From: "David H. Lynch Jr." <dhlii@dlasys.net>
To: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@jdub.homelinux.org>
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Consolidate XILINX_VIRTEX board support
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:43:59 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <46CD2CAF.5040104@dlasys.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070818205752.049d2bc6@vader.jdub.homelinux.org>
Josh Boyer wrote:
>> arch/boot/simple/embed_config.c jusst seems to be a random collection
>> of board specific code anyway.
>> A giant case statement implimented with #ifdef's. It is just
>> screaming to be done some better way.
>>
>> You mean like a device tree? ;)
>>
>> josh
>>
Maybe, I am waiting to see somebody move something to device tree so
that I can get a better grasp of what it is and how it works.
From what little I know I think it is going to be very significant for
my BSP - we are trying to use a single binary for alot of different
boards, or the same board with different firmware. From what I am
gathering I can have the loader pass a device tree to the kernel
and the device tree will basically describe the hardware to the kernel.
Only at the moment I don't have the time to learn enough to attempt to
lead the charge moving xilinx stuff to powerpc.
Is there a way to do this in small peices ?
It would be nice to end some of the debate on how to setup ppc/4xx for
multiple xilinx targets and just get it over with and move to powerpc
device tree, ...
But I can't beat others up for what I can't find time for myself.
--
Dave Lynch DLA Systems
Software Development: Embedded Linux
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-08-23 6:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-08-06 22:57 [PATCH] Consolidate XILINX_VIRTEX board support Wolfgang Reissnegger
2007-08-06 23:24 ` Arnd Bergmann
2007-08-06 23:36 ` Stephen Neuendorffer
2007-08-06 23:41 ` Grant Likely
2007-08-09 18:54 ` Grant Likely
2007-08-10 12:22 ` Device Tree tool [was RE: [PATCH] Consolidate XILINX_VIRTEX board support] Koss, Mike (Mission Systems)
2007-08-10 13:48 ` Grant Likely
2007-08-10 15:36 ` Device Tree tool [was RE: [PATCH] Consolidate XILINX_VIRTEX boardsupport] Stephen Neuendorffer
2007-08-14 21:54 ` Device Tree tool [was RE: [PATCH] Consolidate XILINX_VIRTEXboardsupport] Stephen Neuendorffer
2007-08-15 6:41 ` Michal Simek
2007-08-15 16:14 ` Stephen Neuendorffer
2007-08-15 14:03 ` Grant Likely
2007-08-10 14:37 ` [PATCH] Consolidate XILINX_VIRTEX board support Kumar Gala
2007-08-11 4:35 ` Grant Likely
2007-08-07 7:01 ` Peter Korsgaard
2007-08-07 7:17 ` Peter Korsgaard
2007-08-09 18:57 ` Grant Likely
2007-08-10 7:17 ` Peter Korsgaard
2007-08-10 14:28 ` Grant Likely
2007-08-19 1:34 ` David H. Lynch Jr.
2007-08-19 1:57 ` Josh Boyer
2007-08-23 6:43 ` David H. Lynch Jr. [this message]
2007-08-09 18:42 ` Grant Likely
2007-08-11 4:37 ` Grant Likely
2007-08-14 2:47 ` Best Linux tree for Xilinx support Leonid
2007-08-14 5:07 ` Wolfgang Reissnegger
2007-08-14 17:28 ` Leonid
2007-08-14 17:53 ` Grant Likely
2007-08-14 20:43 ` Wolfgang Reissnegger
2007-08-14 20:47 ` Leonid
2007-08-19 1:29 ` David H. Lynch Jr.
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2007-08-22 0:31 ` [PATCH] Consolidate XILINX_VIRTEX board support Wolfgang Reissnegger
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