[U-Boot] [PATCH] Add bootstrap command

Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-17T21:41:49Z

Dear Dave Mitchell,

In message <4A5FC1FD.1090201@gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> > Yes, I know. But then, bootstrapping [1] is really a name with a
> > _very_ fuzzy meaning. It can be anything. The fact thay it was chosen
> > in the UM documentation does't make it better - in U-Boot context I
> > think about other activities, and in Linux context yet about other
> > things.
>
> In general, the term does have a "fuzzy" meaning. But within the AMCC
> 4xx processors, it does not. And we are talking about a command that
> would only be available to AMCC 4xx processors.
>
> A command that's been in use on several U-Boot 4xx ports for some time.

Right. and now we are generalizing it to add a common command for
all these boards - and actually for other architectures as well. We
will have to suffer from a changed command name, but we win by better
functionality, and less code duplication.

> Of course. And I suppose I'm wasting energy typing since you have
> already made up your mind on the subject but no harm in trying.

I appreciate your comments, and you know that I rate your opinion
highly; but in this case my more global perspective sets other
priorities than your more 4xx-focussed POV. Sorry.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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