On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 10:44:20AM +1100, David Gibson wrote: > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 05:47:25PM -0600, Grant Likely wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 5:42 PM, Dale Farnsworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Dale Farnsworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Follow the convention that compatible names are prefixed by the > > > vendor's stock ticker symbol. For Marvell Technology Group Ltd., > > > that's MRVL. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Dale Farnsworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Acked-by: Mark A. Greer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Are there any boards "in the wild" using the old string? If so are > > does changing this string risk complicating upgrades to a new kernel > > version? > > In particular are there any pre-flattened-tree real-OF systems in the > wild using "marvell" as the vendor prefix (there might be Apple or IBM > systems out there with Marvell PHYs for example).
It's difficult to prove a negative. However, I've seen no evidence of such systems. When Mark invented the "marvell," prefix, it wasn't based on existing practice. However, I believe that the Genesi Pegasos board uses OF and has a Marvell bridge chip. They may have copied the "marvell," prefix. Matt, can you check whether any of the Genesi boards contain device node descriptions for the Marvel 64[34]60, and let us know what prefix is used in their compatible properties? Thanks, -Dale _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
