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    PPC: mac_nvram: Split NVRAM into OF and OSX parts · 2d9907a3
    Alexander Graf authored
    
    
    Mac OS X (at least with -M mac99) searches for a valid NVRAM partition
    of a special Apple type. If it can't find that partition in the first
    half of NVRAM, it will look at the second half.
    
    There are a few implications from this. The first is that we need to
    split NVRAM into 2 halves - one for Open Firmware use, the other one for
    Mac OS X. Without this split Mac OS X will just loop endlessly over the
    second half trying to find a partition.
    
    The other implication is that we should provide a specially crafted Mac
    OS X compatible NVRAM partition on the second half that Mac OS X can
    happily use as it sees fit.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAlexander Graf <agraf@suse.de>
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