[Skiboot] [PATCH] doc/device-tree/ibm, opal/firmware/version: clarify timeline of git-id vs version

[Stewart Smith]

Signed-off-by: Stewart Smith <stewart at linux.ibm.com>
---
 doc/device-tree/ibm,opal/firmware.rst | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/device-tree/ibm,opal/firmware.rst b/doc/device-tree/ibm,opal/firmware.rst
index ae84100780b3..5e76199ec909 100644
--- a/doc/device-tree/ibm,opal/firmware.rst
+++ b/doc/device-tree/ibm,opal/firmware.rst
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ The 'firmware' node under 'ibm,opal' lists system and OPAL firmware version.
   property describes OPAL symbol start address and size.
 
 ``version``
-  property describes OPAL version. Replaces 'git-id', so may
-  not be present. On POWER9 and above, it is always present.
+  property describes OPAL version. It replaced a property named 'git-id' early
+  in the POWER8 lifecycle, so may not always be present. It will be absent on
+  IBM FSP based systems running firmware prior to FW840. The 'version' property
+  is present on all GA POWER8 BMC systems.
+
+  On POWER9 and above, it is always present.
 
 ``mi-version``
   property describes Microcode Image. Only on IBM FSP systems.
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