[U-Boot] [RFC][PATCH 00/21] [x86] 'Comming of Age'

Graeme Russ
2010-03-25T11:22:42Z

Hello Everyone

It has been a while since I posted to the U-Boot list, but I have not been
idle. This patch series represents a 'comming of age' for the x86 U-Boot
port. I can now boot a Linux 2.6.33 kernel *very happy hacker*

I've spent a lot of effort organising and cleaning up this patch series
for community comment. This is an RFC patchset only - Over the next few
days/weeks I plan to rebuild from scratch at each patch and apply a few
little tidy-ups but the content and numbering of this series should not
change.

This patch series can be examined as several distinct functional changes
- Patches 1-3 are x86 specific build and core fixups
- Patches 4-11 are x86 specific functional improvements
- Patches 12-13 switch the x86 port to CONFIG_SERIAL_MULTI
- Patches 14-15 provide Linux boot support
- Patch 16 is an sc520 specific patch (this one can be delayed)
- Patches 17-21 are various eNET specific patches

I will draw your attentions to patches 12,13 and 19. These are the only
patches which touch files outside the x86 tree. In particular patch 19 - I
had to tweak how the eNET accessed the PCI Address Space (don't know if
this is really the correct terminology)

Once this patchset is applied I believe the x86 port of U-Boot will be
ready for more mainstream use

Wolfgang - If there is any other renewed interest in the x86 port, I would
be more than happy to be an official custodian