[U-Boot-Users] omap2420h4 error

[U-Boot-Users] omap2420h4 error

[Dirk Behme]

Looking at arm-errors.tar.gz -> omap2420h4.ERR

common/libcommon.a(env_flash.o): In function `env_init':
/.automount/castor-vlab/root/home/wd/git/u-boot/work/common/env_flash.c:265: 
undefined reference to `flash_probe'
make: *** [/work/wd/tmp/u-boot-arm/u-boot] Error 1

is because in board/omap2420h4 file flash.c isn't used any more. This 
file contains flash_probe(), but it isn't compiled. If enabled for 
test, there are tons of link conflicts with cfi_flash.c.

So looks to me that omap2420h4 switch to cfi disabled flash.c (and 
didn't remove it) but missed to resolve flash_probe() call in env_flash.c.

http://www.denx.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=u-boot.git;a=commitdiff;h=49a7581c6ced35379ec3c450bb60fe736db9d733

Proposal to fix this is to remove unused file board/omap2420h4/flash.c 
and remove calls of flash_probe()/omap2420h4 #ifdefs in env_flash.c. 
However, not sure if this is correct.

Opinions?

Cheers

Dirk

[U-Boot-Users] omap2420h4 error

[Nishanth Menon]

Dirk Behme stated on 8/19/2007 12:05 PM:

> http://www.denx.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=u-boot.git;a=commitdiff;h=49a7581c6ced35379ec3c450bb60fe736db9d733
> 
> Proposal to fix this is to remove unused file board/omap2420h4/flash.c 
> and remove calls of flash_probe()/omap2420h4 #ifdefs in env_flash.c. 
> However, not sure if this is correct.
I think a more details solution is required for all omap2 SDPs.. the
newer H4's seem to have larger range of device supports and i am looking
to work towards a common code base for all SDP platforms(2430,3430
etc).. something like board/omap-common directory.. i have started a bit
on it.. but it will take a bit of time before i can get it out as
working patches..
Regards,
NM

[U-Boot-Users] omap2420h4 error

[Woodruff, Richard]

That was fixed a while back but the patch was pulled.  I had like many other older ports had done cloned a generic flash file and made it private.  This allowed sibley addition and other fixes.  At that time WD objected and not much has happened since then.  H4 and 2430SDP support many many different memories configurations across their versions.  Providing support for them all in the generic areas requires a good amount of clean up.

This leaves a few approaches with functionality and time/effort as variables.

- Provide support for 1 of the 10 configuration very neatly with minimal effort (only allow 10% of users to work).
- Provide all 10 neatly with high effort (works for 98%).
- Provide all 10 functioning not so neatly but confining it to the board port directory (works for 98%).

Our own port structure now makes omap242x and 243x boards common in several spots and has omap34xx in places.  None of this is reflected in the public git code.

If Peter is up to a big diff we might sync them all up to a point where they are all including and booting.  Doing it in many patches would probably be unproductive.

Further clean up perhaps with what Nishant was saying could also happen.

I'm happy to allocate a couple days and make them work in the quick method but that might not be the path which goes in...  Giving days is do-able weeks is not right now.  If others have time then perhaps there are some other options.

Regards,
Richard W.

> Looking at arm-errors.tar.gz -> omap2420h4.ERR
> 
> common/libcommon.a(env_flash.o): In function `env_init':
> /.automount/castor-vlab/root/home/wd/git/u-
> boot/work/common/env_flash.c:265:
> undefined reference to `flash_probe'
> make: *** [/work/wd/tmp/u-boot-arm/u-boot] Error 1
> 
> is because in board/omap2420h4 file flash.c isn't used any more. This
> file contains flash_probe(), but it isn't compiled. If enabled for
> test, there are tons of link conflicts with cfi_flash.c.
> 
> So looks to me that omap2420h4 switch to cfi disabled flash.c (and
> didn't remove it) but missed to resolve flash_probe() call in env_flash.c.
> 
> http://www.denx.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=u-
> boot.git;a=commitdiff;h=49a7581c6ced35379ec3c450bb60fe736db9d733
> 
> Proposal to fix this is to remove unused file board/omap2420h4/flash.c
> and remove calls of flash_probe()/omap2420h4 #ifdefs in env_flash.c.
> However, not sure if this is correct.
> 
> Opinions?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Dirk

[U-Boot-Users] omap2420h4 error

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <46C8A2DE.3090500@gmail.com> you wrote:
> 
> > Proposal to fix this is to remove unused file board/omap2420h4/flash.c 
> > and remove calls of flash_probe()/omap2420h4 #ifdefs in env_flash.c. 
> > However, not sure if this is correct.
> I think a more details solution is required for all omap2 SDPs.. the
> newer H4's seem to have larger range of device supports and i am looking
> to work towards a common code base for all SDP platforms(2430,3430
> etc).. something like board/omap-common directory.. i have started a bit
> on it.. but it will take a bit of time before i can get it out as
> working patches..

Well, I think these are two different things:

Dirk is proposing a fix for the current tree, i. e. for the next
release to make the board build.

You are proposing a more general solution, which involves bigger
changes than just a bug fix, and thus has to wait for the next merge
window.

That means we need both...

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] omap2420h4 error

[Dirk Behme]

Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> In message <46C8A2DE.3090500@gmail.com> you wrote:
> 
>>>Proposal to fix this is to remove unused file board/omap2420h4/flash.c 
>>>and remove calls of flash_probe()/omap2420h4 #ifdefs in env_flash.c. 
>>>However, not sure if this is correct.
>>
>>I think a more details solution is required for all omap2 SDPs.. the
>>newer H4's seem to have larger range of device supports and i am looking
>>to work towards a common code base for all SDP platforms(2430,3430
>>etc).. something like board/omap-common directory.. i have started a bit
>>on it.. but it will take a bit of time before i can get it out as
>>working patches..
> 
> 
> Well, I think these are two different things:
> 
> Dirk is proposing a fix for the current tree, i. e. for the next
> release to make the board build.
> 
> You are proposing a more general solution, which involves bigger
> changes than just a bug fix, and thus has to wait for the next merge
> window.
> 
> That means we need both...

Yes, thanks for clarification.

What's about this regarding the first step, make board build for next
release?

--

Fix compilation error for omap2420h4_config. omap2420h4 switched to
cfi, so remove old (already disabled) flash.c and flash_probe() calls
in env_flash.c.

Signed-off-by: Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@gmail.com>
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[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] omap2420h4 error

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <46C921F1.5040602@googlemail.com> you wrote:
>
> What's about this regarding the first step, make board build for next
> release?
> 
> --
> 
> Fix compilation error for omap2420h4_config. omap2420h4 switched to
> cfi, so remove old (already disabled) flash.c and flash_probe() calls
> in env_flash.c.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@gmail.com>

Applied, thanks.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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