From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from gate.crashing.org (gate.crashing.org [63.228.1.57]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C1F27DF26F for ; Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:57:44 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: From: Kumar Gala To: Paul Gortmaker In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v919.2) Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] mpc86xx_hpcn: Temporarily accept old dts node identifier. Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:57:40 -0500 References: <80CCBF8C-FE21-4DD7-B1CF-0647D31655D9@kernel.crashing.org> Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Apr 16, 2008, at 12:53 PM, Paul Gortmaker wrote: > As suggested by Timur Tabi, we match on the old compat node ID for one > version and warn accordingly. If we don't do this, we plunge people > who > try to use an old DTB into silent boot death with no clear > indication of > what the problem is. > > This patch should be removed at the beginning of the 2.6.27 dev cycle. > It is only meant to ease the transition in the short term. > > Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker > --- > arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/mpc86xx_hpcn.c | 6 ++++++ > 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) applied. - k