[U-Boot] [PATCH v3 2/2] hwmon: do not init sensors on startup

Holger Brunck
2011-08-01T07:23:36Z

Hi,

On 06/09/2011 11:07 AM, Heiko Schocher wrote:
> The U-Boot Design Principles[1] clearly say:
>
> Initialize devices only when they are needed within U-Boot, i.e. don't
> initialize the Ethernet interface(s) unless U-Boot performs a download
> over Ethernet; don't initialize any IDE or USB devices unless U-Boot
> actually tries to load files from these, etc. (and don't forget to
> shut down these devices after using them - otherwise nasty things may
> happen when you try to boot your OS).
>
> So, do not initialize and read the sensors on startup.
>
> Signed-off-by: Heiko Schocher <hs@denx.de>
> cc: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
> cc: Holger Brunck <holger.brunck@keymile.com>
>
> ---

what's the status of this patch? Is it intended to go in for rc1? I have seen
that 1/2 was committed but not this one. This patch runs in our local branch for
some month so:

Tested-by: Holger Brunck <holger.brunck@keymile.com>

Regards
Holger