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* Re: [PATCH] Added support for OMAP35x processor series
@ 2008-08-05 14:11 Kridner, Jason
  2008-08-06  9:07 ` Tony Lindgren
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 14+ messages in thread
From: Kridner, Jason @ 2008-08-05 14:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 'k.kooi@student.utwente.nl',
	'linux-omap@vger.kernel.org'

No, ROM CRC is useful for detecting between some device revisions, but not OMAp3430 vs OMAP3530.

----- Original Message -----
From: Koen Kooi <k.kooi@student.utwente.nl>
To: linux-omap@vger.kernel.org <linux-omap@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Kridner, Jason
Sent: Tue Aug 05 05:10:40 2008
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Added support for OMAP35x processor series


Op 5 aug 2008, om 11:50 heeft Igor Stoppa het volgende geschreven:

> On Tue, 2008-08-05 at 15:09 +0530, ext Premi, Sanjeev wrote:
>> This patch is needed to ensure that we can make decisions based on
>> the processor capabilities.
>> E.g. OMAP3503 does not contain a DSP. We shouldn't be trying to
>> disable/ manage the clocks for
>> DSP on this processor. Same for SGX.
>
> Why can't the detection happen at runtime?

AIUI the ID bits are the same (linux misdetect the 3530 on my beagle
for a 3430). I heard that the only definitive way to do it at runtime
is to CRC check the ROM code.

Jason, is that correct?

regards,

Koen

>> Enabling NEON is support iby default is just based on the number of
>> requests I have been getting
>> from various users.
>
> Huh?
>
>
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2008-08-05 14:11 [PATCH] Added support for OMAP35x processor series Kridner, Jason
2008-08-06  9:07 ` Tony Lindgren
2008-08-06  9:46   ` Premi, Sanjeev
2008-08-06 10:10     ` Tony Lindgren
2008-08-06 11:56       ` Premi, Sanjeev
2008-08-08  7:39         ` Tony Lindgren
2008-09-01 19:56           ` [PATCH0/3] Add support for OMAP35x processors Premi, Sanjeev
     [not found] <premi@ti.com>
2008-08-01 11:49 ` [PATCH] Added support for OMAP35x processor series Sanjeev Premi
2008-08-05  9:25   ` Tony Lindgren
2008-08-05  9:39     ` Premi, Sanjeev
2008-08-05  9:50       ` Igor Stoppa
2008-08-05 10:05         ` Premi, Sanjeev
2008-08-05 10:10         ` Koen Kooi
2008-08-05 10:13           ` Premi, Sanjeev

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