[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH 6/17] Reorganize and fix problems (returns) in the bootm command.

[Grant Likely]

On 7/4/07, Jerry Van Baren <gvb.uboot at gmail.com> wrote:
> Do *NOT* return after the "point of no return" has been passed.
>   If something goes wrong, the board must be reset after that point.
> Move the "Transferring control to Linux" debug message back to where it
>   belongs: just before transferring control to linux.

Why is it necessary to reset the board at this point?  The failure
paths here seem to be things like invalid checksums and the like.  Why
are these tests after a point of no return?

I would think that if any of these failures are hit, you would *not*
want to reset the board so you can figure out what was going on.

Cheers,
g.

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