From: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] Blackfin: implement go/boote wrappers
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:26:48 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080421072648.0BAAA247AF@gemini.denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:25:42 EDT." <200804210125.45077.vapier@gentoo.org>
In message <200804210125.45077.vapier@gentoo.org> you wrote:
>
> > Intended and documented behaviour is that "go" is used to start
> > standalone applications, which are supposed to return.
>
> then how exactly are people supposed to execute their flat binaries ? none of
I am not an expert for the Blackfin implementation. But "go" is for
standalone applications. The "boot*" commands are intended to boot OS
images.
> the other boot methods allow for straight jumps that i'm aware of. otherwise
> i'm going to have to add even more bloat to add a slight variation on the go
> command: one where the documentation doesnt require it to return.
That makes no sense to me. If you want to boot some OS, use a "boot*"
commands, not "go" or the like.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-04-21 7:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-04-19 5:45 [U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] Blackfin: implement go/boote wrappers Mike Frysinger
2008-04-20 23:38 ` Wolfgang Denk
2008-04-21 0:31 ` Mike Frysinger
2008-04-21 5:00 ` Wolfgang Denk
2008-04-21 5:25 ` Mike Frysinger
2008-04-21 7:26 ` Wolfgang Denk [this message]
2008-04-21 7:49 ` Mike Frysinger
2008-04-21 9:03 ` Wolfgang Denk
2008-04-21 9:41 ` Mike Frysinger
2008-04-21 10:07 ` Wolfgang Denk
2008-04-21 10:35 ` Mike Frysinger
2008-04-21 10:59 ` Mike Frysinger
2008-04-21 12:14 ` Wolfgang Denk
2008-04-21 12:13 ` Wolfgang Denk
2008-04-21 18:44 ` Mike Frysinger
2008-04-21 19:45 ` Wolfgang Denk
2008-04-21 20:58 ` Mike Frysinger
2008-04-21 22:19 ` Wolfgang Denk
2008-04-21 23:08 ` Mike Frysinger
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