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Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:11:51 -0500
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Subject: Re: soc vs localbus for flash in device tree
From: Michael Bergandi <mbergandi@gmail.com>
To: Dushara Jayasinghe <DusharaJ@optiscan.com>
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>
> I'm working on the kernel version Linux-2.6.29-rc5 with U-Boot
> 1.2.0-g88e21e7b-dirty.


I recommend you use a more current version of U-Boot. That one is quite old.


Does the flash node HAVE to be within a localbus node or can it reside
> within the soc node? I've been basing my work on mpc834x_mds.dts
> And hence haven't defined a localbus node.


I think it can be in either, but the most common place I've seen is in the
soc node.


> BTW is there a way to search the ML archive? Currently I browse each month
> to search for prior postings.


Yes, Google "site:ozlabs.org <what ever you are looking for>"

Mike

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I&#39;m working on the kernel version Linux-2.6.29-rc5 with U-Boot 1.2.0-g8=
8e21e7b-dirty.</blockquote><div><br>I recommend you use a more current vers=
ion of U-Boot. That one is quite old. <br><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt =
0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">

Does the flash node HAVE to be within a localbus node or can it reside with=
in the soc node? I&#39;ve been basing my work on mpc834x_mds.dts<br>
And hence haven&#39;t defined a localbus node.</blockquote><div><br>I think=
 it can be in either, but the most common place I&#39;ve seen is in the soc=
 node.<br>&nbsp;<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border=
-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-lef=
t: 1ex;">

BTW is there a way to search the ML archive? Currently I browse each month =
to search for prior postings.</blockquote><div><br>Yes, Google &quot;site:<=
a href=3D"http://ozlabs.org">ozlabs.org</a> &lt;what ever you are looking f=
or&gt;&quot;<br>
<br>Mike<br></div></div><br>

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