[U-Boot] [PATCH] mtest: Disable dcache during test
Wolfgang Denk
wd at denx.de
Sun Sep 2 18:30:23 CEST 2012
Dear Benoît Thébaudeau,
In message <1725235724.2300239.1344694624384.JavaMail.root at advansee.com> you wrote:
>
> On 08/11/2012 05:18 AM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
...
> > if you want dcache disabled, then why don't you run `dcache off`
> > first ? i
> > think it's useful to be able to do both, and forcing it one way is
> > wrong.
> >
> > thus, NAK from me.
> > -mike
>
> Because you will very likely trust mtest and forget about running `dcache off`
> first, so you may then be happy about falsely positive mtest results. Moreover,
> I can't find any sense or usefulness in running mtest with dcache enabled.
I agree with Mike.
"UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because
that would also stop you from doing clever things." - Doug Gwyn
So NAK from me, too.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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