[U-Boot-Users] Re: [PATCH] 8xx: fix initialation bug/race condition between u-boot & linux

[Tom Rini]

On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 10:32:29AM +0200, Jaap-Jan Boor wrote:
> 
> Hi Wolfgang,
> 
> Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> >
> > In message <3EF00E16.3050604 at intracom.gr> you wrote:
> > >
> > >   I think it's just proper defensive programming to always
> > > do a CP reset in that case, and as soon as possible.
> >
> > Then probably the boot loader should do it before starting the  Linux
> > kernel.
> 
> This would be a mostly hidden requirement for any boot loader towards
> the ppc linux kernel.

... or this is already the case (which is why I ping'ed Dan who would
probably recall such a thing :)).  If so, it would probably be a good
idea to make a note in head_8xx.S about that assumption.

-- 
Tom Rini
http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/