[PATCH 2/3] [POWERPC] Add AMCC Kilauea eval board support to platforms/40x

[Stefan Roese]

On Wednesday 10 October 2007, Josh Boyer wrote:
> > > Do you really need config options for 405EP/EX? I don't seem them used
> > > anywhere else in the code (and it's also contradictory to the whole new
> > > multiplatform way of looking at stuff :).
> > >
> > > I know the 405/440 is still somewhat #ifdef:ed on the cpu here and
> > > there, but since this doesn't add any such code I don't see a need for
> > > the config options?
> >
> > Yes, I'm still used to needing these defines from arch/ppc (for example
> > for the 4xx EMAC driver). But its possible, that we really don't need it
> > at all in arch/powerpc with all the device tree information. Not sure
> > though.
> >
> > Josh, what do you think? Should I remove the 405EX define completely?
>
> If it's not needed, it can go.  As Olof said, it doesn't appear to be
> used anywhere in the code so I think it's fine.

OK, I'll remove it. If we later see that we need it, we can always add it 
again.

> One question I do have is if 405EX and 405EP need any of the 405GP
> errata config options selected.  I would like to think those don't apply
> because the hardware is fixed, but I haven't checked to be sure.

Yes, the 2 405 errata's IBM405_ERR51 and IBM405_ERR77 do not apply to "newer" 
405 cores. Only 405GP (and 405CR I assume) are affected.

Best regards,
Stefan