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diff --git a/doc/README.OFT b/doc/README.OFT new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8f00ebb --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/README.OFT @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +Open Firmware Flat Tree and usage. +---------------------------------- + +As part of the ongoing cleanup of the Linux PPC trees, the preferred +way to pass bootloader and board setup information is the open +firmware flat tree. + +Please take a look at the following email discussion for some +background. + + http://ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2005-August/019408.html + http://ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2005-August/019362.html + +The generated tree is part static and part dynamic. + +There is a static part which is compiled in with DTC and a dynamic +part which is programmatically appended. + +You'll need a fairly recent DTC tool, which is available by git at + + rsync://ozlabs.org/dtc/dtc.git + +The xxd binary dumper is needed too which I got from + + ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/utilities/etc/xxd-1.10.tar.gz + + +Pantelis Antoniou, 13 Oct 2005 |