From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ben Warren Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:06:54 -0700 Subject: [U-Boot] Disable features In-Reply-To: <49FA1279.5080406@siconix.com> References: <49FA0922.2000107@siconix.com> <20090430205506.4B62F83420E8@gemini.denx.de> <49FA1279.5080406@siconix.com> Message-ID: <49FA12EE.2000800@gmail.com> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: u-boot@lists.denx.de Derek Ou wrote: > Wolfgang Denk wrote: > >> Why would compiled in Network support slow down the boot process? >> >> The network interface will only be initialized as soon as you use it. >> If you don't have one, then you probably will not try using it - then >> why would it delay your boot? >> >> > When we have the Network support compiled, it takes a few second to do > the auto-negotiation > even though MAC chip is not on board. Then it fails out and goes to > autoboot. Is it a > board specific problem or system problem? > > Which network controller are you using? Autonegotiation shouldn't happen until you use the interface, but not all drivers are written that way. regards, Ben