[PATCH 0/13] powerpc: Add support for Marvell/mv64x60 and prpmc2800

Mark A. Greer mgreer at mvista.com
Thu Apr 26 11:15:52 EST 2007


On Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 05:58:53PM -0700, Mark A. Greer wrote:

> Well, its not really the ctlr init.  That is done in the kernel
> driver(s).  What's being set up are the windows that allow the ctlrs to
> access system memory.  This should really be done the the firmware but
                                                    ^^^ "by"

> isn't so I think the bootwrapper is the proper place to do it.
> 
> AFA PCI, its setting up the window from cpu phys->PCI MEM & I/O,
> and PCI MEM->system mem.  I think its better to not have that in the
> kernel--bloats the kernel and mv64x60 with better fw (which is most of
                                       ^ "platforms"

Mark



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