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Subject: Re: [PATCH] enable RTAS /proc for PowerPC/CHRP platform
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> Why not say it directly in a standard way ? So we avoid all distros and/or
> different tools who need to know, to implement their own slightly different
> way ? 

There is a standard way... uname

Ben.