[U-Boot] [PATCH V5 2/2] MX53: support for freescale MX53LOCO board

Jason Liu liu.h.jason at gmail.com
Fri Apr 22 15:18:47 CEST 2011


Hi, Wolfgang,

2011/4/22 Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de>:
> Dear Jason Liu,
>
> In message <BANLkTi=Q7Ty4UtWWv5_3ED3gg3UeA3JiKQ at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>>
>> > I think the only issue is if there is some reasons to set the test range
>> > to only 64KB, except the fact this was the value set for the mx51evk. If
>> > you do not see any special reasons, you could increase the
>> > CONFIG_SYS_MEMTEST_END to a larger value.
>>
>> Is there any rule that we need must follow to set the
>> CONFIG_SYS_MEMTEST_START
>> CONFIG_SYS_MEMTEST_END ??
>
> The only strict rule is that the test must work with the defined area.

Agree, I have tested it and it works.

>
>> If no, I think the value we set is free. Here I set for 64KB is just
>> for simple and quick
>> test, there is no other reasons.
>>
>> In fact, mtest command line can override the value.
>>
>> What the value you think I need set?
>
> My recommendation is to set a range that is as big as possible for
> the given system, so the default call of the mtest command will
> actually test all (well, most of) the present RAM.

As I said, I just want the user to do one quick test for the memory.
I don't think it need be set as big as possible.

Since there is no other rule I need follow for setting such value, So
I will keep as it's.

Jason

>
> Best regards,
>
> Wolfgang Denk
>
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