On Thu, Sep 09, 2010 at 08:17:07AM +0200, Frans Meulenbroeks wrote: > 2010/9/8 Chase Maupin <[email protected]>: > > * Added a description of the SOC_FAMILY variable that > > can be set in the machine configuration files. > > > > Signed-off-by: Chase Maupin <[email protected]> > > --- > > docs/usermanual/chapters/common_use_cases.xml | 24 > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 1 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/docs/usermanual/chapters/common_use_cases.xml > > b/docs/usermanual/chapters/common_use_cases.xml > > index d86d0ca..ef81b95 100644 > > --- a/docs/usermanual/chapters/common_use_cases.xml > > +++ b/docs/usermanual/chapters/common_use_cases.xml > > @@ -94,6 +94,30 @@ SRCDATE = "20061014" > > </listitem> > > </itemizedlist></para> > > > > + <para>There are also some optional variables that can be defined: > > + <itemizedlist> > > + <listitem> > > + <para><command>SOC_FAMILY</command> describes a family of > > processors > > + that all share common features such as kernel versions, > > + bootloaders, etc. This is used to allow overrides for a whole > > + set of devices rather than per machine overrides being used. > > + The use of SOC_FAMILY as an override is currently a > > distribution > > + or local setting. > > + </para> > > + <para> > > + NOTE: SOC_FAMILY is different than MACHINE_CLASS in that > > + MACHINE_CLASS is intended to specify a grouping of devices > > + that may have different processors but share common features. > > + For example all OMAP3 devices can be described using the > > SOC_FAMILY > > + "omap3" and this value can be used in overrides to prevent > > + requiring multiple machine specific overrides. MACHINE_CLASS > > + might be used to describe a class of devices such as a cell > > + phone in which the processor may be different but the > > + features such as touchscreen, GPS, modem, etc are the same. > > + </para> > > + </listitem> > > + </itemizedlist></para> > > + > > <para>Next the kernel recipe needs to be added if it doesn't already > > exist. > > </para> > > </section> > > -- > > 1.7.0.4 > > Thanks for writing this. > Seems like a decent description to me. > > Acked-by: Frans Meulenbroeks <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Denys Dmytriyenko <[email protected]> If there are no objections, I'd like to push it later today. -- Denys _______________________________________________ Openembedded-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-devel
