From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.243]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 956D9DDE43 for ; Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:01:59 +1100 (EST) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id c37so2497343anc.78 for ; Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:01:56 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:01:55 -0700 From: "Grant Likely" Sender: glikely@secretlab.ca To: "David Baird" Subject: Re: powerpc tree vs ppc tree In-Reply-To: <440abda90802201403y1bb88c21s44f64a76c58041b4@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 References: <5ee408090802201257g26baa1ablbbb460ac38be0964@mail.gmail.com> <440abda90802201403y1bb88c21s44f64a76c58041b4@mail.gmail.com> Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 3:03 PM, David Baird wrote: > On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Ricardo Ayres Severo > wrote: > > I have a simple doubt, but I find no answer. What is the difference > > between the powerpc tree to the ppc tree in the kernel source? > > Which one should I use with a virtex II pro board? > > ppc (32-bit versions) and ppc64 are deprecated trees scheduled to be > removed from the Linux kernel. > > powerpc is the new preferred tree and is trying to consolidate ppc and > ppc64. For Xilinx ppc405 though, I think the ppc tree is still > recommended, but that will probably be changing soon (this summer)? arch/powerpc is getting close to usable on the virtex, but there are still some missing bits. It won't be ready for prime time until 2.6.26. Cheers, g. -- Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng. Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.