[U-Boot] [PATCH 1/2] spi: Add progress percentage and write speed to `sf update`

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Scott Wood,

In message <1355960533.12062.16 at snotra> you wrote:
>
> > Hmmm I suppose that is a good point. The main issue with SPI flash is
> > that it is extremely slow, and writing a few MB can take a minute or
> > so. The 'sf update' command was intended to do a smart update, and the
> > progress is useful for that. Other storage types are not so bad.
> 
> NOR can be pretty slow as well -- and it does have a progress indicator  
> in U-Boot (albeit a simpler one).

Actually even this should be configurable.

Especially the spinning wheel used on some boards is a mess.


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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