[PATCH 5/6] CPM_UART: unify clock sources

[Kumar Gala]

On Jun 24, 2006, at 11:22 AM, Jon Loeliger wrote:

> So, like, the other day Vitaly Bordug mumbled:
>> That was my first guess as well, but:
>> The aim is yet moving to powerpc not to break existing ppc/ stuff.
>> So if alternatively platform_data may be utilized, all relevant ppc
>> stuff that uses cpm uart should be updated. While doing the driver
>> "platformize" trick, I made it possible to keep legacy behaviour
>> (pd-less), this is not going to afford such a thing.
>>
>> IOW, I don't see much sense in updating ppc/ BSP files, just to keep
>> the right way. It does not look very neat now, but does the job of
>> moving FW and keeping existing stuff sane. If there is better  
>> approach
>> envisioned, I'll definitely follow..
>
> And don't forget that the subsequent, follow-up patches
> will be to _remove_ the 85xx family from arch/ppc as well.
> The trick right now is simply to get it working in arch/powerpc
> so that we can move forward there.  Worrying about absolute
> cleanliness in arch/ppc for 85xx shouldn't, in my opinion,
> be the highest concern.

Its a concern until we have a way of booting existing 85xx systems w/ 
their boot loaders using arch/powerpc kernels.

Also, CPM effects more than just 85xx so care needs to be taken for  
8xx & 82xx.

- k