[LinuxBIOS] dealing with "fake" NBs from the LB perspective

[Rudolf Marek]

Hello,

Soon I will need decision where to put the K8T890 (K8 platform) NB code.

Solutions as suggested by uwe_

1) add new "northbridge chip" to config.lb, place it in src/northbridge

This means not only mem cotroller chip are northbridges

2) put "southbridge chip" statement to config.lb place it in src/southbridge

This means it is SB chip from the perspecitvethat only real NB have memory
cotroller.

Please tell me where I should put the NB code, and what to write to config LB?
Note that the VT8237 SB can be paired with many different northbridges.

Thank you,

Rudolf

[Stefan Reinauer]

* Rudolf Marek  [070923 21:20]:
> put "southbridge chip" statement to config.lb place it in src/southbridge
>
> This means it is SB chip from the perspecitvethat only real NB have memory
> cotroller.

The names northbridge, southbridge are basically arbitrary. I wonder
whether this is a differentiation that we should keep up in v3 at all?
It's all rather components.

In my opinion the K8T890 code should go to southbridge/via as for
example all nvidia "north bridge" code (what exactly qualifies those
bridges as north bridges?) is in southbridge, too.

Stefan

[Rudolf Marek]

Ok.

This is all about terminology from the LB point of view.
> (what exactly qualifies those bridges as north bridges?)

VIA has some V-link interface, which is partly in SB and in NB (NB as called by
VIA)... well I dont really care, all I need to know was answered in your
previous email,
I will  out the stuff into the src/southbridge/via/k8t890

Please can you show me what should I tune in build system to make it actually
build? Only add the line to config.lb about the new "southbridge?"

Thanks,

Rudolf