[U-Boot] rk3288 SPL size

[Heiko Stübner]

Hi,

Am Freitag, 5. April 2019, 12:10:21 CEST schrieb Wadim Egorov:
> it seems the new common rockchip pinctrl driver does not really fit into
> our phycore-rk3288 SPL setup. It works for every other rk3288 based
> board because they don't need special power configurations at the SPL stage.
> 
> So my question is: is there any work going on to reduce the SPL size
> even more?
> 
> Besides that, I think I can remove the power stuff at the SPL stage from
> our board. The SOM was redesigned and is equipped with an STM8 connected
> to the RK818. The required setup we did before in the SPL is now done by
> the ST controller. I know there are only a few SOMs without the STM8 out
> in the wild. So if I remove it it will affect only a few people who
> probably already have both boards.

alternatively you could introduce a tpl-stage, similar to what Amarula
does with their Vyasa board. With spl in ram there is obviously no size
limitation anymore.

But obviously if the power-fix isn't actually needed anymore, dropping
it might be the easiest solution.