[U-Boot-Users] [RFC/PATCH] fix initdram / use of phys_addr_t

[Jon Loeliger <jdl@freescale.com>]

Kumar Gala wrote:
> Wolfgang,
> 
> Before I went and looked at every board that uses initdram I wanted to get
> some feedback of such a patch (for a wide majority of boards) would be
> acceptable.
> 
> The idea is that initdram() should really have returned a 'unsigned long'.
> However if we are going to change everyone that has initdram I figure we
> should make it return a phys_addr_t.
> 
> I believe you've had some discussions with Jon on the subject and I wanted
> to know if using 'phys_addr_t' here would be acceptable (before I looked
> at trying to fix up ~200 boards).
> 
> The patch gives an example of what I'm looking at changing.
> 
> - k

Just FYI, I am in full support of this proposed change to
use phys_addr_t.


> index cd8aad0..229d15a 100644
> --- a/include/common.h
> +++ b/include/common.h
> @@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ typedef volatile unsigned char	vu_char;
>  #include <asm/blackfin.h>
>  #endif
> 
> +#include <asm/io.h>
> +

I don't think asm/io.h is the right place for phys_addr_t.
However, adding it to asm/types.h might me.  That is where
Becky and I have been headed...

jdl