[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] Add support for Atmel flash

Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD plagnioj at jcrosoft.com
Mon Apr 14 13:18:29 CEST 2008


On 11:19 Mon 14 Apr     , Stelian Pop wrote:
> 
> Le lundi 14 avril 2008 à 08:00 +0200, Ulf Samuelsson a écrit :
> > > Le samedi 12 avril 2008 à 21:03 +0200, Ulf Samuelsson a écrit :
> > >> Add ID codes for most recent Atmel NOR flashes
> > > 
> > > Is there any added value on using the atmel flash driver instead of the
> > > standard CFI driver ? It surely doesn't have any on the SAM9/CAP9
> > > boards, but I'm not sure of the older AT91RM9200.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > -- 
> > > Stelian Pop <stelian at popies.net>
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > It is mainly time related.
> > This flash driver is well tested on the AT91RM9200EK.
> > The standard CFI driver is not.
> > While CFI should work, I do not have time to make a thorough test.
> 
> Linux seems to use the CFI driver, just like every other SAM/CAP board,
> so it should be safe to switch to the standard CFI driver.

I agree with Stelian, I prefer you use the CFI driver, but I known that
there is somme difference between then. Untill you've test and qualify the CFI
driver for the AT91RM9200EK. I'll ack your patch.

Best Regards,
J.




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