[PATCH] ARM: /proc/cpuinfo: Use DT machine name when possible

Pali Rohár
2014-09-05T11:38:40Z

On Wednesday 18 June 2014 18:54:24 Pali Roh?r wrote:
> Machine name from board description is some generic name on DT
> kernel. DT provides machine name property which is specific
> for board, so use it instead generic one when possible.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pali Roh?r <pali.rohar@gmail.com>
> ---
> arch/arm/kernel/setup.c | 7 +++++--
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
> index 8a16ee5..fbc7b4f 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
> @@ -875,10 +875,13 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
>
> setup_processor();
> mdesc = setup_machine_fdt(__atags_pointer);
> - if (!mdesc)
> + if (mdesc)
> + machine_name = of_flat_dt_get_machine_name();
> + else
> mdesc = setup_machine_tags(__atags_pointer,
> __machine_arch_type); machine_desc = mdesc;
> - machine_name = mdesc->name;
> + if (!machine_name)
> + machine_name = mdesc->name;
>
> if (mdesc->reboot_mode != REBOOT_HARD)
> reboot_mode = mdesc->reboot_mode;

So, do you really want to break userspace which reading file
/proc/cpuinfo (after migration from boardcode --> DT)?

I still do not see reason for that. And only this one file is
problematic...

--
Pali Roh?r
pali.rohar at gmail.com
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