From: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] [PATCH 5/5] Add env var giving the board revision
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 23:06:44 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120812210644.7B554202C07@gemini.denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1323086777.2324156.1344780597072.JavaMail.root@advansee.com>
Dear =?utf-8?Q?Beno=C3=AEt_Th=C3=A9baudeau?=,
In message <1323086777.2324156.1344780597072.JavaMail.root@advansee.com> you wrote:
>
> Anyway, when you will have implemented read-only and volatile flags for env
> vars, this patch will no longer be needed. But with the current code, there is
> no way board-specific code can create a board revision env var and make it
> read-only, except with this patch.
Correct, so far we don't support custom read-only variables. But if
we add these, then in a generic way, and definitely not for a single,
specific variable. This is a lesson we learned form experience.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-08-12 21:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-08-10 17:44 [U-Boot] [PATCH 0/5] Cleanup and extend env vars Benoît Thébaudeau
2012-08-10 17:45 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/5] fw_env: Add env vars describing U-Boot target board Benoît Thébaudeau
2012-09-18 19:04 ` [U-Boot] [U-Boot, " Tom Rini
2012-08-10 17:45 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 2/5] env_common: Add missing ethprime Benoît Thébaudeau
2012-09-18 19:05 ` [U-Boot] [U-Boot,2/5] " Tom Rini
2012-08-10 17:45 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 3/5] env import/export: Remove from help if disabled Benoît Thébaudeau
2012-08-11 17:48 ` Mike Frysinger
2012-09-18 19:05 ` [U-Boot] [U-Boot, " Tom Rini
2012-08-10 17:45 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 4/5] README: The ver env var is not read-only Benoît Thébaudeau
2012-08-11 17:48 ` Mike Frysinger
2012-08-11 18:07 ` Benoît Thébaudeau
2012-08-12 11:54 ` Wolfgang Denk
2012-08-12 13:58 ` Benoît Thébaudeau
2012-08-12 14:49 ` Mike Frysinger
2012-08-13 13:01 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH] README: Update ver env var description Benoît Thébaudeau
2012-08-17 4:20 ` Mike Frysinger
2012-09-02 16:56 ` Wolfgang Denk
2012-08-12 11:49 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 4/5] README: The ver env var is not read-only Wolfgang Denk
2012-08-10 17:46 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 5/5] Add env var giving the board revision Benoît Thébaudeau
2012-08-11 17:48 ` Mike Frysinger
2012-08-11 19:11 ` Benoît Thébaudeau
2012-08-12 11:58 ` Wolfgang Denk
2012-08-12 14:02 ` Benoît Thébaudeau
2012-08-12 14:09 ` Benoît Thébaudeau
2012-08-12 21:06 ` Wolfgang Denk [this message]
2012-08-12 21:21 ` Jeroen Hofstee
2012-08-12 14:54 ` Mike Frysinger
2012-08-12 17:11 ` Benoît Thébaudeau
2012-08-12 21:20 ` Wolfgang Denk
2012-08-12 21:35 ` Benoît Thébaudeau
2012-08-13 9:59 ` Wolfgang Denk
2012-08-13 0:28 ` Mike Frysinger
2012-08-12 21:05 ` Wolfgang Denk
2012-08-12 11:51 ` Wolfgang Denk
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