Device Trees: Hardware Description Language

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[Verse 1]
Map the silicon landscape, node by node we trace
Every peripheral whispers its address space
Compatible strings declare what drivers seek
Memory ranges carved where registers speak
The bootloader passes this electric blueprint down
To kernels hungry for hardware they've found

[Chorus]
Device tree describes, device tree defines
Compatible binds, memory aligns
Properties flow in key-value pairs
Hierarchy shows what each component shares
DTS compiles to DTB binary form
Hardware topology takes its shape and form

[Verse 2]
Root node spreads its branches wide and deep
CPU clusters where instruction sets sleep
GPIO controllers with their numbered pins
I2C masters where serial talk begins
Status disabled means the hardware waits
Interrupt parents route their numbered gates

[Chorus]
Device tree describes, device tree defines
Compatible binds, memory aligns
Properties flow in key-value pairs
Hierarchy shows what each component shares
DTS compiles to DTB binary form
Hardware topology takes its shape and form

[Bridge]
Ampersand labels point to distant nodes
Phandles weave the interconnection codes
Clock frequencies pulse in hertz arrays
Voltage regulators guard their power ways
Overlays patch the structure on demand
While chosen nodes help kernels understand

[Verse 3]
Board-specific flavors override the base
SoC templates set the common pace
Driver matching reads the compatible line
Probe functions wake when signatures align
From ARM boot loaders to embedded cores
Device trees unlock each platform's doors

[Chorus]
Device tree describes, device tree defines
Compatible binds, memory aligns
Properties flow in key-value pairs
Hierarchy shows what each component shares
DTS compiles to DTB binary form
Hardware topology takes its shape and form

[Outro]
Silicon speaks through structured syntax trees
Hardware whispers carried on the breeze
From DTS source to kernel's eager hands
Device trees map these electronic lands

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