[U-Boot] [PATCH 5/7 v2] OMAP3: Add serial number based on die ID

[Dirk Behme]

Dear Wolfgang and Jean-Christophe,

Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> On 19:55 Thu 12 Feb     , Dirk Behme wrote:
>> Add serial number based on OMAP3 die ID.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Dirk Behme <dirk.behme at googlemail.com>
>>
>> ---
>> Changes in v2:
>>
>> - Rename 'serial' to 'serial#'
>> - Don't copy from a memory to an other, instead just update the pointer
>>
>>  board/omap3/beagle/beagle.c            |    2 ++
>>  board/omap3/evm/evm.c                  |    2 ++
>>  board/omap3/overo/overo.c              |    2 ++
>>  board/omap3/pandora/pandora.c          |    2 ++
>>  board/omap3/zoom1/zoom1.c              |    1 +
>>  cpu/arm_cortexa8/omap3/sys_info.c      |   26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  include/asm-arm/arch-omap3/cpu.h       |   13 +++++++++++++
>>  include/asm-arm/arch-omap3/omap3.h     |    1 +
>>  include/asm-arm/arch-omap3/sys_proto.h |    1 +
>>  9 files changed, 50 insertions(+)
>>
> report it as the CPU serial if you want but report it as the board serial make
> no sense to me

While discussing about this, please consider arguments/point of view 
given in

http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2009-February/047458.html

too.

Additionally, looking at description of "serial#" at

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

I understand:

-> "serial#: contains hardware identification information such as type 
string and/or serial number."

With OMAP3 == hardware this is true for OMAP3 device ID, no?

-> "This variable can be set only once (usually during manufacturing 
of the board)."

This is true if OMAP3 is never exchanged as assumption in my comment

http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2009-February/047458.html

no?

Regards

Dirk

Btw.: I haven't got the point why the string 'serial#' applies only to 
a _board_ serial number, yet?