[PATCH/RFC] Add Alternative Log Buffer Support for printk Messages

Grant Likely grant.likely at secretlab.ca
Wed Nov 26 07:14:32 EST 2008


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On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 12:51 PM, Bill Gatliff <bgat at billgatliff.com> wrote:
> Matt Sealey wrote:
>
>> I can think of a bunch of reasons why it's a good idea..
>
> Can you point to a GPL/LGPL/BSD/etc. source code for an OpenFirmware
> implementation?

In powerpc land using the Open Firmware device tree does not depend on
also using Open Firmware.  From that perspective the availability of
an open sourced Open Firmware is irrelevant.

But, both OpenFirmware and SmartFirmware have been open sourced:

http://www.openfirmware.info/Open_Firmware
http://www.openfirmware.info/SmartFirmware

Cheers,
g.

-- 
Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng.
Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.



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