From: Jon Loeliger <jdl@freescale.com>
To: Timur Tabi <timur@freescale.com>
Cc: "linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org>,
Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] powerpc: split out CPU specific options into a new Kconfig file
Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 12:51:24 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1178128283.32136.13.camel@ld0161-tx32> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4638B42B.7040208@freescale.com>
On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 10:54, Timur Tabi wrote:
> Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>
> > +config CLASSIC32
> > + bool "52xx/6xx/7xx/74xx"
> > + select PPC_FPU
> > + select 6xx
> > + help
> > + There are four families of PowerPC chips supported. The more common
> > + types (601, 603, 604, 740, 750, 7400), the Motorola embedded
> > + versions (821, 823, 850, 855, 860, 52xx, 82xx, 83xx), the AMCC
> > + embedded versions (403 and 405) and the high end 64 bit Power
> > + processors (POWER 3, POWER4, and IBM PPC970 also known as G5).
>
> Is this help text still accurate? The bool line says "52xx/6xx/7xx/74xx", but you talk
> about many more processors in the help text. You mention the 83xx, but not the 85xx or
> 86xx, nor do you mention Freescale. Not only that, but the help text implies that 8xx,
> 52xx, 82xx, and 83xx are part of the same family, but the bool text implies that 52xx is
> part of a different family.
Timur,
Please read through the rest of the patch sequence.
This patch was just the "first step", moving things
around without additional changes.
jdl
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-05-02 17:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-05-02 11:47 [PATCH 0/6] CPU selection Kconfig cleanup Arnd Bergmann
2007-05-02 11:47 ` [PATCH 1/6] powerpc: split out CPU specific options into a new Kconfig file Arnd Bergmann
2007-05-02 15:54 ` Timur Tabi
2007-05-02 16:40 ` Arnd Bergmann
2007-05-02 17:51 ` Jon Loeliger [this message]
2007-05-02 11:47 ` [PATCH 2/6] powerpc: Move CONFIG_PPC64 into CPU selection Arnd Bergmann
2007-05-02 13:35 ` Kumar Gala
2007-05-02 11:47 ` [PATCH 3/6] powerpc: move 82xx/83xx/86xx Kconfig options to platform selection Arnd Bergmann
2007-05-02 11:47 ` [PATCH 4/6] powerpc: rename add_bridge to avoid namespace clashes Arnd Bergmann
2007-05-02 11:47 ` [PATCH 5/6] powerpc: Multiplatformize 8{2,3,6}xx configuration Arnd Bergmann
2007-05-02 12:13 ` [PATCH 6/6] powerpc: autoselect optimal -mcpu= flag by platform Arnd Bergmann
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