Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC v1 1/2] arm: Add the cortex-a9 CPU to the a9mpcore device

[Andreas Färber]

Am 16.06.2014 13:22, schrieb Peter Crosthwaite:
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 9:11 PM, Peter Maydell <address@hidden> wrote:
>> On 16 June 2014 11:58, Andreas Färber <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> Besides, not all CPUs have an MPCore, Cortex-A8 and Cortex-A5 come to
>>> mind, so we should be aware that ARMCPU child<>s on the MPCore will lead
>>> to asymmetry between SoCs.
>>
>> For the A8 and A5 the SoC object would just instantiate them
>> directly -- there's no equivalent in the hardware of the
>> "n CPUs and their private devices" layer. So I think
>> any asymmetry between SoCs in QEMU is just a reflection
>> of the differences in the hardware.
>>
> 
> +1. Either you have an MPCore package as part of your soc or
> standalone CPU. Both are valid instantiables on the SoC level.

That's exactly what I said and PMM cut, so no argument here.

Andreas


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