[U-Boot-Users] U-Boot-NG ?

[Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>]

On Wednesday 04 July 2007, Sascha Hauer wrote:
> > I agree 100%. What I would like to have in  a  new  version  is  that
> > devices only get initialized before they are actually used in U-Boot,
> > and  get  deiniztialized (shut down completely) after being used (not
> > doing the latter is a continuing PITA in the current code).
>
> My tree already has a device structure containing the usual probe
> function. This should only make sure that the device is registered
> and can be used, but actual initialization can be defered. The thing
> currently missing is a tree structure for devices. They are all in one
> simple linked list, so you cannot make sure that the devices get
> de-initialized in the correct order.
>
> btw I know one exception to the only-initialized-when-used rule. We
> often need to initialize the MAC Address in ethernet devices, even when
> they are not used.

My crystal ball just told me, that there will be a remark from Wolfgang about 
this statement. ;-)

Best regards,
Stefan

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