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-rw-r--r--arch/arm/lib/board.c4
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/README b/README
index 1e2d4d33c0..7b27c992e3 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -442,6 +442,16 @@ The following options need to be configured:
crash. This is needed for buggy hardware (uc101) where
no pull down resistor is connected to the signal IDE5V_DD7.
+ CONFIG_MACH_TYPE [relevant for ARM only][mandatory]
+
+ This setting is mandatory for all boards that have only one
+ machine type and must be used to specify the machine type
+ number as it appears in the ARM machine registry
+ (see http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/machines/).
+ Only boards that have multiple machine types supported
+ in a single configuration file and the machine type is
+ runtime discoverable, do not have to use this setting.
+
- vxWorks boot parameters:
bootvx constructs a valid bootline using the following
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/board.c b/arch/arm/lib/board.c
index fc52a26b79..6bbedf45dd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/board.c
@@ -281,6 +281,10 @@ void board_init_f (ulong bootflag)
gd->mon_len = _bss_end_ofs;
+#ifdef CONFIG_MACH_TYPE
+ gd->bd->bi_arch_number = CONFIG_MACH_TYPE; /* board id for Linux */
+#endif
+
for (init_fnc_ptr = init_sequence; *init_fnc_ptr; ++init_fnc_ptr) {
if ((*init_fnc_ptr)() != 0) {
hang ();