[PATCH/2.6.17-rc4 1/10] Powerpc: Add general support for mpc7 448h pc2 (Taiga) platform

[Kumar Gala]

>> I will get rid of those tables.  I can see that in file
>>  arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_ads.c (2.6.17-rc4), there is
>> a similar table. Should it be removed in future :)?
>
> Yes. And somebody beaten up for letting that stuff leak into
> arch/powerpc :)
>
>>> Yes, please do so, we will not accept a board that does the above :)
>>
>> I just do the same thing as 85xx :).
>
> Yes and I intend to LART Kumar seriously for that next time I meet
> him :)

Get in line ;) [lets be fair, I didn't actually do the 85xx/ads.c  
port, but it was based on the 83xx which I did do]

The problem with the irq mapping is we dont have any code yet that  
handles the "static" tables.

>>> We need a generic add_bridge that goes through PCI bridges and
>>> instanciate based on their type as provided by the device-tree. You
>>> should try to work in that direction...
>
> I suggest you also read my comments to Mark A. Greer as most of that
> stuff overlaps... I wish I had more times to work myself on that  
> but I'm
> fairly overflowed at the moment...
>
> Ben
>
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