Re: [Linux-am33-list] [PATCH 2/2] MN10300: Add the MN10300/AM33 architecture to the kernel [try #2]

2007-11-05 Thread David Howells
Suzuki Takashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm very annoyed and a bit surprised to hear they admitted such a big > change so easily. Why be annoyed? It's not actually a substantial change. > You and I know there are consumer devices already out running the am33 > port of the kernel. Yes, and

Re: [Linux-am33-list] [PATCH 2/2] MN10300: Add the MN10300/AM33 architecture to the kernel [try #2]

2007-11-05 Thread David Howells
Suzuki Takashi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm very annoyed and a bit surprised to hear they admitted such a big change so easily. Why be annoyed? It's not actually a substantial change. You and I know there are consumer devices already out running the am33 port of the kernel. Yes, and have

Re: [Linux-am33-list] [PATCH 2/2] MN10300: Add the MN10300/AM33 architecture to the kernel [try #2]

2007-11-03 Thread Suzuki Takashi
Thank you for your replies. On 10/31/07, David Howells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyway, I've discussed this with MEI, and they're willing for some flattening > to take place. I'm very annoyed and a bit surprised to hear they admitted such a big change so easily. You and I know there are

Re: [Linux-am33-list] [PATCH 2/2] MN10300: Add the MN10300/AM33 architecture to the kernel [try #2]

2007-11-03 Thread Suzuki Takashi
Thank you for your replies. On 10/31/07, David Howells [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway, I've discussed this with MEI, and they're willing for some flattening to take place. I'm very annoyed and a bit surprised to hear they admitted such a big change so easily. You and I know there are

Re: [Linux-am33-list] [PATCH 2/2] MN10300: Add the MN10300/AM33 architecture to the kernel [try #2]

2007-10-31 Thread David Howells
Suzuki Takashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But people aren't, are they? On the other hand, these particular header files are of interest to arch maintainers. If there are variances between CPUs that mandate different sets of registers or different usage protocols for equivalent modules, then

Re: [Linux-am33-list] [PATCH 2/2] MN10300: Add the MN10300/AM33 architecture to the kernel [try #2]

2007-10-31 Thread David Howells
Suzuki Takashi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But people aren't, are they? On the other hand, these particular header files are of interest to arch maintainers. If there are variances between CPUs that mandate different sets of registers or different usage protocols for equivalent modules, then you

Re: [Linux-am33-list] [PATCH 2/2] MN10300: Add the MN10300/AM33 architecture to the kernel [try #2]

2007-10-30 Thread Suzuki Takashi
On 10/31/07, David Howells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does this mean cpu-am33v3, cpu-am33v4, etc. will be created > > when a new core comes up? > > Yes. Note that the headers in a later one can 'inherit' from those of an > earlier one simply by #including that earlier one, much like archs do

Re: [Linux-am33-list] [PATCH 2/2] MN10300: Add the MN10300/AM33 architecture to the kernel [try #2]

2007-10-30 Thread David Howells
Suzuki Takashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does this mean cpu-am33v3, cpu-am33v4, etc. will be created > when a new core comes up? Yes. Note that the headers in a later one can 'inherit' from those of an earlier one simply by #including that earlier one, much like archs do with asm-generic

Re: [Linux-am33-list] [PATCH 2/2] MN10300: Add the MN10300/AM33 architecture to the kernel [try #2]

2007-10-30 Thread Suzuki Takashi
On 10/29/07, David Howells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > diff --git a/Documentation/mn10300/compartmentalisation.txt > b/Documentation/mn10300/compartmentalisation.txt (snip) > + (1) CPU level > + > + This involves support for a specific set of registers and instructions > and > + some

Re: [Linux-am33-list] [PATCH 2/2] MN10300: Add the MN10300/AM33 architecture to the kernel [try #2]

2007-10-30 Thread Suzuki Takashi
On 10/29/07, David Howells [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: diff --git a/Documentation/mn10300/compartmentalisation.txt b/Documentation/mn10300/compartmentalisation.txt (snip) + (1) CPU level + + This involves support for a specific set of registers and instructions and + some very

Re: [Linux-am33-list] [PATCH 2/2] MN10300: Add the MN10300/AM33 architecture to the kernel [try #2]

2007-10-30 Thread David Howells
Suzuki Takashi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does this mean cpu-am33v3, cpu-am33v4, etc. will be created when a new core comes up? Yes. Note that the headers in a later one can 'inherit' from those of an earlier one simply by #including that earlier one, much like archs do with asm-generic

Re: [Linux-am33-list] [PATCH 2/2] MN10300: Add the MN10300/AM33 architecture to the kernel [try #2]

2007-10-30 Thread Suzuki Takashi
On 10/31/07, David Howells [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does this mean cpu-am33v3, cpu-am33v4, etc. will be created when a new core comes up? Yes. Note that the headers in a later one can 'inherit' from those of an earlier one simply by #including that earlier one, much like archs do with