[PATCH] powerpc: consolidate mpc83xx platform files

[Kumar Gala]

On Dec 12, 2006, at 4:40 PM, Scott Wood wrote:

> Kumar Gala wrote:
>> What's the issue with a file per board if all it has is the  
>> ppc_md/ define_machine() in it.  Someone explain to me why this is  
>> a bad thing?
>
> It requires that the kernel be changed even when a new board  
> doesn't require that the kernel actually *do* anything  
> differently.  It's gratuitous duplication, even if the bit being  
> duplicated is small.

But at least someone had to think about the duplication and it  
provides remove for customization if its needed in the future.

> Why is a single ppc_md, which no board is forced to use, but can be  
> used by any board without special requirements, a bad thing?

It adds code to all those people that don't need it just so we don't  
duplicate a few lines of source code.

- k