linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ARM: /proc/cpuinfo: Use DT machine name when possible

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Date:	Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:27:13 +0100
From:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
To:	Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>
Cc:	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Ivaylo Dimitrov <ivo.g.dimitrov.75@...il.com>,
	Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi>,
	Sebastian Reichel <sre@...ian.org>,
	Will Deacon <Will.Deacon@....com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Santosh Shilimkar <santosh.shilimkar@...com>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: /proc/cpuinfo: Use DT machine name when possible

On Friday 05 September 2014 15:58:34 Fabio Estevam wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Pali Rohár 
<pali.rohar@...il.com> wrote:
> > So what is your suggestion for identifing board (name/type)
> > which will work with any kernel (and will not be broken
> > again by kernel later)?
> 
> $ cat /sys/bus/soc/devices/soc0/machine
> Freescale i.MX6 Quad SABRE Smart Device Board

This output is on Nokia N900 useless:

$ cat /sys/bus/soc/devices/soc0/machine
OMAP3430/3530

It does not specify that this is Nokia N900 (RX-51) device but 
only some generic omap board.

-- 
Pali Rohár
pali.rohar@...il.com

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