ppc64: prepare for integration of BPA platform
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| # | Subject and files | Size | Replies | Applied |
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| 1/4 | ppc64: rename arch/ppc64/kernel/pSeries_pci.carch/ arch/ arch/ | +604 | 4 replies | |
| 2/4 | ppc64: Split out pSeries specific code from rtas_pci.carch/ arch/ arch/ | +146 | 0 replies | |
| 3/4 | ppc64: add a simple nvram lowlevel driverarch/ include/ | +119 | 0 replies | |
| 4/4 | ppc64: add an rtas based watchdog driverdrivers/ drivers/ drivers/ | +702 | 0 replies |
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Cover letter [PATCH 0/4] ppc64: prepare for integration of BPA platform
This series of patches adds a bit of infrastructure in preparation of getting the Broadband Processor Architecture (BPA) into the kernel as a new platform type of ppc64.
BPA is currently used in a single machine from IBM, with others likely to be added at a later point.
None of these preparation patches are really specific to the architecture itself. Hopefully, I will be able to send the actual platform code really soon now.
BPA and pSeries can share some code, mostly because they are both using rtas. The first two patches are splitting out the common code from the pSeries_pci implementation into a generic rtas_pci base.
The nvram and watchdog drivers are pretty generic and are first used in the new machine.
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