From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Scott Wood <scottwood@freescale.com>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/9] 8xx: Adder 875 support
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 21:32:50 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5df2b075e2e4821ecd03ea02b69fd2f3@kernel.crashing.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070906191255.GA22663@ld0162-tx32.am.freescale.net>
>>>>>>> + model = "Analogue & Micro Adder MPC875";
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This should probably be just "MPC875".
>>>>>
>>>>> There's more than one board with an MPC875 on it.
>>>>
>>>> "model" is the model name the vendor uses. It isn't supposed to
>>>> be unique globally, nor does it say what CPU is on the board.
>>>
>>> The name the vendor uses is "Adder MPC875". The name of the vendor
>>> is
>>> "Analogue & Micro", which seems useful to include, even if it's not
>>> mandatory that it be globally unique.
>>
>> So it should be "Adder MPC875", then :-)
>
> Any particular reason to leave out potentially useful information in a
> field that is for human consumption?
Because it isn't for human consumption (only), and has well-defined
semantics (although slightly fuzzy).
> Other than Because Segher Says So(tm). :-)
"Because the OF standard says so" :-)
Segher
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-09-06 19:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-09-05 19:27 [PATCH 1/9] 8xx: Fix CONFIG_PIN_TLB Scott Wood
2007-09-05 19:27 ` [PATCH 2/9] 8xx: Infrastructure code cleanup Scott Wood
2007-09-05 19:27 ` [PATCH 3/9] 8xx: Add pin and clock setting functions Scott Wood
2007-09-05 19:27 ` [PATCH 4/9] 8xx: Work around CPU15 erratum Scott Wood
2007-09-05 19:28 ` [PATCH 5/9] 8xx: Don't call non-existent Soft_emulate_8xx from SoftwareEmulation Scott Wood
2007-09-05 19:28 ` [PATCH 6/9] 8xx: Set initial memory limit Scott Wood
2007-09-05 19:28 ` [PATCH 7/9] 8xx: mpc885ads cleanup Scott Wood
2007-09-05 19:28 ` [PATCH 8/9] 8xx: Adder 875 support Scott Wood
2007-09-06 14:08 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-09-06 14:16 ` Scott Wood
2007-09-06 17:50 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-09-06 18:09 ` Scott Wood
2007-09-06 18:48 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-09-06 19:12 ` Scott Wood
2007-09-06 19:20 ` Scott Wood
2007-09-06 19:36 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-09-06 19:56 ` Scott Wood
2007-09-06 20:57 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-09-06 21:30 ` Scott Wood
2007-09-06 23:45 ` Olof Johansson
2007-09-06 19:32 ` Segher Boessenkool [this message]
2007-09-05 19:28 ` [PATCH 9/9] 8xx: Embedded Planet EP88xC support Scott Wood
2007-09-05 20:36 ` [PATCH 1/9] 8xx: Fix CONFIG_PIN_TLB Dan Malek
2007-09-05 20:53 ` Scott Wood
2007-09-05 20:59 ` Scott Wood
2007-09-05 22:27 ` Dan Malek
2007-09-06 3:11 ` Scott Wood
2007-09-05 22:08 ` Dan Malek
2007-09-05 22:23 ` Scott Wood
2007-09-05 22:42 ` Dan Malek
2007-09-06 3:01 ` Scott Wood
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