[PATCH 2/2] env: add CONFIG_ENV_SECT_SIZE_AUTO

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Thu Sep 24 12:54:36 CEST 2020


Dear Rasmus,

In message <125344f4-2b69-1c7a-0f5a-6d27ab312487 at prevas.dk> you wrote:
> > 
> > On our newer boards with the 4K erase size, saving the environment now
> > takes 0.080 seconds instead of 0.53 seconds, which directly translates
> > to that much faster boot time since our logic always causes the
> > environment to be written during boot.

Is this your way of implementing scheduled obsolescence? 

Automatically writing the environment on every boot is always a
really bad idea. Never ever do that.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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