[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] Add support for AT91RM9200EK board

Ulf Samuelsson ulf.samuelsson at atmel.com
Mon Apr 14 08:01:28 CEST 2008


> 
> Le samedi 12 avril 2008 à 22:06 +0200, Ulf Samuelsson a écrit :
>> Add support for the AT91RM9200EK Board.
> 
> Hi Ulf,
> 
> I do have a few issues with your patch. As you have seen, I started
> adapting the Atmel changes for the AT91SAM boards, and in doing so I
> tried to implement (well, quite a lot was borrowed from Linux) a common
> infrastructure for the SAM9 and CAP9 CPUs/boards.
> 
> I think that the AT91RM9200 could integrate quite well in the existing
> framework. I haven't done the job myself yet because I have quite
> limited ressources at the moment (and this is why I chose
> 'arch-at91sam9' instead of 'arch-at91'...) but since you're contributing
> a new port it may be the right time to do it.
> 
> This means for example:
> - using at91 gpio macros: at91_set_A_periph(), etc.
> - using the standard CFI flash driver instead of the custom one
> - maybe others...
> 

The at91rm9200dk board already exists with similar code.

I think the chances that it someone will work on this is higher
if the code is inside U-Boot than outside U-Boot though.

BTW: Why not have the AVR32 and AT91 use the same.
    The PIO peripheral is the same.

> Ah, and it would be much easier to quote and comment on your patches if
> they were inlined in your mails.
> 

OK

> Thanks,
> 
> Stelian.
> -- 
> Stelian Pop <stelian at popies.net>


Best Regards
Ulf Samuelsson






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