[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] Blackfin: implement go/boote wrappers

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <200804210125.45077.vapier at gentoo.org> you wrote:
>
> > Intended and documented behaviour is that "go" is used to start
> > standalone applications, which are supposed to return.
> 
> then how exactly are people supposed to execute their flat binaries ?  none of 

I am not an expert for the Blackfin implementation. But "go"  is  for
standalone applications. The "boot*" commands are intended to boot OS
images.

> the other boot methods allow for straight jumps that i'm aware of.  otherwise 
> i'm going to have to add even more bloat to add a slight variation on the go 
> command: one where the documentation doesnt require it to return.

That makes no sense to me. If you want to boot some OS, use a "boot*"
commands, not "go" or the like.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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