[U-Boot] [PATCH 09/12] 8360, kmeter1: added bootcount feature.

[Heiko Schocher]

Hello Kim,

Kim Phillips wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:26:27 +0100
> Heiko Schocher <hs at denx.de> wrote:
> 
>> add CONFIG_BOUTCOUNT_LIMIT feature for 8360 CPU.
> 
> s/BOUT/BOOT/

Ups, I fix it.

>> The bootcounter uses 8 bytes from the muram,
>> because no other memory was found on this
>> CPU for the bootcount feature. So we must
>> correct the muram size in DTS before booting
>> Linux.
>>
>> This feature is actual only implemented for
>> MPC8360, because not all 83xx CPU have qe,
>> and therefor no muram, which this feature
> 
> therefore

I fix this, too.

>> uses.
>>
>> This patch also activate this option for
>> the kmeter1 board.
> 
> not that I really like enabling this by default, but this patch doesn't
> do what you say it does in this last paragraph here (that I can see at

Yes, you are right, this is enabled by patch 10/12 in the common config
file for all keymile boards. I remove this from the commit message.

> least).  Can you either rm this paragraph (preferred :) or actually add
> BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT to the board's config?  Btw, what's the rationale for
> enabling this by default, and for this board?

The hardware manufacturer wants to use this feature, see:

http://www.denx.de/wiki/DULG/UBootBootCountLimit

This board (btw, all keymile boards) uses this feature, so it should
be enabled.

bye
Heiko
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