[U-Boot] Regression in bootcmd handling in v2015.04-rc3?

Tom Rini trini at konsulko.com
Tue Mar 17 17:16:30 CET 2015


On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 10:48:25PM +0100, Karsten Merker wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 03:35:02PM -0600, Stephen Warren wrote:
> > On 03/11/2015 03:21 PM, Karsten Merker wrote:
> 
> > >As a result I will need to update the Debian installation
> > >documentation.  As I would like to do it right this time ;-), I
> > >just would like to get the confirmation that the device-specific
> > >commands, such as "run bootcmd_usb0", are an "official" interface
> > >that is going to stay in future u-boot versions, or - if they are
> > >not - get the information what is the offical method for booting
> > >from a specific device at the prompt.
> > 
> > We don't actually have an official specification of that at present.
> > doc/README.distro should probably cover this but doesn't.
> > 
> > Suffice to say, I use those macros all the time, and I intended them
> > to be used this way when I wrote the boot scripts. So, if I notice a
> > change that stops them from working without extremely good reason,
> > I'll complain.
> 
> Thanks, I'll update the Debian docs accordingly.

So then we're settled on "run bootcmd_usb" was unintended but "run
bootcmd_usb0" is and must remain so if anything a slight update to
doc/README.distro would be expected and we're good, right?  Thanks guys!

-- 
Tom
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