powerpc tree vs ppc tree

[Grant Likely]

On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 3:03 PM, David Baird <dhbaird at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Ricardo Ayres Severo
>  <severo.ricardo at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  I have a simple doubt, but I find no answer. What is the difference
>  >  between the powerpc tree to the ppc tree in the kernel source?
>  >  Which one should I use with a virtex II pro board?
>
>  ppc (32-bit versions) and ppc64 are deprecated trees scheduled to be
>  removed from the Linux kernel.
>
>  powerpc is the new preferred tree and is trying to consolidate ppc and
>  ppc64.  For Xilinx ppc405 though, I think the ppc tree is still
>  recommended, but that will probably be changing soon (this summer)?

arch/powerpc is getting close to usable on the virtex, but there are
still some missing bits.  It won't be ready for prime time until
2.6.26.

Cheers,
g.

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