[U-Boot] [PATCH] ppc44x: RFC: Unification of virtex5 pp440 boards

[Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>]

Hi Ricardo & Michal,

it's not easy to find the time to catch up with what you are discussing 
here. :)

On Tuesday 26 August 2008, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote:
> > no you needn't - just you bsp - bsp take care about.
>
> We can be thousands of hours discussing the same, your opinion is that
> we need a bsp and mine is that it is not... My proposal is start a new
> thread for this.

Yes, please start a different thread for this. I don't really know anymore 
what the specific question is. Its easier to follow multiple smaller email 
threads...

> > Yes I agree with that we should keep one representative board with use
> > generic ppc platform but just one not more. I vote for xilinx ml507. It
> > is enought.
>
> Avnet board is sold better (it is much cheaper) and ml507 is more
> "official"... Lets keep both. Stefan?

I'm in favor to keeping both too. I still think all boards should have a 
chance to be included into the official repository. And its also a commercial 
argument that a board is represented here. So let's include both.

<snip>

> >>    We have a generic board and specific boards that can overwrite the
> >> generic functions and add more functionality like custom link script,
> >> custom xparameters and custom boot, My opinion is that it is style
> >> oriented.
> >
> > Yes. I understand reason why should user have create his own folder with
> > his design. It is important but again this is really user specific
> > things. If he want to see on every startup "Hello you are the best, my
> > hero", he can change what he wants but this is not for mainline u-boot.
>
> What about external watchdogs, memory controller, Critial GPIOs?? Now
> there are not so many public boards with this, but we must be prepared
> to support them. And they need to be set up to start the system, they
> are the reason for having a bootloader.

Full ACK.

<snip>

> > I agree that your generic patch is better than adding next platform.
> > If you can include changes which I report in previous email and resend,
> > it will be great.
> > Add only ml507 and small xparameters.h with values which are used not
> > more.
>
> The v2 patch is prepared and ready to go, I am waiting for some more
> comments to include them. If you want I can sent it directly to you,
> this patch is big and I don't want to disturb the list.
>
> > Stefan: you are ppc440 custodian. I would like to see some comments from
> > you.
>
> ACK

Everybody what to some comments from me. :)

OK, I think the main undecided question is: Should this patch introduce a 2nd 
board target and board directory for the AVNET 440 board. As stated a few 
times, I am in favor of introducing this additional target and directory. 
With Ricardo's current approach we have nearly zero code duplication. Yes, 
the top-level Makefile grows again, but I don't see this as a real problem.

So Ricardo, you have my ACK for his approach and I will try to find some time 
to make a more in-depth code review with your next patch version.

Thanks.

Best regards,
Stefan

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