From: Jerry Van Baren <gvb.uboot@gmail.com>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] Is there any full story about how to take advantage FDT function ?
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:41:19 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4AA2B0CF.1050604@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <d15e5cf90909010648pdf2fd91ma9dd584fe6e48ccd@mail.gmail.com>
Gao Ya'nan wrote:
> And how to configure the kernel to minimize the code modification ?
>
> I am porting U-Boot and Linux to a new board with a MPC875 processor
> and two serial chips, and U-Boot runs well now. I hear that the FDT
> function can tell the kernel devices information more flexibly and
> reduce the code modification indirectly.
>
> But I didn't find enough materials to make my head clear, so any tip
> is greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
Hi Gao,
I'm not up on 8xx, but it may not have been pulled forward into the
"powerpc" architecture (still "ppc"). The "powerpc" architecture switch
is where linux/u-boot started using the FDT.
Best regards,
gvb
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-09-05 18:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-09-01 13:48 [U-Boot] Is there any full story about how to take advantage FDT function ? Gao Ya'nan
2009-09-05 18:41 ` Jerry Van Baren [this message]
2009-09-06 0:12 ` Gao Ya'nan
2009-09-09 18:53 ` Scott Wood
2009-09-09 22:28 ` Gao Ya'nan
2009-09-09 22:32 ` Scott Wood
2009-09-09 22:37 ` Gao Ya'nan
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