[PATCH] Use PLATFORM_LPAR rather than PLATFORM_PSERIES_LPAR
David Gibson
dwg at au1.ibm.com
Sat Sep 10 10:20:35 EST 2005
On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 06:16:59PM -0400, Jimi Xenidis wrote:
>
> Since processor.h defines a PLATFORM_LPAR bit, it would be better to
> use the bit rather than the pSeries value to detect generic LPAR.
> This patch allows for a both furure PLATFORM_[MAPLE|CELL]_LPAR
> platforms to share PSERIES_LPAR code.
I think we would be better off using new firmware_has_feature() bits
for this. It takes us a step closer to a kernel which can boot both
pSeries and iSeries and a step closer to getting rid of the magic
platform numbers entirely.
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