Tiny patch for arch/ppc/kernel/cputable.c to properly support the IBM PowerPC 750CXe rev 3.1

Nicolas DET nd at bplan-gmbh.de
Thu Jun 2 16:29:25 EST 2005


Hello Benjamin,

On 01/06/2005, you wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-06-01 at 19:14 +0100, Nicolas DET wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> You can find enclosed a small patch to properly support the 750 CXe rev
>> 3.1. Indeed, the current kernel (2.6.11.11) only supports rev 2.1 and
>> ignores 3.1
>> 
>> It's a tiny patch: it only add an entry in the table with the correct
>> PVR and name. Others values has been copied from 750CXe rev 2.1.
>> 
>> I succesfully patched & compiled a vanila 2.6.11.11 from kernel.org.

> Is it needed ? I have it in my local tree and never actuall remembered
> to actually send it :) In general, that kind of entries are really only
> needed when there is a feature change...

.cpu_features is exactly the same compare to 745/755 (750CXe 3.1, PVR 0008
3311, was probed as 745/755). However, there is a small difference: It now
calls __setup_cpu_750cx instead of __setup_cpu_750.
This end up calling setup_750cx which looks like to disable NAP.

Well, I did not notice anything before and after the patch. It's more
'comsetic': cpuinfo shows the correct cpu name. :-)

Regards
-- 
Nicolas DET
MorphOS & Linux developer





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