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| author | Krste Asanovic <krste@sifive.com> | 2017-05-06 22:39:32 +0100 |
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| committer | Krste Asanovic <krste@sifive.com> | 2017-05-06 22:39:32 +0100 |
| commit | 86c05478ed763f0e4bdeea2a977f0c26c72de62f (patch) | |
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| parent | 6a1e92cc59da2cd79810f67e628f9f023f400df4 (diff) | |
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Added note about dropping config string for now. Some other cleanups.
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diff --git a/src/cfgstr.tex b/src/cfgstr.tex index 0a2520a..fab9ee6 100644 --- a/src/cfgstr.tex +++ b/src/cfgstr.tex @@ -1,6 +1,14 @@ \chapter{Machine Configuration Description} \label{cfgstr} +\begin{commentary} + To reduce porting effort for OS boots, we have reverted back to + using Device Trees to communicate platform information to the + kernel, so this chapter is out of date. Config string was designed + for other uses in addition, but for now, we are staying with a + standard device tree model. + \end{commentary} + RISC-V platforms may contain myriad devices, processor cores, and configuration parameters. To support higher-level software, including bootloaders and operating systems, it is recommended that hardware |