[PATCH] Add StorCenter DTS first draft.

Segher Boessenkool segher at kernel.crashing.org
Fri Jul 20 17:14:20 EST 2007


>> So your plan is to prefer the device tree over the cputable, and
>> maybe even deprecate the cputable?
>
> Nah, you are fine not putting anything, but if it's in the DT it  
> should
> be correct, not "0". Else, just don't put it in the DT.

Ah okay.  So we should recommend to not put any of those
properties into DTS files at all?  If so, I'll create a
patch to remove them.

> We use the DT to override cputable but that's mostly useful for things
> like pSeries where you can get some processors in "compatibility" mode
> over another one, or some virtual PVRs, and other fancy things like  
> that
> where the cputable isn't very useful.

Yeah, and it's a good idea to have the device tree override
the cputable always, with real OF, anyway.  (Well there are
buggy device trees out there, of course ;-) )


Segher




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