Re: [PATCH v3 02/12] of: add J-Core cpu bindings

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Rich,

On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 1:04 AM, Rich Felker <dalias@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If you really do want a lot more detail for SMP-related bindings, I
> could consider submitting a version with SMP omitted for now (since
> the kernel patches submitted at this point don't include SMP) and do
> the addition of SMP as a separate patch later. But with the launch of
> open-hardware boards capable of running SMP J2 systems (see
> https://twitter.com/jcoreeng/status/730330848306700288) near, I'd like
> to be getting bindings we can use stabilized so that we're properly
> including DTB in the boot rom and not relying on external DTB files or
> linking DTB in kernel.

Submitting a version now without SMP is indeed a good idea, and allows
to move forward.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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