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Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:22:54 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Re: Freescale MPC5554 device tree (was: cross-compiling Linux for  
	PowerPC e200 core?)
From: "Segher Boessenkool" <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
To: "Grant Likely" <grant.likely@secretlab.ca>
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> In this particular case, we're talking about a part that has never
> previously been described in a device tree.  So, since this is
> something entirely new, what is the value in preserving the
> PowerPC,XXXX style when there isn't any code that will be relying on
> it?

There could be code that matches anything starting with "PowerPC,".
Also, consistency is a good thing no matter what.


Segher