[U-Boot] [RFC][PATCH] bootcount: add support to customize bootcount variable name

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Mon Sep 9 16:06:27 UTC 2019


Dear Philippe,

In message <1568037413-28155-1-git-send-email-philippe.reynes at softathome.com> you wrote:
> This commit add an option to customize the bootcount variable
> name in the u-boot environment. To stay compatible with old config,
> the default name is bootcount.

Which exact problem are you trying to fix with this commit?

I mean, we have a ton of variable names with fixed meaning, which
have been in use for nearly 2 decades - bootcmd, bootargs,
bootcount, ...

What is wrong with the "boootcount" name?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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