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On Thu, 2006-05-18 at 17:37 -0700, Mark A. Greer wrote:
> On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 08:47:01AM -0500, Matthew McClintock wrote:
> > On Wed, 2006-05-17 at 17:21 -0700, Mark A. Greer wrote:
> > > +void *
> > > +dt_find_prop_by_name(void *dt_blob, char *full_name, u32 *val_sizep)=
=20
> >=20
> > Is there a reason you are not using of_get_flat_dt_prop() instead of
> > implementing your own version?
>=20
> Yes.  One is in the kernel, one isn't.  Or, are you asking why I didn't
> just copy the kernel code?  If so, I probably should have.
>=20
> Hrm, we almost need a library of code shared between the kernel &
> the bootwrapper.  Sort of illegal but it would save duplicating code
> like the flat dt code.
>=20
> Comments?

Yeah we do. And it's not illegal IMHO as two of our boot wrappers
(prom_init and the iSeries one) are linked with the kernel anyway.

I think you should write it ;)

cheers

--=20
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