[PATCH 1/4] powerpc/85xx: Rename PowerPC core nodes to match	other	e500mc based .dts
    Kumar Gala 
    galak at kernel.crashing.org
       
    Fri Sep  2 13:21:55 EST 2011
    
    
  
On Sep 1, 2011, at 3:42 PM, Scott Wood wrote:
> On 09/01/2011 02:26 PM, Kumar Gala wrote:
>> The P4080 silicon device tree was using PowerPC,4080 while the other
>> e500mc based SoCs used PowerPC,e500mc.  Use the core name to be
>> consistent going forward.
> 
> Why are we not using the generic names recommendation?
> 
> Is the "PowerPC" vendor string still appropriate here, or should we use
> "fsl"?
> 
> -Scott
I have mixed feelings on this.  The PowerPC,NAME has a long history & precedence.  Is there any use or value to change this?
- k
    
    
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