From: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
To: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6] PowerPC 440EPx: Sequoia board support
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 15:05:42 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070801050542.GJ31391@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1a27a299b62c4b3a1a1f8fe8912e8e40@kernel.crashing.org>
On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 07:01:17AM +0200, Segher Boessenkool wrote:
> >> + { /* 440EPX - without Security/Kasumi */
> >> + .pvr_mask = 0xf0000fff,
> >> + .pvr_value = 0x200008D4,
> >> + .cpu_name = "440EPX - no Security/Kasumi",
> >> + .cpu_features = CPU_FTRS_44X,
> >> + .cpu_user_features = COMMON_USER_BOOKE | PPC_FEATURE_HAS_FPU, /*
> >> 440EPX has an FPU */
> >> + .icache_bsize = 32,
> >> + .dcache_bsize = 32,
> >> + },
> >
> > Since the with/without Security/Kasumi versions have no differences in
> > their cputable entry other than the PVR, couldn't you just remove the
> > relevant PVR bit from the mask and use a single entry?
>
> And get rid of the stupid "has an FPU" comment at the same time
> please :-)
Actually that comment may be worthwhile if expanded a little. I think
the point is that 440EPx *unlike most other 4xx chips* has an FPU. So
the point of the comment is not explaining the feature bit, which is
obvious, but as a "no, really, it does".
--
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-08-01 5:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-07-30 15:16 [PATCH 5/6] PowerPC 440EPx: Sequoia board support Valentine Barshak
2007-08-01 2:15 ` David Gibson
2007-08-01 5:01 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-08-01 5:05 ` David Gibson [this message]
2007-08-02 20:32 ` Josh Boyer
2007-08-03 8:39 ` Kumar Gala
2007-08-03 12:57 ` Josh Boyer
2007-08-02 20:34 ` Josh Boyer
2007-08-03 6:44 ` Stefan Roese
2007-08-03 11:36 ` Valentine Barshak
2007-08-03 12:25 ` Stefan Roese
2007-08-03 12:35 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2007-10-05 18:36 ` Valentine Barshak
2007-10-05 22:17 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2007-08-03 11:20 ` Valentine Barshak
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