[PATCH] ppc64: Add /proc/ppc64/flat-device-tree for debugging purposes

David Gibson dwg at au1.ibm.com
Tue Jul 26 09:51:50 EST 2005


On Mon, Jul 25, 2005 at 11:20:21AM -0500, Joel Schopp wrote:
> >This patch adds a /proc/ppc64/flat-device-tree file which exports
> >the flattened device tree as a binary blob. 
> 
> Another /proc entry, and a binary one at that.    I'm sure this is 
> helpful for you, but I think many of the rest of us will want to scream 
> if this ever goes into mainline.

It's not intended to go into mainline, it's a debugging tool.

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