From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from az33egw01.freescale.net (az33egw01.freescale.net [192.88.158.102]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03BCCDDE01 for ; Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:04:08 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <45D316CD.9070901@freescale.com> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:03:57 -0600 From: Timur Tabi MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Benjamin Herrenschmidt Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: delete boot-cpu and chosen nodes from all DTS files References: <1171409687840-git-send-email-timur@freescale.com> <1171411075.20192.116.camel@localhost.localdomain> <45D29AE5.7090004@freescale.com> <1171430877.20192.133.camel@localhost.localdomain> <45D29EB1.5060801@freescale.com> <1171431334.20192.138.camel@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <1171431334.20192.138.camel@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, paulus@samba.org, Stuart Yoder List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: >> I just don't understand why it's okay to leave it there. > > To make sure there is one. I suspect kernel bits might get upset if it's > absent. That's not what I meant. What I don't understand is: what's so special about the 8272 that its DTS should have a 'chosen' section, but no other DTS needs one? Obviously, the kernel needs a 'chosen' section, and that's why U-Boot adds one. And since U-Boot adds one, the DTS itself doesn't need one. Does the 8272 never use U-Boot?