[U-Boot] [PATCH] Add bootstrap command

Wolfgang Denk
2009-07-16T19:36:25Z

Dear Matthias Fuchs,

In message <200907161547.17433.matthias.fuchs@esd.eu> you wrote:
>
> > Hi Dirk,
> >
> > On Wednesday 15 July 2009 16:46:12 Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 15 July 2009 09:48:00 Dirk Eibach wrote:
> > > > This adds a generic command for programming I2C bootstrap eeproms.
> > > > Implementation for Canyonlands board is included.
> > >
> > > "bootstrap" is pretty generic. can you pick something a little more
> > > descriptive/specific ?
> >
> > I agree with Mike. Please change the command name and the files to something
> > more specific. How about "4xxbootstrap"? Or "4xxstrap"?
> To long for my taste.
>
> > Any other good ideas
> > about this naming welcome. :)
> We called this command "sbe" on our PMC440 (440EPx) and upcoming
> PMC405DE (405EP) board. I must admit that I forget its meaning.
> Probably something like 'setup bootstrap eeprom'. But it works

Indeed. "sbe" is not an acceptable name as nobody will know what it's
suppost to mean.

> a little mit different that the bootstrap command.

Actually the name "bootstrap" command itself is something that I
really dislike.

Please find a better description (avoiding "bootstrap"), and then
chose a descriptive name.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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