[U-Boot] [PATCH 27/28] SPEAr : Ethernet issue workaround is not needed when uboot is acting as flashing

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Fri Jul 16 00:12:45 CEST 2010


Dear Vipin KUMAR,

In message <1279084204-3263-28-git-send-email-vipin.kumar at st.com> you wrote:
> From: Vipin KUMAR <vipin.kumar at st.com>
> 
> Ethernet/UHC issue workaround which resets the SoC has an unexpected effect
> while using uboot as flashing utils firmware. So, excluding the changes for
> uboot built as usbtty firmware

Sorry, but I don't understand what you're trying to tell us here.
Please re-formulate so everybody understands this.

> Enable overwriting of env variables. The env variables ethaddr, serial# etc
> support a feture of being written only once. Though this feature is bypassed
> using this patch

This is not a good idea, it seems to me.


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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