From: "Dave Cogley" <dcogley@uslinc.com>
To: <linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org>
Subject: RE: ppc platform for AMCC-440EPx - ELDK to the rescue
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:56:23 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <006e01c88f94$9dafe020$2001a8c0@DCOGLEYNEW> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080326222247.337AB242FC@gemini.denx.de>
Wolfgang,
Could you provide an explanation between the two architectures in the ELDK?
I am also using a Sequoia "spin off" and am trying to determine why I would
want to use the "powerpc" architecture vs. the "ppc" architecture.
Thanks,
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: linuxppc-embedded-bounces+dcogley=uslinc.com@ozlabs.org
[mailto:linuxppc-embedded-bounces+dcogley=uslinc.com@ozlabs.org] On Behalf
Of Wolfgang Denk
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:23 PM
To: Steve Heflin
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: ppc platform for AMCC-440EPx - ELDK to the rescue
In message <20080326130837.762DBDE2FB@ozlabs.org> you wrote:
> I finally resolved my nightmare of getting linux-2.6.24/5... to work
> on my AMCC-440Epx - Sequoia spinoff board. Following a clue I derived
> from a reply from Wolfgang Denx, I went to the DENX Engineering site
> where I discoved and downloaded the ELDK for the ppc_4xxFP. the ELDK
> uses the ppc platform instead of the powerpc platform. FINALLY the
This is not exactly correct. Actually it supports both.
> Also, I fail to see what the DTS virtualization layer of the hardware
> buys us. When debugging, it's so much harder to use than the ppc
> platform's straight forward and standard methodologies. I can't
> understand to goal to eliminate the ppc platform, especially given
> the fact that DENX's ELDK is still using it with Linux 2.6.24.2 !!
You miss the fact that the ELDK has full support for arch/powerpc,
and that some board configurations in our kernel (for example, all
MPC5200 based ones) are available in arch/powerpc configurations
only.
But then - what's the difference? All it takes is a redefinition of
the ARCH envrionment variable in your shell...
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany
Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd@denx.de
I've got a bad feeling about this.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-03-26 23:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-03-26 13:08 ppc platform for AMCC-440EPx - ELDK to the rescue Steve Heflin
2008-03-26 16:26 ` Scott Wood
2008-03-26 22:22 ` Wolfgang Denk
2008-03-26 22:56 ` Dave Cogley [this message]
2008-03-27 1:03 ` Josh Boyer
2008-03-27 1:08 ` Josh Boyer
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2008-03-27 20:36 Steve Heflin
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