[PATCH][POWERPC] [004/006] Removed config options that we don'tsupport in embedded6xx

Kumar Gala galak at kernel.crashing.org
Sat Mar 17 07:03:00 EST 2007


On Mar 16, 2007, at 2:45 PM, Stewart Katherine-ra4863 wrote:

> Hmm, a little bit more homework is needed, I believe.
>
> A couple of the boards listed in your delete are still
> active & available systems.  The two that caught my eye are:
> PQ2FADS_VR : MPC82xx Family Application Development System
> PQ2FADS ZU : MPC82xx Family Application Development System
>
> Have all the formal maintainers of the boards listed for
> removal from the config been consulted?

This is just arch/powerpc not arch/ppc.  Those boards are still  
supported over there.  The only PQ2 board supported in arch/powerpc  
is 8272 ADS.  I did my homework and checked with Vitaly on that.  :)

> A reasonable list of the one's Freescale still has active can be found
> at:
> http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/taxonomy.jsp? 
> nodeId=0162468rH3b
> TdGJk19Pcqx
> but I need to double check a couple of other spots, too.
>
> Couple of minor comments in text.
>
> Kate
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: linuxppc-dev-bounces+k.stewart=freescale.com at ozlabs.org
>> [mailto:linuxppc-dev-bounces+k.stewart=freescale.com at ozlabs.org]On
>> Behalf Of Kumar Gala
>> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 10:24 AM
>> To: linuxppc-dev at ozlabs.org
>> Subject: [PATCH][POWERPC] [004/006] Removed config options that we
>> don'tsupport in embedded6xx
>>
>>
>> When we started arch/powerpc we duplicated a number of config
>> options from arch/ppc
>> for various platforms that are supported.  Now that we
>> actually support a few
>> platforms, remove all the ones that haven't been moved over.
>> Additionally, this
>> cleanup moved the 82xx/PQ2 options over into
>> arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/Kconfig
>> where they belong.  It also killed GEN550 which doesn't exist
>> in arch/powerpc.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kumar Gala <galak at kernel.crashing.org>
>> ---
>>  arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug                 |    3 +-
>>  arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/Kconfig        |   35 ++++
>>  arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/Kconfig |  264
>> +---------------------------
>>  3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 264 deletions(-)
>>
> <snip>
>
>> +
>> +config 8260
>> +	bool "CPM2 Support" if WILLOW
>> +	depends on 6xx
>> +	default y if PQ2FADS
>> +	help
>> +	  The MPC8260 is a typical embedded CPU made by
>> Motorola.  Selecting
>
> while you're updating this, it should be corrected. Motorola
> doesn't make these parts, Freescale does.
>
>> +	  this option means that you wish to build a kernel for
>> a machine with
>> +	  an 8260 class CPU.
>> +
>> +config 8272
>> +	bool
>> +	depends on 6xx
>> +	default y if ADS8272
>> +	select 8260
>> +	help
>> +	  The MPC8272 CPM has a different internal dpram setup
>> than other CPM2
>> +	  devices
>> +
>> +config CPM2
>> +	bool
>> +	depends on 8260 || MPC8560 || MPC8555
>> +	default y
>> +	help
>> +	  The CPM2 (Communications Processor Module) is a coprocessor on
>> +	  embedded CPUs made by Motorola.  Selecting this
>
> ditto change Motorola to Freescale
>
>> option means that
>> +	  you wish to build a kernel for a machine with a CPM2
>> coprocessor
>> +	  on it (826x, 827x, 8560).
>>  endmenu

Agreed, we can do a general Motorola -> Freescale cleanup after this  
settles down.

- k



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