For ARM Kernel, machine id is not be checked with mach-id passed fromboot loader ?

[Li Haifeng]

Before, each mach is identified by a number in
arch/arm/tools/mach-types. If the mach-id is not same with the id
passed by boot loader while running on hardware platform, an exception
will be throw and the system halt.

>From 2.6.39, this limitation may be cancelled by official Kernel?

For Kernel before 2.6.39, When the kernel run at the entry stext of
arch/arm/kernel/head.S. R1 register hold the machine id passed by boot
loader. Function of __lookup_machine_type will check the machin id. So
the machine id at arch/arm/tools/mach-types must be same with the
machine id defined in boot loader.

>From 2.6.39, the __lookup_machine_type is deleted.

$:~/Offical_Kernel$ git diff v2.6.38.8..v2.6.39 arch/arm/kernel/head.S
…
#ifdef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
@@ -87,25 +80,33 @@ ENTRY(stext)
        movs    r10, r5                         @ invalid processor (r5=0)?
  THUMB( it     eq )            @ force fixup-able long branch encoding
        beq     __error_p                       @ yes, error 'p'
-       bl      __lookup_machine_type           @ r5=machinfo
-       movs    r8, r5                          @ invalid machine (r5=0)?
- THUMB( it     eq )            @ force fixup-able long branch encoding
-       beq     __error_a                       @ yes, error 'a'
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
+       adr     r3, 2f
+       ldmia   r3, {r4, r8}
+       sub     r4, r3, r4                      @ (PHYS_OFFSET - PAGE_OFFSET)
+       add     r8, r8, r4                      @ PHYS_OFFSET
+#else
+       ldr     r8, =PLAT_PHYS_OFFSET
+#endif
….
And, if we define a random number for machine id at
arch/arm/tools/mach-types, the machine setup at start_kernel function
is not be influenced too.

So, to a new machine, if we do porting kernel on them ,the machine id
should be ok as a number now.

is it right?
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