, Frank Rowand
 * Supporting Resources (patches, etc)
 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_lcna_2015.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Solving Device Tree Issues" (updated), LinuxCon North America August 2015, Frank Rowand
 * Supporting Resources (patches, etc)
 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_lcj_2015.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Solving Device Tree Issues", LinuxCon Japan June 2015, Frank Rowand
 * Supporting Resources (patches, etc)

design suggestions

 * [[Media:Rutland-presentation_3.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree, the Disaster so Far", ELC Europe 2013, Mark Rutland
 * YouTube video
 * [[Media:Chaiken-DT_ELCE_2013.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Best Practices for Long Term Support and Security of the Device-Tree (DT)" ELC Europe 2013, Alison Chaiken
 * [[Media:Experiences_With_Device_Tree_Support_Development_For_ARM-Based_SOC%27s.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Experiences With Device Tree Support Development For ARM-Based SOC's", Thomas P. Abraham, ELC 2012
 * slides and videos for ELC 2012 hosted by Free Electrons

device tree source examples

 * [[Media:Last One Out, Turn Off The Lights.pdf | [PDF] ]] -- Power Management -- "Last One Out, Turn Off The Lights", ELC 2015, Geert Uytterhoeven
 * [[Media:The_Device_Tree_as_a_Stable_ABI-_A_Fairy_Tale?.pdf | [PDF] ]] -- Allwinner MMC, Marvell -- "The Device Tree as a Stable ABI: A Fairy Tale?", ELC 2015, Thomas Petazzoni
 * [[Media:Contemporary_Device_Tree.pdf | [PDF] ]] -- How To -- "Contemporary Device Tree", SCALE 13x February 2015, Matt Porter
 * [[Media:petazzoni-device-tree-dummies_0.pdf | [PDF] ]] -- How To -- "Device Tree for Dummies", ELC 2014, Thomas Petazzoni
 * YouTube video
 * [[Media:Elce2013-petazzoni-devicetree-for-dummies.pdf | [PDF] ]] -- How To -- "Device Tree for Dummies", ELC Europe 2013, Thomas Petazzoni
 * YouTube video
 * [[Media:elc2013_Petazzoni.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Your new ARM SoC Linux support check-list!", ELC 2013, Thomas Petazzoni

documentation

 * [[Media:Plumbers_2016_dt_device_tree_doc.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree Documentation", Linux Plumbers August 2015, Frank Rowand

i2c

 * [[Media:Contemporary_Device_Tree.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Contemporary Device Tree", SCALE 13x February 2015, Matt Porter

introduction to device tree, overviews, and howtos

 * [[Media:Contemporary_Device_Tree.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Contemporary Device Tree", SCALE 13x February 2015, Matt Porter
 * [PDF ] "About the Device Tree", OfItselfSo Tech Note
 * [[Media:petazzoni-device-tree-dummies_0.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree for Dummies", ELC 2014, Thomas Petazzoni
 * YouTube video
 * [[Media:Engaging_Device_Trees_0.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Engaging Device Trees", ELC 2014, Geert Uytterhoeven
 * YouTube video
 * [HTM ] "Device trees I: Are we having fun yet?", LWN.net November 2013, Neil Brown
 * [HTM ] "Device trees II: The harder parts", LWN.net November 2013, Neil Brown
 * [[Media:Elce2013-petazzoni-devicetree-for-dummies.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree for Dummies", ELC Europe 2013, Thomas Petazzoni
 * YouTube video
 * [[Media:Rutland-presentation_3.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree, the Disaster so Far", ELC Europe 2013, Mark Rutland
 * YouTube video
 * [PDF ] "ARM support in the Linux kernel", FOSDEM 2013, Thomas Petazzoni
 * [PDF ] "Linux kernel: consolidation in the ARM architecture support" - Libre Software Meeting 2013, Thomas Petazzoni
 * [[Media:Experiences_With_Device_Tree_Support_Development_For_ARM-Based_SOC%27s.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Experiences With Device Tree Support Development For ARM-Based SOC's", Thomas P. Abraham, ELC 2012
 * slides and videos for ELC 2012 hosted by Free Electrons
 * [PDF ] "Using the Device Tree to Describe Embedded Hardware", Embedded Linux Conference 2008, Grant Likely
 * [PDF ] "A Symphony of Flavours: Using the device tree to describe embedded hardware", OLS 2008, Grant Likely and Josh Boyer

linux kernel configuration

 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_part_2.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Solving Device Tree Issues - part 2", LinuxCon Japan, July 2016, Frank Rowand
 * Supporting Resources (dt_to_config)

linux kernel internals

 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_elce_2015_151006_0421.pdf | [PDF] ]] -- DT data life cycle -- "Solving Device Tree Issues" (updated), ELCE October 2015, Frank Rowand
 * Supporting Resources (patches, etc)
 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_lcna_2015.pdf | [PDF] ]] -- DT data life cycle -- "Solving Device Tree Issues" (updated), LinuxCon North America August 2015, Frank Rowand
 * Supporting Resources (patches, etc)
 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_lcj_2015.pdf | [PDF] ]] - DT data life cycle -- "Solving Device Tree Issues", LinuxCon Japan June 2015, Frank Rowand
 * Supporting Resources (patches, etc)
 * [[Media:Rowand--devicetree_kernel_internals.pdf | [PDF] ]] "devicetree: Kernel Internals and Practical Troubleshooting", ELC Europe 2014, Frank Rowand
 * DT data life cycle
 * data structures
 * boot
 * phases
 * initialization
 * hooks
 * driver and device detection, matching devices and drivers, match priority, probing, ordering
 * deferred probe (EPROBE_DEFER)
 * some driver API for accessing device tree data structures (partial, not complete)

linux kernel source code examples

 * [[Media:Last One Out, Turn Off The Lights.pdf | [PDF] ]] -- Power Management -- "Last One Out, Turn Off The Lights", ELC 2015, Geert Uytterhoeven

meeting notes

 * [HTM ] Notes from Device Tree Birds of a Feature session at OLS 2008

migrate to device tree

 * [[Media:Engaging_Device_Trees_0.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Engaging Device Trees", ELC 2014, Geert Uytterhoeven
 * YouTube video
 * [[Media:Rutland-presentation_3.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree, the Disaster so Far", ELC Europe 2013, Mark Rutland
 * YouTube video
 * [[Media:ELCE2013_-_DT_War.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Board file to Device Tree Migration" ELC Europe 2013, Pantelis Antoniou

overlays

 * [[Media:panto.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Portable Device Tree Connector: Painless Expansion Board Support", ELC April 2016, Pantelis Antoniou
 * [[Media:tenart.pdf | [PDF]] ] "Using DT Overlays to Support the C.H.I.P.'s Capes", ELC April 2016, Antoine Tenart
 * [[Media:Plumbers_2015_dt_DT-plumbers-2015.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree Plumbers 2015 - Dynamic DT and tools", Linux Plumbers August 2015, Pantelis Antoniou
 * [[Media:Plumbers_2016_dt_Devicetree_Overlays_at_Juniper.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree Overlay use at Juniper Networks", Linux Plumbers August 2015, Guenter Roeck
 * [[Media:Dynamic-dt-keynote-v3.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Transactional Device Tree & Overlays: Making Reconfigurable Hardware Work" (upated), ELC 2015, Pantelis Antoniou
 * YouTube video
 * [[Media:Contemporary_Device_Tree.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Contemporary Device Tree", SCALE 13x February 2015, Matt Porter

pinctrl, pinmux

 * [PDF ] "Pin Control Subsystem – Building Pins and GPIO from the ground up", Linaro Connect 2013, Linus Walleij
 * [PDF ] "Linux kernel: consolidation in the ARM architecture support" - Libre Software Meeting 2013, Thomas Petazzoni

platform devices

 * [HTM ] "The platform device API" (1 of 2), LWN.net June 21, 2011, Jonathan Corbet
 * [HTM ] "Platform devices and device trees" (2 of 2), LWN.net June 21, 2011, Jonathan Corbet

power management

 * [[Media:Last One Out, Turn Off The Lights.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Last One Out, Turn Off The Lights", ELC 2015, Geert Uytterhoeven

specification

 * [[Media:Devicetree_specification_linaro_connect_bangkok_2016.pdf | [PDF]]] "Devicetree Specification", ELC April 2016, Grant Likely

stable bindings API

 * [[Media:The_Device_Tree_as_a_Stable_ABI-_A_Fairy_Tale?.pdf | [PDF] ]] "The Device Tree as a Stable ABI: A Fairy Tale?", ELC 2015, Thomas Petazzoni
 * [[Media:DT_Binding_Process_glikely_ksummit_2013_10_28.pdf | [PDF] ]] "It's Broken! Fixing the DT binding process", Kernel Summit 2013, Grant Likely
 * [[Media:Rutland-presentation_3.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree, the Disaster so Far", ELC Europe 2013, Mark Rutland
 * YouTube video

tools

 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_elce_2015_151006_0421.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Solving Device Tree Issues" (updated), ELCE October 2015, Frank Rowand
 * Supporting Resources (patches, etc)
 * [[Media:Plumbers_2016_dt_device_tree_tools.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree Tools", Linux Plumbers August 2015, Frank Rowand
 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_lcna_2015.pdf | [PDF] ]] Solving Device Tree Issues" (updated), LinuxCon North America August 2015, Frank Rowand
 * Supporting Resources (patches, etc)
 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_lcj_2015.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Solving Device Tree Issues", LinuxCon Japan June 2015, Frank Rowand
 * Supporting Resources (patches, etc)
 * [[Media:Chaiken-DT_ELCE_2013.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Best Practices for Long Term Support and Security of the Device-Tree (DT)" ELC Europe 2013, Alison Chaiken

updating systems

 * [[Media:Chaiken-DT_ELCE_2013.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Best Practices for Long Term Support and Security of the Device-Tree (DT)" ELC Europe 2013, Alison Chaiken

validation

 * [[Media:Grant_likely_plumbers_2016_DT_Schema_Proposal.odp | [PDF]]] "Device Tree Schema Discussion", Linux Plumbers, November 2016, Grant Likely
 * [[Media:ELC14-Device_Tree_validation_0.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Trees need care: A Solution to Device Tree Validation Problem", ELC 2014, Tomasz Figa
 * Free Electrons Videos
 * [[Media:Chaiken-DT_ELCE_2013.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Best Practices for Long Term Support and Security of the Device-Tree (DT)" ELC Europe 2013, Alison Chaiken

ordered by date

 * [[Media:Grant_likely_plumbers_2016_DT_Schema_Proposal.odp | [PDF]]] "Device Tree Schema Discussion", Linux Plumbers, November 2016, Grant Likely
 * [[Media:Dt_hw_config_policy.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device tree Hardware Description vs Configuration vs Policy", Linux Plumbers, November 2016, Frank Rowand
 * [[Media:Dt_tools_status.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree Tools Status", Linux Plumbers, November 2016, Frank Rowand
 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_part_3.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Solving Device Tree Issues - part 3", ELC Europe, October 2016, Frank Rowand
 * Supporting Resources (dt_prop)
 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_part_2.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Solving Device Tree Issues - part 2", LinuxCon Japan, July 2016, Frank Rowand
 * Supporting Resources (dt_to_config)
 * [[Media:Devicetree_specification_linaro_connect_bangkok_2016.pdf | [PDF]]] "Devicetree Specification", ELC April 2016, Grant Likely
 * [[Media:panto.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Portable Device Tree Connector: Painless Expansion Board Support", ELC April 2016, Pantelis Antoniou
 * [[Media:tenart.pdf | [PDF]] ] "Using DT Overlays to Support the C.H.I.P.'s Capes", ELC April 2016, Antoine Tenart
 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_elce_2015_151006_0421.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Solving Device Tree Issues" (updated), ELCE October 2015, Frank Rowand
 * Supporting Resources (patches, etc)
 * [[Media:Device_tree_acpi_compatibility-david_woodhouse-kernel_recipes_2015.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device-Tree / ACPI compatibility", Kernel Recipes 2015, David Woodhouse
 * [[Media:Plumbers_2015_dt_DT-plumbers-2015.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree Plumbers 2015 - Dynamic DT and tools", Linux Plumbers August 2015, Pantelis Antoniou
 * [[Media:Plumbers_2016_dt_Devicetree_Overlays_at_Juniper.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree Overlay use at Juniper Networks", Linux Plumbers August 2015, Guenter Roeck
 * [[Media:Plumbers_2016_dt_DT_Binding_Documentation.pdf | [PDF] ]] "DT Binding Documentation", Linux Plumbers August 2015, Matt Porter
 * [[Media:Plumbers_2016_dt_device_tree_doc.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree Documentation", Linux Plumbers August 2015, Frank Rowand
 * [[Media:Plumbers_2016_dt_device_tree_tools.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree Tools", Linux Plumbers August 2015, Frank Rowand
 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_lcna_2015.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Solving Device Tree Issues" (updated), LinuxCon North America August 2015, Frank Rowand
 * Supporting Resources (patches, etc)
 * [[Media:Dt_debugging_lcj_2015.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Solving Device Tree Issues", LinuxCon Japan June 2015, Frank Rowand
 * Supporting Resources (patches, etc)
 * [[Media:Last One Out, Turn Off The Lights.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Last One Out, Turn Off The Lights", ELC 2015, Geert Uytterhoeven
 * [[Media:The_Device_Tree_as_a_Stable_ABI-_A_Fairy_Tale?.pdf | [PDF] ]] "The Device Tree as a Stable ABI: A Fairy Tale?", ELC 2015, Thomas Petazzoni
 * [[Media:Dynamic-dt-keynote-v3.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Transactional Device Tree & Overlays: Making Reconfigurable Hardware Work" (upated), ELC 2015, Pantelis Antoniou
 * YouTube video
 * [[Media:Contemporary_Device_Tree.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Contemporary Device Tree", SCALE 13x February 2015, Matt Porter
 * [PDF ] "About the Device Tree", OfItselfSo Tech Note
 * [[Media:Rowand--devicetree_kernel_internals.pdf | [PDF] ]] "devicetree: Kernel Internals and Practical Troubleshooting", ELC Europe 2014, Frank Rowand
 * [[Media:Antoniou--transactional_device_tree_and_overlays.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Transactional Device Tree & Overlays: Making Reconfigurable Hardware Work", ELCE 2014, Pantelis Antoniou
 * [[Media:petazzoni-device-tree-dummies_0.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree for Dummies", ELC 2014, Thomas Petazzoni
 * YouTube video
 * [[Media:Engaging_Device_Trees_0.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Engaging Device Trees", ELC 2014, Geert Uytterhoeven
 * YouTube video
 * [[Media:ELC14-Device_Tree_validation_0.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Trees need care: A Solution to Device Tree Validation Problem", ELC 2014, Tomasz Figa
 * Free Electrons Videos
 * [HTM ] "Device trees I: Are we having fun yet?", LWN.net, November 2013, Neil Brown
 * [HTM ] "Device trees II: The harder parts", LWN.net, November 2013, Neil Brown
 * [PDF ] "Pin Control Subsystem – Building Pins and GPIO from the ground up", Linaro Connect 2013, Linus Walleij
 * [[Media:Elce2013-petazzoni-devicetree-for-dummies.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree for Dummies", ELC Europe 2013, Thomas Petazzoni
 * YouTube video
 * [[Media:DT_Binding_Process_glikely_ksummit_2013_10_28.pdf | [PDF] ]] "It's Broken! Fixing the DT binding process", Kernel Summit 2013, Grant Likely
 * [[Media:Rutland-presentation_3.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Device Tree, the Disaster so Far", ELC Europe 2013, Mark Rutland
 * YouTube video
 * [[Media:Chaiken-DT_ELCE_2013.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Best Practices for Long Term Support and Security of the Device-Tree (DT)" ELC Europe 2013, Alison Chaiken
 * [[Media:ELCE2013_-_DT_War.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Board file to Device Tree Migration" ELC Europe 2013, Pantelis Antoniou
 * [PDF ] "ARM support in the Linux kernel", FOSDEM 2013, Thomas Petazzoni
 * [PDF ] "Linux kernel: consolidation in the ARM architecture support" - Libre Software Meeting 2013, Thomas Petazzoni
 * [[Media:elc2013_Petazzoni.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Your new ARM SoC Linux support check-list!", ELC 2013, Thomas Petazzoni
 * [[Media:ELCE12-W_Sang-Devicetree_and_Its_Stumbling_Blocks.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Maintainer's Diary: Devicetree and Its Stumbling Blocks", ELCE 2012, Wolfram Sang
 * [[Media:Supporting 200 Different Expansionboards The Broken Promise of Devicetree.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Supporting 200 Different Expansionboards: The Broken Promise of Devicetree", ELCE 2012, Koen Kooi
 * [[Media:Experiences_With_Device_Tree_Support_Development_For_ARM-Based_SOC%27s.pdf | [PDF] ]] "Experiences With Device Tree Support Development For ARM-Based SOC's", Thomas P. Abraham, ELC 2012
 * slides and videos for ELC 2012 hosted by Free Electrons
 * "Device Tree Status Report", Grant Likely, ELC Europe 2011
 * slides and videos for ELC 2011 hosted by Free Electrons "Device Tree Status Report", Grant Likely, ELC Europe 2011
 * [HTM ] "The platform device API" (1 of 2), LWN.net June 21, 2011, Jonathan Corbet
 * [HTM ] "Platform devices and device trees" (2 of 2), LWN.net June 21, 2011, Jonathan Corbet
 * [PDF ] "Using the Device Tree to Describe Embedded Hardware", Embedded Linux Conference 2008, Grant Likely
 * [PDF ] "A Symphony of Flavours: Using the device tree to describe embedded hardware", OLS 2008, Grant Likely and Josh Boyer
 * [HTM ] Notes from Device Tree Birds of a Feature session at OLS 2008