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-rw-r--r--Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt9
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
index 1e1abaf8371..b41397d6430 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
@@ -509,7 +509,6 @@ looks like in practice.
o chosen
|- name = "chosen"
|- bootargs = "root=/dev/sda2"
- |- linux,platform = <00000600>
|- linux,phandle = <4>
This tree is almost a minimal tree. It pretty much contains the
@@ -733,8 +732,7 @@ address which can extend beyond that limit.
that typically get driven by the same platform code in the
kernel, you would use a different "model" property but put a
value in "compatible". The kernel doesn't directly use that
- value (see /chosen/linux,platform for how the kernel chooses a
- platform type) but it is generally useful.
+ value but it is generally useful.
The root node is also generally where you add additional properties
specific to your board like the serial number if any, that sort of
@@ -842,11 +840,6 @@ address which can extend beyond that limit.
the prom_init() trampoline when booting with an OF client interface,
but that you have to provide yourself when using the flattened format.
- Required properties:
-
- - linux,platform : This is your platform number as assigned by the
- architecture maintainers
-
Recommended properties:
- bootargs : This zero-terminated string is passed as the kernel