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From: "Joakim Tjernlund" <joakim.tjernlund@lumentis.se>
To: <mtd@infradead.org>
Subject: Boot flash
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 13:03:34 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <002b01c095b4$fe0387b0$0a01a8c0@Win1> (raw)

Hi all

I want to use JFFS on a custom made PPC860 board. This board will have NOR
flash memory(Intel) and will probably use ppcboot(suggestions for better
boot loader welcome).
Can I have ppcboot share a flash device with JFFS?

something like this:

  FLASH device 1:
  -------------------------  address 0
  |  ppcboot              |
  |-----------------------|
  |  linux kernel         |
  |-----------------------|
  |  start of JFFS        |
  |                       |
  |                       |
  |                       |
  |                       |
  -------------------------
  FLASH device 2:
  -------------------------
  |   JFFS continued      |
  |                       |
  |                       |
  |                       |
  |                       |
  |                       |
  |                       |
  |                       |
  |                       |
  -------------------------

ppcboot starts after a reset, loads the linux kernel image. The linux kernel
expects to find JFFS at some offset(compiled into JFFS) in the flash device.

Is this possible or do I need an extra boot flash where ppcboot and linux
kernel goes?

        Jocke



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2001-02-13 12:03 Joakim Tjernlund [this message]
2001-02-13 13:37 ` Boot flash David Woodhouse

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