[U-Boot] [PATCH] common: add board specific hook for os preboot config

[Stefan Agner]

On 13.08.2018 09:30, Gerard Salvatella wrote:
> Some boards require specific configuration prior to booting the kernel.
> For instance, our boards require shutting down the display to avoid
> fading transitions before the drivers are reloaded by the kernel. This
> could be facilitated by adding an extra hook during the os booting
> process.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gerard Salvatella <gerard.salvatella at toradex.com>

Tom, any thoughts on this? I guess it would get merged directly by you?

FWIW, I suggested this approach, and Gerards implementation looks good
to me, so:
Reviewed-by: Stefan Agner <stefan.agner at toradex.com>

--
Stefan

> ---
>  common/bootm_os.c | 7 +++++++
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/common/bootm_os.c b/common/bootm_os.c
> index f4bd905909..1e7af56b64 100644
> --- a/common/bootm_os.c
> +++ b/common/bootm_os.c
> @@ -505,9 +505,16 @@ __weak void arch_preboot_os(void)
>         /* please define platform specific arch_preboot_os() */
>  }
> 
> +/* Allow for board specific config before we boot */
> +__weak void board_preboot_os(void)
> +{
> +       /* please define board specific board_preboot_os() */
> +}
> +
>  int boot_selected_os(int argc, char * const argv[], int state,
>                      bootm_headers_t *images, boot_os_fn *boot_fn)
>  {
> +       board_preboot_os();
>         arch_preboot_os();
>         boot_fn(state, argc, argv, images);
> 
> --
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