From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Tolunay Orkun <listmember@orkun.us>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:06:12 -0600
Subject: [U-Boot-Users] Can U-boot support CFI and None CFI devices on
 the same board
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Stefan Roese wrote:
> Hi Rui,
>
> On Monday 27 November 2006 23:44, Rui Sousa wrote:
>   
>> What I did in our local U-boot version was(*):
>>
>> 1. Add a cfi_ prefix to flash functions in drivers/cfi_flash.c:
>> flash_init --> cfi_flash_init
>> flash_erase --> cfi_flash_erase
>> write_buff--> cfi_write_buff
>> ...
>>
>> 2. Change flash base address table, in drivers/cfi_flash.c also:
>> flash_info_t flash_info --> extern flash_info_t flash_info
>>
>> 3. Create in our board specific directory a flash.c file with all the flash
>> interface functions and the declaration of flash_info:
>> flash_info_t flash_info[CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS];
>> flash_init()
>> flash_erase()
>> write_buff()
>>     
>
> Hmmm. When I understood Tolunay correctly (Tolunay, please correct me if I am 
> wrong here), he _does_ want to use most of the CFI drivers functions like 
> erasing and programming for those non CFI compatible FLASH's too. Most of 
> those devices are kind of AMD compatible, so this should be possible with not 
> too many changes.
>   
Yes, that is the plan. I did not have time to work on it yet but I will 
send a patch this week.

Best regards,
Tolunay