[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH]: Fix for bug: U-boot environment corrupt by reading uninitialized flash memory instead of RAM.

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Thu Jun 5 00:05:55 CEST 2008


In message <005801c8c0f0$2baed020$830c7060$@Tjernlund at transmode.se> you wrote:
>
> > > > If you do not like the way it is fixed, then remove git-commit
> > > > c0559be371b2a64b1a817088c3308688e2182f93 which causes this regression
> > > > for the time being, to buy more time to fix it in a different/better
> > > > way for the next release. Now with this commit the complete at91-board
> > > > series (boards that boot from dataflash or nandflash) are broken.
> > > > So,we have a serious regression here.
> > >
> > > That's what I did now: I reverted commit c0559be3.
> > >
> > > Joakim, please re-submit after the problems were understood and fixed.
> > 
> > You want me to resubmit something I got no control over? That won't
> > happen and I doubt the problem boards will care either so I guess
> > this improvement is lost.
> > 
> >   Jocke
> 
> Has the problem boards been fixed yet? If so please resubmit commit c0559be3.


So what *is* the state of this?


If nobody responds soon, I will indeed re-apply that patch, andthen I
will not revert this commit again. So if you think this bytes you,
please speak up *now*.

Jock, would you please send me a reminder in a week or so? Thanks.


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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