purpose of /chosen node (was RE: [PATCH] powerpc: delete boot-cpu and chosen nodes from all DTSfiles)

[Kumar Gala]

On Feb 15, 2007, at 3:26 PM, Yoder Stuart-B08248 wrote:

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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: linuxppc-dev-bounces+b08248=freescale.com at ozlabs.org
>> [mailto:linuxppc-dev-bounces+b08248=freescale.com at ozlabs.org]
>> On Behalf Of Segher Boessenkool
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 7:40 PM
>> To: David Gibson
>> Cc: linuxppc-dev at ozlabs.org; Tabi Timur-B04825
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: delete boot-cpu and chosen
>> nodes from all DTSfiles
>>
>>> My point is that the interrupt-controller property in
>> /chosen *should*
>>> be there, but it doesn't make a lot of sense for it to be set by the
>>> bootloader (because it's a fixed property of the board).
>>
>> And that means it shouldn't be in /chosen at all.  It's not
>> just a fixed property of the board, it is a physical property
>> of the board.  It doesn't belong in /chosen.
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> I agree with Segher here.  The interrupt-controller property doesn't
> belong in /chosen.
>
> The 1275 OF spec says about /chosen:
>
>    Has properties describing parameters chosen or specified at
>    runtime.

I want to reiterate something Paul mentioned, any similarity that the  
device tree has to 1275 is strictly coincidental.

- k