[U-Boot] FDT driver initialization function declaration

Marek Vasut
2012-07-10T15:11:42Z

Dear Michal Simek,

> Dear Wolfgang,
>
> On 07/10/2012 03:03 PM, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> > Dear Michal Simek,
> >
> > In message<4FFC1EF8.9060705@monstr.eu> you wrote:
> >> The hardest part I have identify on microblaze was about u-boot
> >> variables. Because based on information from device-tree you can choose
> >> where variables should be stored and also this memory should be
> >> accessible before u-boot try to read variables. It mean in very early
> >> state.
> >
> > Device initialization before relocation is already hard enough;
> > resources are very limited then. You will add the additional need to
> > have the FDT library available then, too. Not to mention that you
> > need to load the DT blob, too.
> >
> > This will be a lot of added complexity.
>
> Do you have any timeframe for this work?
> Or any expectation when this work should be merged to mainline?

6 months, 2 releases ... or so. We booted it as a university project to maximize
the gain.

> Thanks,
> Michal

Best regards,
Marek Vasut