Re: [PATCH 02/28] Introduce new CPM device bindings.

[David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>]

On Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 11:57:30AM -0500, Scott Wood wrote:
> This introduces a new device binding for the CPM and other devices on
> these boards.  Some of the changes include:
> 
> 1. Proper namespace scoping for Freescale compatibles and properties.
> 
> 2. Use compatible rather than things like device_type and model
> to determine which particular variant of a device is present.
> 
> 3. Give the drivers the relevant CPM command word directly, rather than
> requiring it to have a lookup table based on device-id, SCC v. SMC, and
> CPM version.
> 
> 4. Specify the CPCR and the usable DPRAM region in the CPM's reg property.
> 
> Boards that do not require the legacy bindings should select
> CONFIG_PPC_CPM_NEW_BINDING to enable the of_platform CPM devices. Once
> all existing boards are converted and tested, the config option can
> become default y to prevent new boards from using the old model.  Once
> arch/ppc is gone, the config option can be removed altogether.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Scott Wood <scottwood@freescale.com>

Acked-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>

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