[U-Boot] [PATCH] SATA: do not auto-initialize during boot

[Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>]

On Thursday 11 December 2008 18:57:37 Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> In message <200812111624.20543.vapier@gentoo.org> you wrote:
> > it made sense when the init step was automatic.  but you're telling me
> > users
>
> And we still want to have it automatic, just deferred.
>
> > of your board are incapable of looking at it and going "hmm, this has a
> > SATA disk" ?  it isnt like disks are tiny and they have to scan a board
> > for some obscure IC.  disks are friggin huge.
>
> Come on. Have you never seen a system that came in a case, and you
> didn't know if it included a disk, or how many of these?

if it were a system that wasnt mine, sure.  but if i'm expected to actually 
develop on it, then it cant be a black box.  so no, i dont think it's 
unreasonable to have people who actually be using the hardware know what is in 
the system.
-mike
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