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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-10-23 08:28:25 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-10-23 08:28:25 -0700
commit9bf9b2f3ad6362cdc9ef79291d440a92960b8f51 (patch)
treec50a317a619096a6ec84c243fafef50388004df6 /Documentation
parent9779a8325a9bbf4ccd3853e0e4064984cf9da9c9 (diff)
parent54622f10a6aabb8bb2bdacf3dd070046f03dc246 (diff)
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc: (53 commits) powerpc: Support for relocatable kdump kernel powerpc: Don't use a 16G page if beyond mem= limits powerpc: Add del_node() for early boot code to prune inapplicable devices. powerpc: Further compile fixup for STRICT_MM_TYPECHECKS powerpc: Remove empty #else from signal_64.c powerpc: Move memory size print into common show_cpuinfo for 32-bit hvc_console: Remove __devexit annotation of hvc_remove() hvc_console: Add support for tty window resizing hvc_console: Fix loop if put_char() returns 0 hvc_console: Add tty driver flag TTY_DRIVER_RESET_TERMIOS hvc_console: Add a hangup notifier for backends powerpc/83xx: Add DS1339 RTC support for MPC8349E-mITX boards .dts powerpc/83xx: Add support for MCU microcontroller in .dts files powerpc/85xx: Move mpc8572ds.dts to address-cells/size-cells = <2> of/spi: Support specifying chip select as active high via device tree powerpc: Remove device_type = "board_control" properties in .dts files i2c-cpm: Suppress autoprobing for devices powerpc/85xx: Fix mpc8536ds dma interrupt numbers powerpc/85xx: Enable enhanced functions for 8536 TSEC powerpc: Delete unused prom_strtoul and prom_memparse ...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt14
-rw-r--r--Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt4
3 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt b/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
index 0705040531a..3f4bc840da8 100644
--- a/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ There are two possible methods of using Kdump.
2) Or use the system kernel binary itself as dump-capture kernel and there is
no need to build a separate dump-capture kernel. This is possible
only with the architecutres which support a relocatable kernel. As
- of today, i386, x86_64 and ia64 architectures support relocatable kernel.
+ of today, i386, x86_64, ppc64 and ia64 architectures support relocatable
+ kernel.
Building a relocatable kernel is advantageous from the point of view that
one does not have to build a second kernel for capturing the dump. But
@@ -207,8 +208,15 @@ Dump-capture kernel config options (Arch Dependent, i386 and x86_64)
Dump-capture kernel config options (Arch Dependent, ppc64)
----------------------------------------------------------
-* Make and install the kernel and its modules. DO NOT add this kernel
- to the boot loader configuration files.
+1) Enable "Build a kdump crash kernel" support under "Kernel" options:
+
+ CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP=y
+
+2) Enable "Build a relocatable kernel" support
+
+ CONFIG_RELOCATABLE=y
+
+ Make and install the kernel and its modules.
Dump-capture kernel config options (Arch Dependent, ia64)
----------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
index de4063cb4fd..02ea9a971b8 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
@@ -1917,6 +1917,8 @@ platforms are moved over to use the flattened-device-tree model.
inverse clock polarity (CPOL) mode
- spi-cpha - (optional) Empty property indicating device requires
shifted clock phase (CPHA) mode
+ - spi-cs-high - (optional) Empty property indicating device requires
+ chip select active high
SPI example for an MPC5200 SPI bus:
spi@f00 {
diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt
index 74ae6f1cd2d..81a917ef96e 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/dts-bindings/fsl/board.txt
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
Required properties:
- - device_type : Should be "board-control"
+ - compatible : Should be "fsl,<board>-bcsr"
- reg : Offset and length of the register set for the device
Example:
bcsr@f8000000 {
- device_type = "board-control";
+ compatible = "fsl,mpc8360mds-bcsr";
reg = <f8000000 8000>;
};