[U-Boot] [PATCH v1] x86: make LOAD_FROM_32_BIT visible for platforms

Bin Meng bmeng.cn at gmail.com
Mon Jan 23 09:36:35 CET 2017


Hi Andy,

On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 4:07 AM, Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko at linux.intel.com> wrote:
> This option useful not only for development, but for the platforms where
> U-Boot is run from custom ROM bootloader. For example, Intel Edison is
> that board.
>
> Make this option visible that platforms can select it if needed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko at linux.intel.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/Kconfig     | 4 ++++
>  arch/x86/cpu/start.S | 3 +--
>  2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> index 0884af22a7..d75ad61d99 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ config X86_RESET_VECTOR
>         bool
>         default n
>
> +config X86_LOAD_FROM_32_BIT
> +       bool

Can we add some help text (ie: the comment block below for the
LOAD_FROM_32_BIT in start.S)  to this option so that it is visible in
"make menuconfig"?

> +       default n
> +
>  config RESET_SEG_START
>         hex
>         depends on X86_RESET_VECTOR
> diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/start.S b/arch/x86/cpu/start.S
> index a5cba1cf2a..eb4ade6f8c 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/cpu/start.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/cpu/start.S
> @@ -22,9 +22,8 @@
>   * Define this to boot U-Boot from a 32-bit program which sets the GDT
>   * differently. This can be used to boot directly from any stage of coreboot,
>   * for example, bypassing the normal payload-loading feature.
> - * This is only useful for development.
>   */
> -#undef LOAD_FROM_32_BIT
> +#define LOAD_FROM_32_BIT CONFIG_X86_LOAD_FROM_32_BIT

Instead of #defining LOAD_FROM_32_BIT, can we directly use
CONFIG_X86_LOAD_FROM_32_BIT in this file?

Regards,
Bin


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