[U-Boot] [PATCH 1/1] arm: fix some arch_number definition

[Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@jcrosoft.com>]

On 11:46 Thu 22 Jan     , Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD,
> 
> In message <20090122082908.GC15551@game.jcrosoft.org> you wrote:
> >
> > > > -	/* arch number MACH_TYPE_ARMADILLO - not official*/
> > > > -	gd->bd->bi_arch_number = 83;
> > > > +	gd->bd->bi_arch_number = MACH_TYPE_ARMADILLO;
> ...
> > > You actually CHANGE the arch_number here; you need the board
> > > maintainer's ACK for such a patch.
> > the ARMADILLO was changed in the current kernel it's not any more 83 but 615
> 
> I am aware of this. But anybody using some Linux kernel runnin on this board
> will have a nasty surprise when hisl old kernels don;t boot any more
> with recent versions of U-Boot.
> 
> This is why I request  that  you  ask  for  an  ACK  from  the  board
> maintainer - he needs to be at least aware of such a change.
> 
> > > Note that there are other places where this is used - these must be
> > > changed, too - for example:
> > > 
> > > "board/lpc2292sodimm/lpc2292sodimm.c":
> > > 
> > >  42         /* arch number MACH_TYPE_ARMADILLO - not official*/
> > >  43         gd->bd->bi_arch_number = 83;
> > I've not find it in the official list so I've let as 83 (non registered board)
> 
> You canged the old "MACH_TYPE_ARMADILLO" / 83 setting in one place but
> not in others? This will cause inconsistent behaviour.
> 
> You must not do that.  Either leave ALL of these as they are, or fix
> ALL of them in the SAME way.
the other board are not a ARMODILLO correct if I wrong

Best Regards,
J.