[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] Enable the IceCube/lite5200 variants to pass a device tree to Linux.

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <11621624513123-git-send-email-grant.likely at secretlab.ca> you wrote:
> This patch adds the code and configuration necessary to boot with an
> arch/powerpc Linux kernel.
...
> --- a/board/icecube/icecube.c
> +++ b/board/icecube/icecube.c
...
> @@ -334,3 +338,11 @@ void ide_set_reset (int idereset)
>  	}
>  }
>  #endif /* defined (CFG_CMD_IDE) && defined (CONFIG_IDE_RESET) */
> +
> +#if defined(CONFIG_OF_FLAT_TREE) && defined(CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP)
> +void
> +ft_board_setup(void *blob, bd_t *bd)
> +{
> +	ft_cpu_setup(blob, bd);
> +}
> +#endif

How much of this is really board dependent? How likely  is  it,  then
all other 5200 boards will just copy & paste these few lines of code?
Maybe we can make this common code, and just allow for board-specific
overwrites when really needed?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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