[PATCH 01/11] [POWERPC] Add 'machine: ...' line to common show_cpuinfo()

Marian Balakowicz m8 at semihalf.com
Fri Oct 26 00:17:32 EST 2007


David Gibson wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 01:13:09AM +0200, Marian Balakowicz wrote:
>> Print out '/model' property as a machine name in generic
>> show_cpuinfo() routine.
> 
> There's no such thing as /model; subnodes and properties have a
> different namespace, so the root node, /, has a property named
> 'model'.
> 
> Yes, it's clear what you mean in this context, but it's a bad habit to
> get into.

Right, I'll try to make it more clear, thanks for pointing this out.

Cheers,
m.




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