[PATCH] [POWERPC] 40X: Add Default Restart Machdep Method to 40X Platforms

[Josh Boyer]

On Sat, 1 Mar 2008 12:32:54 +0100
Stefan Roese <sr at denx.de> wrote:

> On Saturday 23 February 2008, Grant Erickson wrote:
> > This patch restores the reset on restart functionality to 40x-based
> > platforms that was formerly provided--but not used in arch/powerpc--by
> > abort() in head_40x.S. This functionality is now provided by
> > ppc40x_reset_system(char *) in a fashion similar to that of the 44x-based
> > platforms.
> >
> > Compiled, linked and tested against the AMCC Haleakala board.
> 
> Instead of duplicating this code in platform/40x/ which is already present in 
> platforms/44x/misc_44x.S, why not move this misc_44x.S code into a common 
> place for all 4xx (40x and 44x) PPC's? There seems to be nothing 44x 
> specific.
> 
> I suggest to introduce platforms/4xx/misc.S or sysdev/ppc4xx_misc.S with these 
> functions and change the code referencing it accordingly.
> 
> Comments/thoughts?

It's a good idea.  I'd rather avoid platforms/4xx for now, but
sysdev/ppc4xx_misc.S seems reasonable.

I'll move it in my tree soon and do the necessary makefile fixups.

josh