[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] 83xx: Put the version (and magic) after the HRCW.
Joakim Tjernlund
joakim.tjernlund at transmode.se
Thu Dec 7 09:32:52 CET 2006
>
> Sam Song wrote:
> > Jerry Van Baren <gerald.vanbaren at comcast.net> wrote:
> >> Put the version (and magic) after the HRCW. This
> >> puts it in a fixed location in flash, not at the
> > start
> >> of flash but as close as we can get.
> >
> > Nice effort. Space saving and better version check.
> >
> > I guess the same change could apply for MPC8260/47/8.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Sam
>
> Yes. Most boards have the version in the first bytes of
> flash, but this
> was not possible on the 82xx because of the HRCW, so it was put in
> .data. This set up was copied for the 83xx (which also has a
> HRCW). My
> change moves it back to .text just after the HRCW. I put also the
> u-boot magic number back in in honor of Wolfgang. ;-)
>
> If you change the file names in the patch, it probably would
> apply. :-)
> I intend to do this (perhaps literally), but ran out of
> ambition tonight.
>
Looks almost the same as the patch I sent the other day. I am good
with either version.
Jocke
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