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From: Stefano Babic <sbabic@denx.de>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:30:31 +0100
Subject: [U-Boot] Adding support to Technexion TAM3517 SOM
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On 24/11/2011 13:04, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> There are at least a few attempts to define such standard settings.
> Unfortunately they did not get really far yet, not has this been
> documented yet (only a few variables like u-boot, u-boot_addr_r,
> u-boot_addr, bootfile, kernel_addr_r, kernel_addr, fdtfile,
> fdt_addr_r, fdt_addr, ... have been documented in the README).
> More such patches are welcome.
> 
> But I agree that your settings make much more sense as they fit into a
> pretty common "look and feel".

Ok - I will then move at least part of the CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS in
the common file, letting the possibility to the board to replace or add
further variables.

>> We could use partition names as "kernel", "rootfs" to split the NAND. In
>> this way, the boot command still works if the customer rearrange the
>> size of partitions with the mtdparts variable. Of course, this wiorks
>> only if in the kernel the mtdparts variable is parsed
>> (CONFIG_MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS must be set).
> 
> This should be done indeed.  It will also be needed to support UBI /
> UBIFS which I consider mandatory on NAND based devices.

I have not set UBI for the twister - I will add it, thanks.

Best regards,
Stefano Babic

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