[U-Boot] Disable features

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Derek Ou,

In message <49FA0922.2000107 at siconix.com> you wrote:
>
> Other than recompiling, is it possible to disable Ethernet through 
> environment settings?  At our

No.

> work, we often need Ethernet only during development, manufacturing and 
> troubleshooting.  So
> we put the Ethernet chip on the test fixture instead of the final 
> board.  However, compiling in
> Ethernet slow down the booting process.  So it will be great if Ethernet 

Why would compiled in Network support slow down the boot process?

The network interface will only be initialized as soon as you use it.
If you don't have one, then you probably will not try using it - then
why would it delay your boot?

> can be disabled and
> enabled by flipping an environment setting.

This cannot be done in the current code (and it should not be
necessary).

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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