[U-Boot] FDT driver initialization function declaration

[Michal Simek <monstr@monstr.eu>]

Dear Wolfgang,

On 07/10/2012 03:03 PM, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear Michal Simek,
>
> In message<4FFC1EF8.9060705@monstr.eu>  you wrote:
>>
>> The hardest part I have identify on microblaze was about u-boot variables.
>> Because based on information from device-tree you can choose where variables
>> should be stored and also this memory should be accessible before u-boot
>> try to read variables. It mean in very early state.
>
> Device initialization before relocation is already hard enough;
> resources are very limited then.  You will add the additional need to
> have the FDT library available then, too.   Not to mention that you
> need to load the DT blob, too.
>
> This will be a lot of added complexity.

Do you have any timeframe for this work?
Or any expectation when this work should be merged to mainline?

Thanks,
Michal

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