[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH 05/08]: mpc7448hpc2 board flash support
Zang Roy-r61911
tie-fei.zang at freescale.com
Tue Aug 1 04:28:56 CEST 2006
> > > I will not accept such code duplication.
> >
> > There are some differences. Another reason I keep the driver in my
> > board
>
> Differences are small compared to the toal size of the file.
> Duplication is always bad, as it will cause a maintenance nightmare.
> It may slip though occasionally, but when I get aware of it
> I will not accept such duplicated code.
>
I will erase the duplication. I never intend to slip though.
> > directory
> > is that I do not want to affect other board behavior. At
> lease, I am
> > not sure.
>
> Submit a patch on the list for testing?
No, They are not for testing. I have tested them thousands of times :).
My original intend is
to keep the code in my board directory..
> > Is it right that I add some "ifdef BOARD_BYPE" in the
> general driver
> > code?
>
> There must be no board dependent code in the CFI driver. If
> you want to add support for a special feature, use some
> CFG_HAVE_FEATURE_FOO or the like, but only when *really* necessary.
>
> Normally, the need for such a feature in the CFI driver
> is an indication of some design error on your side.
The difference is caused by ENDIAN issue. Anyway, I will consider it
carefully.
>
> > Should I move the tsi108 feature to the general directory
> or just keep
> > it in my board directory?
>
> Please move to the drivers directory.
OK, I will collect the feedback and refine my code.
Thanks.
Roy
More information about the U-Boot
mailing list