Re: Re[2]: [PATCH] Incorrect segment 0 initialization for PMAC G5

[Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

Hello,

On Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:03:46 +0400
Phileas Fogg <phileas-fogg%mail.ru@localhost> wrote:

> >On Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:59:23 +0200
> >Phileas Fogg < phileas-fogg%mail.ru@localhost > wrote:
> >
> >> Dumb question, how do we add an indirection to openpic_write and 
> >> openpic_read ?
> >> They do not accept any kind of this pointer or context.
> >> Change interface or use global function pointers which can be set in 
> >> setup_openpic ?
> >
> >Here's something that at least works on my iBook G4. The G5's OpenPIC
> >is found but that's about it ( I was more concerned to keep it working
> >on 32bit hardware ) - needs more work before it can be committed ( no
> >fastpath, other openpic variants in pic/ need to be adapted etc. ) but
> >it adds what's needed to deal with a big endian OpenPIC.

> Thanks.
> The pic_openpic.c won't work properly on G5.
> We need a new PIC module which uses the available OpenPIC framework
> but implements extra U3 HT workarounds or add these workarounds to
> pic_openpic.c maybe, not sure what is better. I got it working already
> but i have to refactor it and make it ready to be commited.
> It would be better of course if BE changes were already commited
> before i implement it.

Exactly, that's why I posted the patch even though it's unfinished and
poorly tested - to make sure it does what's needed and to avoid
reinventing the wheel.

have fun
Michael