[U-Boot] SPL boot modes

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Joel A Fernandes,

In message <CAD=GYpaAUVQo3S_8FOUfDLNAyUYS5cFs-fkL5GUv3oNnG_zerA at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
> 
> Just one question about one of your patches I happen to notice [1],
> why is there a SPL build for each different boot mode such as for
> NAND, MMC etc?. Wouldn't it be nicer to have a single SPL loader that
> tried different boot modes one after the other, something like what
> x-load already does? Are there are any challenges with this approach?

Yes, this would be nice.  Question: how do we make this fit in - say -
the 2 KiB code size that some processors load?  Including all the
drivers for NAND, MMC etc.?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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