[PATCH 10/14] ps3: get firmware version
Benjamin Herrenschmidt
benh at kernel.crashing.org
Sat Jan 27 07:25:38 EST 2007
> Anyway, that is the need, the question is where to make it available. I thought
> /proc/cpuinfo already has the platform type (coming from the generic powerpc
> code), so it would be convenient for utilities to have the firmware version
> there too. I don't think parsing the dmsg is an option for minimal
> configs like bootloaders and distro installers, as they may not keep the boot
> messages around, and in general doesn't seem a reliable way. If you can make
> a suggestion, I'd like to hear it.
Yeah, /proc/cpuinfo is actually a fairly convenient place for that...
Ben.
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