[PATCH 1/2] Add MPC52xx Interrupt controller support for ARCH=powerpc

[Nicolas DET]

Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
>> In my point of view, the Firmware main task is to init the HW. I do not 
>> think it's a good idea to overwrite firmware hw settings in the common 
>> code. In my mind, this should be done in platform specific area.
> 
> The setting of interrupt polarity is a matter that is at the edge
> between firmware and OS responsibility. Remember that a lot of embedded
> platforms have close to no useful firmware too.
> 

Ok. that's why I suggest to keep buggy (or none) firmware board in 
platform specific code.


> Of course, if your device-tree has bugs, then adding that feature
> afterward will suddenly break efika ...
> 

Our OpenFirmware is, of course, bugfree ;-)

Regards,
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