[U-Boot] reset environment

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear "Dexdyne Postmaster",

In message <memo.20090811100114.12188A at postmaster+dexdyne.com.cix.co.uk> you wrote:
> 
> In development, it's a bit of a pain that installing a new u-boot image
> with different settings for bootargs and bootcmd doesn't actually change
> anything, because the environment in flash is still valid.

This depends on your configuration. When using an "embedded"
environment, this will get replaced with each install.

> Worse, there doesn't seem to be a command to say "over-write that with
> your new defaults"

You can run a script image that does whatever you want.

> If that is indeed so, then can I propose such a command should be added?

Search the archives. There has been a proposal before, and even an API
has been agreed on, it's just that nobody implemented it yet. Patches
are welcome.


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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