Re: [PATCH 14/16] powerpc: add ps3 platform OS params support

Michael Ellerman wrote:

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It is not so convenient to view, but the other os area is documented in the
iso image CELL-Linux-CL_20061110-ADDON.iso at
http://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/Sony-PS3/.

Any chance we can get that in some sort of non-insane format? Like a
PDF? :)

OK, I put it here for you:

 http://67.117.136.164/pub/cell/linux-20061110-docs/BootLinuxAndInstallation.html

The coverage of the other os area is not so good, but more complete
documentation should be provided sometime in the future.

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+	if (header->hdr_version != 1) {
+		pr_debug("%s:%d hdr_version failed\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		return -1;
+	}

Is version 2 not going to be backward compatible? Could it be >= 1 ?

I have absolutely no clue what the next version number will be, nor the
compatibility, etc.  I'll set this when the version changes.

Except you'll have trouble changing it on the installed base of millions
of PS3s running Linux :) - At the moment if firmware bump the version on
you, you've got an unbootable system until the user does a kernel
upgrade. But it's your baby.

Good point.  Actually, you'll just have a little inaccuracy in your clock
for this version, but I'll change it.


-Geoff