[PATCH] powerpc: Fix PowerPC 750CL CPU features
Segher Boessenkool
segher at kernel.crashing.org
Fri Apr 13 05:24:26 EST 2007
>> The difference between these two is
>>
>> #define CPU_FTRS_750GX (CPU_FTR_DUAL_PLL_750FX |
>> CPU_FTR_HAS_HIGH_BATS)
>> #define CPU_FTRS_750 (CPU_FTR_COMMON)
>>
>> 750GX excludes COMMON, which seems like a bug. With
>
> CPU_FTR_COMMON is actually a nop in this case anyway. It should
> probably be listed for "completeness", but it's defined to be 0 so it
> doesn't really do anything.
Well you *can* have SMP 750 systems. Not that Linux can
handle them but... ;-)
>> Either way, it seems a good idea to create a CPU_FTRS_750CL,
>> the CL is an evolution of the CX, not the FX/GX (in name
>> at least, dunno about the gory details).
>
> I can do that, or I can just do:
>
> CPU_FTRS_750 | CPU_FTR_HAS_HIGH_BATS
Yeah, you can #define CPU_FTRS_750CL that way too.
Most current defines should be like that if you ask me,
it's a whole lot of copy'n'waste right now.
>>> - .cpu_setup = __setup_cpu_750cx,
>>> + .cpu_setup = __setup_cpu_750fx,
>>
>> Same thing here. Are you sure 750CL doesn't need
>> the NAP workaround? [Is anyone sure the 750CX
>> actually needs it -- the comment in cpu_setup_6xx.S
>> doesn't instill much confidence.]
>
> This should be fine.
Okay. The name isn't fine though.
Segher
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