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From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] enable RTAS /proc for PowerPC/CHRP platform
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:12:40 +0200
To: Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>
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>> cpuinfo is about the cpu, not the board layout nor the firmware
>> expectations.
>
> What is the machine: field doing there then ? Would it make sense  
> to provide a
> machineinfo then ?

Yes.  Or better, don't use /proc, get all info from sysfs
(with a nice userland tool to summarize the info, perhaps).


Segher