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

[Segher Boessenkool]

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

I'm sure you know it is not coincidental.

Now you can of course do things in a different way if
you really feel the need to, but please do it in a
non-overlapping way then.  So, don't reuse /chosen
for something else than what it is meant for in OF,
etc.


Segher