[U-Boot] Environmentvar. "ipaddr" - microblaze

[Michal Simek]

Detlev Zundel wrote:
> Hi Michal,
> 
>> Detlev Zundel wrote:
>>> Hi Michal,
>>>
>>>> Detlev Zundel wrote:
>>>>> Hi Horst,
>>>>>
>>>>>> in "lib_microblaze/board.c  board_init()" the function
>>>>>> "env_relocate()" should be called before "getenv_IPaddr()"
>>>>>> otherwise there is no chance to save an ip-address in the
>>>>>> environment (like in lib_ppc/board.c).
>>>> Horst: Give me step-by-step manual how to reach that fault.
>>> As long as Horst doesn't answer, I belive he has his environment in SPI
>>> flash and was not able to change the "ipaddr" setting used by the
>>> network code.
>> First off all I am looking forward on that spi driver.
> 
> As he noted in another mail, he used drivers/spi/soft_spi.c with a
> little fix successfully.
> 
>>> Now all I can think of is that in lib_microblaze/board.c:144 the call
>>> returns the environmetn setting of the compiled in environment rather
>>> than the SPI flash saved settings.  Thus without doing an explicit
>>> "setenv ipaddr" network will always use the compiled in ipaddr.
>>>
>>> Does that make sense?
>> Anyway. I don't need to setup different IP address from command line.
> 
> The environment is one of the most central features of U-Boot.  If
> setting of "ipaddr" fails to make any impact on tftp transfers, then I
> consider it to be broken.

I know. I meant that for my work is enough to use only one IP in config 
file and I don't need to change it on command line.

> 
>> The funny thing is that I have this change in my private repo I sync
>> it with ppc some weeks/month ago.
>> I will have to invest some time to add all my changes to mainline.
>>
>> If you want to add only this change, I am ok with it.
> 
> Do you have a timeline on when you will post your changes here for
> review?

Not yet. I am busy around Linux stuff but I want to do it.

Ben: Are you busy? Do you have time to check ll_temac driver and 
emaclite changes?

Cheers,
Michal

> 
> Cheers
>   Detlev
> 


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