[U-Boot] [RFC PATCH 1/2 v2] nand: allow delayed initialization

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Mike Frysinger,

In message <201010031632.47732.vapier at gentoo.org> you wrote:
>
> > Would it not be esier to rename your nand_delayed_init() into
> > nand_init(), and add a "#ifndef CONFIG_SYS_NAND_DELAYED_INIT" around
> > the current call to nand_init()?
>
> nand_init() cant handle being called multiple times.  and i need to add more 
> nand_init() points that only apply to when things are delayed.  so when 
> delayed init is not enabled (the default), there is no change in compiled code 
> size.

Well, you have this in your new nand_init() code:

+	static uint8_t initialized;
+	if (initialized)
+		return;
+	initialized = 1;

Why cannot we call nand_init() multiple times, then?


> > Question: is there a risk of problems with boards that have the
> > environment in NAND?
>
> that's why my patch adds delayed init points to the major nand env entry 
> points.  my understanding is that these must be called before the env 
> read/write funcs may be called.

OK, just wanted to make sure.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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