[U-Boot] Multi threading or IRQ handler

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Mon May 16 22:21:14 CEST 2011


Dear "asar",

In message <000001cc13f1$c3d42c90$4b7c85b0$@nucleodyne.us> you wrote:
>
> Is there any multithreading support or interrupt handler register mechanism
> in u-boot for mpc85xx based boards

We do have interrupt support on PowerPC, but U-Boot is strictly
single-threaded.  And most drivers use polling only.

Sounds what you are looking for is an operating system, not a boot
loader.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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