Message-ID: <1338805068.7150.78.camel@pasglop>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/platform: sta2x11: add platform code
From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Alessandro Rubini <rubini@gnudd.com>
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Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:17:48 +1000
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On Tue, 2012-05-29 at 09:05 +0200, Alessandro Rubini wrote:
> 
> It doesn't. I'm currently developing using an add-on pci card running
> on a more conventional computer (and there you may object it is not
> even x86-specific, actually I'd love to see it sold as a separate card
> for industrial use). 

If it's an add-on card, can't you put a flash on it ? Then you can stick
discovery/configuration information there or even a device-tree blob
accessed via a BAR (or even the ROM BAR).

Cheers,
Ben.


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