linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm: document "mach-virt" platform.

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Message-ID: <CAL_JsqJeka0KeejY4LpGFd7hfYo_OKnnH8QWjSXkcgedvA6BZg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:48:06 -0600
From:	Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>
To:	Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mark Rutland <Mark.Rutland@....com>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	Pawel Moll <Pawel.Moll@....com>,
	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>,
	Will Deacon <Will.Deacon@....com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm: document "mach-virt" platform.

On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com> wrote:
> On 30/01/14 17:28, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>> On Thursday 30 January 2014, Ian Campbell wrote:
>>> mach-virt has existed for a while but it is not written down what it actually
>>> consists of. Although it seems a bit unusual to document a binding for an
>>> entire platform since mach-virt is entirely virtual it is helpful to have
>>> something to refer to in the absence of a single concrete implementation.
>>>
>>> I've done my best to capture the requirements based on the git log and my
>>> memory/understanding.
>>>
>>> While here remove the xenvm dts example, the Xen tools will now build a
>>> suitable mach-virt compatible dts when launching the guest.
>>
>> It might be worth noting in the changeset comment that the 'compatible'
>> string is actually no longer needed on newer kernels: All the members
>> of the machine descriptor are now the defaults (we should remove the
>> virt_init() function as well), and the fallback machine descriptor should
>> work just fine if any other string gets passed.
>
> I will ack the patch that removes the mach-virt directory altogether!

Did I never send that one out? I know I started something. Finding new
employment has had me distracted...

Rob
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