[RFC/PATCH] powerpc/bootwrapper: Allow user to specify additional default targets

Josh Boyer jwboyer at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Thu Jul 10 00:00:23 EST 2008


On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 08:29:47 -0600
"Grant Likely" <grant.likely at secretlab.ca> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 8:07 AM, Josh Boyer <jwboyer at linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 07:34:23 -0600 Grant Likely wrote:
> >> Specifically the case I'm thinking of is when a user of a Xilinx FPGA
> >> drops a new .dts file into arch/powerpc/boot/dts (say
> >> 'super-sexy-platform.dts').  However, instead of modifying the
> >> Makefile or always typing 'make simpleImage.super-sexy-platform', then
> >> can add 'simpleImage.super-sexy-platform' to their defconfig which I
> >> can see being easier for someone to get their head around.
> >
> > Yeah, I thought about the Virtex case with the differing bitstreams
> > after I sent out my original question.  For purposes like that, this
> > seems like a great fit.  For truly discrete boards, I prefer discrete
> > defconfigs.
> >
> > So overall I see value in the patch.  If nobody else has objections,
> > then it's fine with me.
> 
> so.... can I have an ack?  :-)

Oops, sorry.  Of course.

Acked-by: Josh Boyer <jwboyer at linux.vnet.ibm.com>

josh



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