# Re: \[PATCH 1/9\] powerpc/44x: Add PowerPC 44x simple platform support

- From: Roland Dreier \<hidden\>
- Date: 2008-08-20 16:33:17 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2008/08/9444570
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2008/08/9444535/t.md

```text
 > You should fix 52xx with the same for loop change then, since I
 > blatantly most of this file from you ;)

Heh, then factor out mpc5200_simple_probe() into a helper and use it
instead of copying it as ppc44x_probe?  ;)

If you stick to the NULL-terminated array version, then it becomes easy
to convert some other platform probing code to use your new code too, eg
tqm85xx_probe() could use an array too.

 - R.
```