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

[Grant Likely]

On 10/29/06, Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de> wrote:
> 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?

Oh, probably.  :)

In this case I was following the convention already established w/ the
other boards.  I can take another look and see about making a
recommendation for cleaning up this construct.

Cheers,
g.

>
> Best regards,
>
> Wolfgang Denk
>
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