[U-Boot-Users] arm SoC code in U-Boot.

[Txema Lopez <tlopez@aotek.es>]

Hi all,

I'm working in a port for the csb535fs board. I sent a patch to U-Boot 
that includes a new directory (imx21) for the i.MX21 SoC related code 
following the actual policy of U-Boot. Grant Likely thinks (and now I'm 
agree) this code is very similar to imx code and must be put in the same 
directory. But, the SoC related code in U-Boot is located on the 
cpu/arm**** directories, so it's depends on the arm core. My idea is to 
put all this SoC related code in a specific directory (cpu/arm_soc).
This would be the patch for the makefile.

--- Makefile    2007-02-27 09:59:17.000000000 +0100
+++ NewMakefile    2007-03-02 09:19:33.000000000 +0100
@@ -191,8 +191,12 @@ LIBS  = lib_generic/libgeneric.a
 LIBS += board/$(BOARDDIR)/lib$(BOARD).a
 LIBS += cpu/$(CPU)/lib$(CPU).a
 ifdef SOC
+ifeq ($(ARCH),arm)
+LIBS += cpu/arm_soc/$(SOC)/lib$(SOC).a
+else
 LIBS += cpu/$(CPU)/$(SOC)/lib$(SOC).a
 endif
+endif
 LIBS += lib_$(ARCH)/lib$(ARCH).a
 LIBS += fs/cramfs/libcramfs.a fs/fat/libfat.a fs/fdos/libfdos.a 
fs/jffs2/libjffs2.a \
     fs/reiserfs/libreiserfs.a fs/ext2/libext2fs.a

So, these directories
    at91rm9200
    imx
    ks8695
    omap
    s3c240x0
    versatile
Must be moved from cpu/arm**** directories to cpu/arm_soc directory.

This change could be a quite intrusive and would affect quite a few 
boards, so I need some feedback from the list.

Wolfgang proposed a particular solution for the imx related code putting 
it in a new directory (cpu/arm/imx_common). For me is OK too. I don't 
know who has the last say in these questions but I would like to know 
what will be the solution to not work in vain.


Best regards,



  

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