OFW node names

Segher Boessenkool segher at kernel.crashing.org
Tue Jun 20 08:11:55 EST 2006


> Does any platform known to use yaboot (or grub for that matter) use  
> the
> preferred encoding of the manufacturer portion of the name property?
> How about the "ONNNNN" OUI from the RAC, or the uppercase VWXYZ  
> company stock symbol?

Apple sometimes uses AAPL.  Never seen the ONNNNNN thing.

> My view has been limited to the IBM platform.  According to the
> examples, this is a recommended practice.  I know IBM uses the
> lowercase variant.

Which _is_ allowed, although discouraged.


Segher




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