[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH 1/3] Add the RapidIO framework for U-Boot

[Zhang Wei]

> 
> On Jan 10, 2008, at 11:06 PM, Zhang Wei wrote:
> 
> >>
> >> On Jan 10, 2008, at 8:10 PM, Zhang Wei wrote:
> >>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Jan 10, 2008, at 5:38 AM, Zhang Wei wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> The patch adds the RapidIO framework into U-Boot. The board
> >>>>> configuration
> >>>>> can be added into individual rio_init_board() function.
> >>>> Some functions
> >>>>> about RapidIO can be added later.
> >>>>
> >>>> can you explain what might get added in the future.  At this
> >>>> point all
> >>>> this code seems to exist to just do fsl_rio_quirk.
> >>>
> >>> Now only fsl_rio_quirk. We can add other jobs such as
> >> RapidIO network
> >>> enumeration in the future.
> >>
> >> seems like a lot of code until we are at that point.
> >
> > Right, lots of work :). The roadmap also depends on kernel driver of
> > RapidIO.
> 
> Sure, I guess my point is that until there is something beyond  
> fsl_rio_quirk that would use the framework I don't see why we should  
> put it into u-boot.
> 
Why we do not start the job with a formal framework?

Cheers!
Wei.