[U-Boot] [PATCH 22/27] pcs440ep: get mac address from environment and move load_sernum_ethaddr() to board init

Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2009-02-19T12:31:12Z

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> Note (especially to Jean-Christophe who asked):
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> I measured the size impact of the printf changes; a short scan on
> seven PowerPC boards showed an average size increase of 1.6 kB:
>
> Board Diff old new
> TQM8260 1168 : 189520 190688
> TQM5200 1152 : 690468 691620
> ads5121 1168 : 264816 265984
> ocotea 1256 : 313444 314700
> sequoia 1256 : 703404 704660
> MPC8572DS 1236 : 487457 488693
> MPC8641HPCN 4064 : 463916 467980
> AVRG: 1614
>
Tks,
IMHO improve the printf is important but may need to plan to clean up or
improve other part of U-Boot to allow peolple to reduce its size.
Especially the NOR driver that does not allow to enable/disable vendor support
as the kernel

Best Regards,
J.