[U-Boot] [PATCH 1/5] arm/km: adapt bootcounter evaluation

Prafulla Wadaskar prafulla at marvell.com
Mon Oct 31 09:23:54 CET 2011



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Holger Brunck [mailto:holger.brunck at keymile.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 1:44 PM
> To: Prafulla Wadaskar
> Cc: u-boot at lists.denx.de; Valentin Longchamp;
> albert.u.boot at aribaud.net; Wolfgang Denk
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] arm/km: adapt bootcounter evaluation
> 
> On 10/31/2011 08:29 AM, Prafulla Wadaskar wrote:
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Holger Brunck [mailto:holger.brunck at keymile.com]
> >> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 6:43 PM
> >> To: Prafulla Wadaskar
> >> Cc: u-boot at lists.denx.de; Valentin Longchamp
> >> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] arm/km: adapt bootcounter
> evaluation
> >>
> >> Hi Prafulla,
> >>
> >> On 09/14/2011 10:41 AM, Holger Brunck wrote:
> >>> The bootcounter (stored in the RAM) is not enough protected
> >> with the 4 Bytes
> >>> BOOTCOUNT_MAGIC against bit errors due to short power loss
> or
> >> holding a system
> >>> in RESET. It has been seen, that the bootcounter value has
> >> been changed due to
> >>> a bit flip on a system holding in RESET, but the
> >> BOOTCOUNT_MAGIC was still valid.
> >>>
> >>> A bit pattern with 4000 bytes (after BOOTCOUNT_MAGIC) has
> >> been implemented,
> >>> which should be enough to detect a bit error.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Holger Brunck <holger.brunck at keymile.com>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Valentin Longchamp
> >> <valentin.longchamp at keymile.com>
> >>> cc: Prafulla Wadaskar <prafulla at marvell.com>
> >>> ---
> >>>  board/keymile/km_arm/km_arm.c |   32
> >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> >>>  1 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> >>>
> >>
> >> ...ping...
> >>
> >> Or should this serie not go through your tree? If so then
> >> please let me know.
> >
> > Generally not, this was done earlier by Wolfgang or Albert.
> > So I was assuming someone will pull.
> >
> 
> Hm, in the past the patches for keymile ARM boards go through
> your tree Prafulla.

Yes, I remember, there are few patches which are pulled by them.

> 
> Anyway Wolfgang or Albert, who should pick up the patches for
> our Keymile
> Kirkwood boards?

Since those are Kirkwood board specific, I must pull them.
I am pulling them, will provide pull request soon
Once again thanks for notifying.

Regards..
Prafulla . . .

> 
> This two series have only board specific patches:
> http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2011-
> September/101328.html
> http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2011-
> September/102534.html
> 
> Best regards
> Holger


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