[U-Boot-Users] u-boot porting howto

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Mon Mar 8 18:10:54 CET 2004


In message <027601c4051f$810ceed0$af00a8c0 at tidelpark.isofttechindia.com> you wrote:
> 
>     you can refer the README file in the u-boot root  and so many porting
> documents available in the doc directory also.
> i am porting the u-boot to blackfin processor. here i had attached the my
> porting documents. i think it will help you.
...

> net/tftp.c	   - Commented unwanted	print inside tftpstart routine.

Don;t change global behaviour just because you don;t like it.  Others
may want or even need it.

> Additions done to the u-boot framework
> --------------------------------------
...
> include/linux/linkage.h	- asmlinkage details for the assembly
> include/linux/sys.h	- system related definitions like access modes stats

Are thise really needed??? What for?

> lib_generic/memcpy.c    - implementation for memcpy() function
> lib_generic/memcmp.c    - implementation for memcmp() function
> lib_generic/memset.c	- implementation for memset() function

What exactly do you need these files for?  All  these  functions  are
already available in the existing code (lib_generic/string.c).

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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