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@@ -185,13 +185,20 @@ Kernel entry (head.S)
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board devices are used, or the device is setup, and provides that
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machine specific "personality."
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- This fine-grained machine specific selection is controlled by the machine
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- type ID, which acts both as a run-time and a compile-time code selection
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- method.
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+ For platforms that support device tree (DT), the machine selection is
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+ controlled at runtime by passing the device tree blob to the kernel. At
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+ compile-time, support for the machine type must be selected. This allows for
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+ a single multiplatform kernel build to be used for several machine types.
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- You can register a new machine via the web site at:
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+ For platforms that do not use device tree, this machine selection is
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+ controlled by the machine type ID, which acts both as a run-time and a
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+ compile-time code selection method. You can register a new machine via the
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+ web site at:
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<http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/machines/>
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+ Note: Please do not register a machine type for DT-only platforms. If your
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+ platform is DT-only, you do not need a registered machine type.
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Russell King (15/03/2004)
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