[U-Boot] FW: U-boot for Arm cortexA8

[Peter Pearse]

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Pearse [mailto:peter.pearse at arm.com] 
> Sent: 21 August 2008 14:56
> To: 'alwin.mathew at wipro.com'
> Subject: RE: [U-Boot] U-boot for Arm cortexA8
> 
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: u-boot-bounces at lists.denx.de
> > [mailto:u-boot-bounces at lists.denx.de] On Behalf Of 
> > alwin.mathew at wipro.com
> > Sent: 21 August 2008 05:05
> > To: u-boot at lists.denx.de
> > Subject: [U-Boot] U-boot for Arm cortexA8
> > 
> > Hi,
> >  
> > I would like to know if u-boot source code is there for ARM 
> Cortex A8.
> >  
> > Thanks,
> > Alwin
> > 
> 
> ---snip---
> 
> AFAIK no code specifically for Cortex A8 has yet been posted 
> for U-Boot.
> 
> However such code is not essential to use U-Boot on a Cortex 
> A8 based platform.
> 
> Here at ARM we are successfully using the current U-Boot 
> head, patched for our development boards, but with no Cortex 
> A8 specific amendments to boot linux images.
> 
> Other U-Boot functionality might be improved by specific 
> porting to Cortex A8, I would be interested to see examples,
> 
> Regards
> 
> Peter Pearse