[PATCH] Eval boards should not need to mess with ROOT_DEV

Grant Likely grant.likely at secretlab.ca
Tue Oct 9 05:03:30 EST 2007


On 10/8/07, Kumar Gala <galak at kernel.crashing.org> wrote:
>
> On Oct 8, 2007, at 10:12 AM, Grant Likely wrote:
>
> > From: Grant Likely <grant.likely at secretlab.ca>
> >
> > I can't see a good reason for eval board platform code to mess with
> > the
> > ROOT_DEV value instead of using the default behaviour (so I'm writing
> > this patch to see if anyone will clue me in).
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely at secretlab.ca>
> > ---
> >
> >  arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/efika.c          |    9 ---------
> >  arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200.c       |   12 ------------
> >  arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/mpc82xx_ads.c    |    6 ------
> >  arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/mpc86xads_setup.c |    2 --
> >  arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/mpc885ads_setup.c |    2 --
> >  arch/powerpc/platforms/chrp/setup.c          |   10 ----------
> >  6 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
>
> FYI, 82xx_ads and 885ads don't have this issue in my tree based on
> fixes from Scott.

So, if I respin this patch to exclude those two platforms, will you
merge it?  (Efika and Lite5200 only have it because they were cloned
from CHRP.

Powermac and pseries also do this weirdness.  Should it be removed
from there too?

g.

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Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng.
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