[U-Boot] [PATCH v2] mxs: spl_mem_init: Align DDR2 init with FSL bootlets source

Marek Vasut marex at denx.de
Wed Mar 6 16:46:57 CET 2013


Dear Otavio Salvador,

> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de> wrote:
> > Dear Otavio Salvador,
> > 
> >> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de> wrote:
> >> > Dear Otavio Salvador,
> >> > 
> >> >> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 7:59 PM, Fabio Estevam <festevam at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> >> >> > From: Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam at freescale.com>
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > Currently the following kernel hang happens when loading a 2.6.35
> >> >> > kernel from Freeescale on a mx28evk board:
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > RPC: Registered tcp transport module.
> >> >> > RPC: Registered tcp NFSv4.1 backchannel transport module.
> >> >> > Bus freq driver module loaded
> >> >> > IMX usb wakeup probe
> >> >> > usb h1 wakeup device is registered
> >> >> > mxs_cpu_init: cpufreq init finished
> >> >> > ...
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > Loading the same kernel using the bootlets from the
> >> >> > imx-bootlets-src-10.12.01 package, the hang does not occur.
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > Comparing the DDR2 initialization from the bootlets code against
> >> >> > the U-boot one, we can notice some mismatches, and after applying
> >> >> > the same initialization into U-boot the 2.6.35 kernel can boot
> >> >> > normally.
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > Also tested with 'mtest' command, which runs succesfully.
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > Signed-off-by: Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam at freescale.com>
> >> >> 
> >> >> Acked-by: Otavio Salvador <otavio at ossystems.com.br>
> >> > 
> >> > Otavio, did you review the changes done in this patch ?
> >> 
> >> This is the setup used in FSL U-Boot and it fixes 2.6.35.3 cpufreq
> >> kernel hang; it is good enough for me to accept it. If you care
> >> enough, go ahead and check every change bit.
> > 
> > That is indeed the plan, I will Ack this after I am done with it. It will
> > still make it for .04, dont worry.
> > 
> > You should not Ack patches you did not even test nor validate, since the
> > value of your Ack is declining.
> 
> Are you sure you read my comment?
> 
> ... it fixes 2.6.35.3 cpufreq kernel hang; ...

Yes, I did read it.

Best regards,
Marek Vasut


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