From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from gate.ebshome.net (gate.ebshome.net [64.81.67.12]) (using TLSv1 with cipher EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA (168/168 bits)) (Client CN "gate.ebshome.net", Issuer "gate.ebshome.net" (not verified)) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2192467A5D for ; Wed, 26 Apr 2006 05:27:16 +1000 (EST) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:27:14 -0700 From: Eugene Surovegin To: Andy Fleming Subject: Re: 85xx FDT updates? Message-ID: <20060425192714.GD1132@gate.ebshome.net> References: <4C61B597-BD91-4D05-BB40-43DE0319F123@kernel.crashing.org> <265F73F8-F641-4EDD-B88F-A2B2F7FA1308@kernel.crashing.org> <20060425182418.GA1132@gate.ebshome.net> <200604251329.35584.bcook@bpointsys.com> <20060425184857.GB1132@gate.ebshome.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: Cc: "linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org" List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 02:14:28PM -0500, Andy Fleming wrote: > I think there's some confusion here (at least, I'm confused), so let > me see if I have this right: > > 1) Kumar is advocating the eventual removal of support for booting > the 85xx CDS and 85xx ADS boards without a flat-device tree > > 2) Eugene and Dan say this will break systems that are already deployed > > 3) Kumar says that the 85xx CDS and ADS systems are reference > platforms, and therefore not meant for deployment. > > 4) Eugene implies that removal of 85xx CDS and ADS support from arch/ > ppc should be accompanied by some sort of compatibility options for > booting arch/powerpc Linux from an old u-boot > > Do I have this right? Yes :) -- Eugene