[U-Boot-Users] U-boot runtime detection

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <200705301902.50186.florian.fainelli at telecomint.eu> you wrote:
> 
> I am currently working on the adm5120 target under Linux and this board is 
> available with at least 4 bootloaders, including U-boot.

4 different boot loaderss on one board? What a waste of effort...

> We manage getting runtime bootloader detection working using the fw_arg0-3 
> values for CFE, RouterBoot, Bootbase. Now I would like to do so for U-boot 
> and I could not find any informations if U-boot fills the fw_arg0-3 with some 
> specific values that could let us identify it at runtime. Can you indicate me 
> if such identification is possible ? If not, would another method (like 
> reading the first flash block) work ?

You may want to check "lib_mips/mips_linux.c" to see which arguments
get passed to a Linux kernel by U-Boot. Search for "theKernel()" call.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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