[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] Fix "i2c sdram" command for DDR2 DIMMs

[Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>]

On Friday 11 January 2008, Larry Johnson wrote:
> Many of the SPD bytes for DDR2 SDRAM are not interpreted correctly by the
> "i2c sdram" command.  This patch provides correct alternative
> interpretations when DDR2 memory is detected.
>
> Signed-off-by: Larry Johnson <lrj@acm.org>
> ---
> Hi Wolfgang and Stefan and group,
>
> In this patch, I have fixed the DDR2 output for the SPD bytes currently
> displayed by the "i2c sdram".  I have not added any display for the
> additional bytes defined in DDR2; I may do that later when I have time.
>
> I don't have any way of testing the patched code for non-DDR2 memory, but
> if I force the code to treat the DDR2 memory type as "unknown", I get the
> same values as before the patch.

I'll give it a try on a DDR system in a short while.

> Stefan, the added size of this causes a section overlap on the Luan board,
> and makes the existing overlap on the Ocotea board worse.

This should not be a real problem with the bss NOLOAD patch applied:

[PATCH] Fix linker scripts: add NOLOAD atribute to .bss/.sbss sections

Wolfgang: What's the status with this patch?

> If memory size is critical, I could redo this patch using conditional
> compilation for different memory types, though I believe this would add
> complexity and reduce flexibility.  If you would prefer this, please let
> me know.

Let's wait on the results with the NOLOAD patch first.

Thanks.

Best regards,
Stefan

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