From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from que02.charter.net (que02.charter.net [209.225.8.190]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54F30DE0B6 for ; Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:51:38 +1100 (EST) Received: from aarprv06.charter.net ([10.20.200.76]) by mta11.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.03.00 201-2186-126-20070710) with ESMTP id <20080326225649.GISK5653.mta11.charter.net@aarprv06.charter.net> for ; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:56:49 -0400 Received: from DCOGLEYNEW ([71.93.35.174]) by aarprv06.charter.net with ESMTP id <20080326225648.JPHD11293.aarprv06.charter.net@DCOGLEYNEW> for ; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:56:48 -0400 From: "Dave Cogley" To: References: Your message of "Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:08:03 -0400."<20080326130837.762DBDE2FB@ozlabs.org> <20080326222247.337AB242FC@gemini.denx.de> Subject: RE: ppc platform for AMCC-440EPx - ELDK to the rescue Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:56:23 -0700 Message-ID: <006e01c88f94$9dafe020$2001a8c0@DCOGLEYNEW> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" In-Reply-To: <20080326222247.337AB242FC@gemini.denx.de> List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , 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 -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel 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. _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-embedded mailing list Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded