[U-Boot] [PATCH 0/5] New environment code

[Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>]

On Saturday, July 17, 2010 17:41:57 Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > Reinhard that it is very common for boards to be deployed with a small
> > env, so i wonder if the normal runtime experience is actually faster, or
> > if the difference is about the same as system noise: boot u-boot, load
> > env with ~20 entries, read a few env vars, boot OS.
> 
> Yes, this is one common use case.
> 
> But then, I see also systems that are running pretty complex shell
> scripts to implement features like reliable software updates etc., and
> there we see an improvment.
> 
> 
> Also, speed is just one aspect - for me the capability of having
> several "profiles" is much, much more important.

which is why i suggested an ifdef.  i didnt say the features you're 
introducing arent useful to many people, just that they are not necessary to 
many others.
-mike
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