[PATCH] ARM: /proc/cpuinfo: Use DT machine name when possible

Russell King - ARM Linux linux at arm.linux.org.uk
Wed Jun 18 12:01:09 PDT 2014


On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 06:54:24PM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote:
> Machine name from board description is some generic name on DT kernel.
> DT provides machine name property which is specific for board, so use
> it instead generic one when possible.

http://archive.arm.linux.org.uk/lurker/message/20130726.132850.53d47576.en.html

"If userspace wants to get at the DT information about a platform, we already
have ways that can happen already - we export the DT stuff so that kexec's
tools can get at it."

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