In article <01041314355803.00345@pinky.paradox.demon.co.uk> you write:
>I'm thinking more along the lines of the kernel should enable it for the SA. 
>I prefer the view that the kernel switches it on.  it's turned off in the 
>bootloader to give the impression we've just done a reset.  Note though that 
>it does appear to be an SA only feature (not in the xscale from what I can 
>tell)

I agree.  As far as possible, the bootloader should present the kernel with
the CPU as if it's just been reset, and the kernel should set things up how
it wants them.

>Perhaps it should be PR'd and, for now, disabled in the bootloader, I'm just 
>wondering if the SA-11x0 ports need it enabled?

For now, if you really doubt that the SA-11x0 will like it, just turn it on
on the SA-110.  That shouldn't bee too hard.

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Ben Harris                                                   <bjh21@netbsd.org>
Portmaster, NetBSD/arm26               <URL:http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/arm26/>