From: holler@ahsoftware.de (Alexander Holler)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] ARM: Remove machine type dockstar (use sheevaplug instead)
Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 23:43:33 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4D9CDE85.4050007@ahsoftware.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1104061700440.28032@xanadu.home>
On 06.04.2011 23:02, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Apr 2011, Alexander Holler wrote:
>
>> There is no need to have a different machine type for Seagate DockStars.
>> Remove it.
>>
>> Be aware, this patch requires a change in the bootloader to feed the
>> same machine type to the kernel as used for Marvell SheevaPlugs.
>
> This is therefore not a good idea to do this.
The original bootloader isn't affected at all, only already modified
ones which are using the machine type dockstar. And I don't think this
are that many because that machine type was only supported for one or
two revisions of U-Boot.
Regards,
Alexander Holler
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From: Alexander Holler <holler@ahsoftware.de>
To: Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net>
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Eric Cooper <ecc@cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ARM: Remove machine type dockstar (use sheevaplug instead)
Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 23:43:33 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4D9CDE85.4050007@ahsoftware.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1104061700440.28032@xanadu.home>
On 06.04.2011 23:02, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Apr 2011, Alexander Holler wrote:
>
>> There is no need to have a different machine type for Seagate DockStars.
>> Remove it.
>>
>> Be aware, this patch requires a change in the bootloader to feed the
>> same machine type to the kernel as used for Marvell SheevaPlugs.
>
> This is therefore not a good idea to do this.
The original bootloader isn't affected at all, only already modified
ones which are using the machine type dockstar. And I don't think this
are that many because that machine type was only supported for one or
two revisions of U-Boot.
Regards,
Alexander Holler
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-04-06 21:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 55+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-04-06 20:35 [PATCH 0/2] ARM: Unify setup for Marvell SheevaPlugs and Seagate DockStars Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 20:35 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 20:35 ` [PATCH 1/2] ARM: Differentiate SheevaPlugs and DockStars on the basis of the memory size Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 20:35 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 21:44 ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-06 21:44 ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-06 22:45 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 22:45 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 23:01 ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-06 23:01 ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-06 23:22 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 23:22 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-07 2:55 ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-07 2:55 ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-07 8:55 ` Alexander Clouter
2011-04-07 21:31 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-07 21:31 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-07 21:44 ` Alexander Clouter
2011-04-07 21:44 ` Alexander Clouter
2011-04-07 21:59 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-07 21:59 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-07 22:08 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-04-07 22:08 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-04-07 23:04 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-07 23:04 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-08 7:24 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-04-08 7:24 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-04-08 8:38 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-08 8:38 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-09 8:29 ` Bernd Petrovitsch
2011-04-09 8:29 ` Bernd Petrovitsch
2011-04-10 18:14 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-10 18:14 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-10 19:29 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-10 19:29 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 23:23 ` Eric Cooper
2011-04-06 23:23 ` Eric Cooper
2011-04-06 20:35 ` [PATCH 2/2] ARM: Remove machine type dockstar (use sheevaplug instead) Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 20:35 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 21:02 ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-06 21:02 ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-06 21:43 ` Alexander Holler [this message]
2011-04-06 21:43 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 22:50 ` [PATCH 0/2] ARM: Unify setup for Marvell SheevaPlugs and Seagate DockStars Nico Erfurth
2011-04-06 22:50 ` Nico Erfurth
2011-04-07 9:20 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-07 9:20 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-07 9:37 ` Nico Erfurth
2011-04-07 9:37 ` Nico Erfurth
2011-04-07 9:44 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-07 9:44 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-07 17:39 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-04-07 17:39 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-04-08 3:38 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-08 3:38 ` Alexander Holler
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