[U-Boot] [PATCH v3 1/2] spl: Add spl_early_init()

[Simon Glass]

Hi Marek,

On 16 March 2017 at 16:24, Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de> wrote:
> On 03/16/2017 11:21 PM, Simon Glass wrote:
>> Hi Marek,
>>
>> On 16 March 2017 at 16:17, Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de> wrote:
>>> On 03/15/2017 01:06 AM, Simon Glass wrote:
>>>> From: Eddie Cai <eddie.cai.linux at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>> At present malloc_base/_limit/_ptr are not initialised in spl_init() when
>>>> we call spl_init() in board_init_f().
>>>
>>> Are you even supposed to call spl_init() from board_init_f() ?
>>> I was under the impression that's supposed to be called by
>>> board_init_r() only.
>>>
>>
>> If you need to use DM then yes you must call it.
>
> SoCFPGA uses DM and doesn't call it until board_init_r() . I think
> there's some significant confusion about how this whole malloc stuff
> should work.

OK, well if you want to use DM within board_init_f() you must call
this function  If not, then board_init_r() will do it for you. When
does SoCFPGA start using DM?

>
>> At present with SPL
>> it is not normally available until board_init_r(). At some point we
>> will have all the boards consistent and we might be able to change
>> this by default.
>>
>> [..]

Regards,
Simon