[U-Boot] Porting to Broadcom BCM7038 (Hermes board)

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Detlev Zundel,

In message <m2prardbo5.fsf at ohwell.denx.de> you wrote:
> 
> Not quite.  A quick check reveals that the bcm7038 is a r5000 based
> mips64 bit at heart (I'm a little confused here, there seem to be also
> 32bit r5000?).  So not only will you be doing a new cpu port (level 2),
> but really a new architecture , i.e. mips64 - so you enter the game at
> level 3 ;)

That's not quite correct. IIRC, the "purple" board also uses a 64bit
MIPS processor (5Kc). So it's "just" anothe rnew board port.

> So very likely you should start out by creating cpu/mips64.  In here
> should go everything which is general enough to also be of use for the
> next mips64 ports that come along.

I think this is not compulsory.

> > Would someone be able to assist me in porting to this cpu/board?
> 
> I'm not sure whether you fill find a single person, but I'm sure that
> the mailing list as such will at least try to point you in the right
> direction.

And of course there is a number of companies who are specialized in
performing such ports, um... 

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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