[U-Boot] [PATCH v2 6/9] mpc85xx, socrates: disable VIDEO

Heiko Schocher hs at denx.de
Wed Oct 16 10:40:43 UTC 2019


Hello Priyanka Jain,

Am 16.10.2019 um 09:20 schrieb Heiko Schocher:
> Hello Priyanka Jain,
> 
> Am 16.10.2019 um 08:56 schrieb Priyanka Jain:
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: U-Boot <u-boot-bounces at lists.denx.de> On Behalf Of Heiko Schocher
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 9:26 AM
>>> To: U-Boot Mailing List <u-boot at lists.denx.de>
>>> Subject: [U-Boot] [PATCH v2 6/9] mpc85xx, socrates: disable VIDEO
>>>
>>> disable video, as not really needed longer.
>>>
>> I see the video driver code is getting removed by this patch.
>> Please explain why video driver was required earlier and not now?
> 
> I did not the original port of the board, but I think it was used
> for a splash image. Nowadays the customer mentioned he do not need
> any video support in U-Boot.

Answer from the customer:
Video support was only experimental at the beginning of the project,
video chips haven't been assembled for release versions of socrates
at any time.

Should I add this info into the commit message?

bye,
Heiko
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