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From: Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 16:11:14 +0200
Subject: [U-Boot] [PATCH 01/18] spl: improve spi configuration
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On Tuesday, August 05, 2014 at 03:28:04 PM, Nikita Kiryanov wrote:
> On 03/08/14 16:44, Marek Vasut wrote:
> > On Sunday, August 03, 2014 at 09:34:31 AM, Nikita Kiryanov wrote:
> >> Currently we can define CONFIG_SPL_SPI_<any parameter except SPI MODE>.
> >> Define CONFIG_SPL_SPI_MODE option, and provide a default value for
> >> backwards compatibility.
> >> Default values are also provided for the rest of the spi_flash_probe
> >> parameters (like we do in cmd_sf), to help with config file brevity.
> >> 
> >> Cc: Jagannadha Sutradharudu Teki <jagannadh.teki@gmail.com>
> >> Cc: Tom Rini <trini@ti.com>
> >> Signed-off-by: Nikita Kiryanov <nikita@compulab.co.il>
> > 
> > You might actually be even more bold and check if you cannot fall back to
> > the CONFIG_DEFAULT_SPI_MODE etc. What do you think ?
> 
> Not a fan of the idea. It will:
> - Complicate the #ifdefs
> - Complicate the relationship between CONFIG_DEFAULT_SPI_* and
>    CONFIG_SPL_SPI_* #defines
> - Not get much use: most boards do not #define CONFIG_DEFAULT_SPI_*
>    values in the config files, and of the ones that do, only two
>    (dra7xx_evm and cm_fx6) use SPI in SPL.

On the other hand, it's now only a matter of time until we get CONFIG_TPL_SPI_* 
m which gives us _another_ set of defines. So the question is -- what is your 
proposition to keep the amount of new ad-hoc defines low and cater for this 
case?

Best regards,
Marek Vasut