[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH 0/7] API for external applications

[Haavard Skinnemoen]

On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:01:28 +0200
Rafal Jaworowski <raj at semihalf.com> wrote:

> This patchset attempts to implement an API for external applications,
> where the existing jumptable mechanism is too simplified. We needed a
> more robust and generic interface to access U-Boot resources for
> FreeBSD loader and came up with this approach.

Since nobody else has asked yet: Why? Can't you just pass the
parameters you need through a boot protocol like everyone else does?

> - API layer comes for the 8.5 KB increase in U-Boot's raw binary
> footprint

That's pretty large for a layer that doesn't really add any new
functionality...

Haavard