Commit 4d208261 authored by Javier Serrano's avatar Javier Serrano

Clarify supporting software can be drivers but also embedded bare-metal software

parent cec56180
......@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ It is important to identify FPGA devices that we want to drive and clearly
IP-cores which are used to manage carrier components, the mezzanines or provide
services to the user. They need to be grouped using a clear and fixed memory map
that uniquely identifies the device as such. Otherwise it will be impossible for
the driver to correctly handle them, especially after a number of versions.
the supporting software to correctly handle them, especially after a number of
versions. Supporting software often comes in the form of a Linux device driver
running in an external host or in a dedicated processor inside the same SoC, but
it can also be running in bare-metal mode (no OS) in a soft-CPU core elsewhere
in the programmable logic.
Rule 02.01.00
A set of IP-cores or devices which are used together to offer a service must
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