[U-Boot] [PATCH] ARM: lacie_kw: add support for WIRELESS_SPACE

[Simon Guinot <simon.guinot@sequanux.org>]

On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 12:16:40AM -0700, Prafulla Wadaskar wrote:
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: u-boot-bounces at lists.denx.de [mailto:u-boot-
> > bounces at lists.denx.de] On Behalf Of Albert ARIBAUD
> > Sent: 18 August 2012 02:59
> > To: Tom Rini
> > Cc: u-boot at lists.denx.de
> > Subject: Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH] ARM: lacie_kw: add support for
> > WIRELESS_SPACE
> > 
> > Hi Tom,
> > 
> > On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:55:38 -0700, Tom Rini <trini@ti.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 08:08:34PM +0200, Albert ARIBAUD wrote:
> > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Albert ARIBAUD <albert.u.boot@aribaud.net>
> > > [snip]
> > > > @@ -90,8 +100,14 @@
> > > >  #define CONFIG_SYS_IDE_MAXDEVICE        1
> > > >  #if defined(CONFIG_NET2BIG_V2)
> > > >  #define CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT		"2big2> "
> > > > -#else
> > > > +#elif defined(CONFIG_NETSPACE_V2)
> > > >  #define CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT		"ns2> "
> > > > +#elif defined(CONFIG_INETSPACE_V2)
> > > > +#define CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT		"is2> "
> > > > +#elif defined(CONFIG_WIRELESS_SPACE)
> > > > +#define CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT		"ws> "
> > > > +#else
> > > > +#define CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT		"lacie-kw> "
> > >
> > > Is this really a good thing?  Over here I've been trying / hoping to
> > > get everyone to just use 'U-Boot # ' as the prompt as this makes
> > > automated testing easier and there's other run-time ways to see what
> > > we're on.
> 
> I personally vote to have common boot prompt 'U-boot #'.
> 
> > 
> > I quite like prompts that identify the board I'm on, but it's not a
> > must either. Cc:ing Simon in cas his own patches re lacie_kw would be
> > impacted by your suggestion.
> 
> Well, we can expose a command to detect/print the board info, if needed.

The run-time command "version" already returns both the system and the
machine informations. This command can be used for testing purposes.
IMHO the only requirement for an U-Boot prompt is to be short enough.
Everything else is a matter of taste. Mine goes for the machine name.

Regards,

Simon
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