[PATCH] Use PLATFORM_LPAR rather than PLATFORM_PSERIES_LPAR

[Segher Boessenkool]

>>> This patch allows for a both furure PLATFORM_[MAPLE|CELL]_LPAR
>>> platforms to share PSERIES_LPAR code.
>
>  DG> I think we would be better off using new firmware_has_feature() 
> bits
>  DG> for this.  It takes us a step closer to a kernel which can boot 
> both
>  DG> pSeries and iSeries and a step closer to getting rid of the magic
>  DG> platform numbers entirely.
>
> hmm, not sure if I would equate "platform" with "firmware".
> Perhaps when this gets pushed into prom_init.c we could use it, but
> currently it is initialized too late.

There _is_ no such thing as a platform; it is completely the
wrong concept to do any feature tests on.  Yes, put some LPAR
detection code into prom_init.c, and use it from there.

Care to prepare a patch for this?

If not, please get your original patch in, as although it isn't
perfect, it already is better than what was there before.


Segher