[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] Pass full u-boot environment to booting kernel

Marius Groeger
2004-09-15T13:05:52Z

Hello All,

let's try to get back to the original post.

On Tue, 14 Sep 2004, Wolfgang Denk wrote:

> As long as there is no agreement how the Linux kernel will handle
> these issues (and with "Linux kernel" I mean what you get at
> kernel.org, and what works at least on ARM, MIPS and PowerPC) I do
> not want to add this to U-Boot.

This argument seems to create a chicken-and-egg problem. Why don't you
let people step ahead and implement this? FWIW, Pantelis's arguments
sound very reasonable to me. If there's a kernel patch needed to make
use of this feature, so be it. I also need a kernel patch to use
U-Boot with the MBX and maybe a number of other platforms. You
shouldn't reject things on the mere grounds that you were not involved
creating them. And if all fails -- the patch complies U-Boot's
submission rules, you can turn it off, and most likely easily remove
it in the future, should someone invent something smarter.

Regards,
Marius

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