[U-Boot] FDT driver initialization function declaration

Marek Vasut
2012-07-13T10:32:36Z

Dear Michal Simek,

> On 07/10/2012 05:11 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
> > 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.
>
> ok. Sounds good. Do you have any repo somewhere?
> I would like to look at it.

There's not much code yet. As for the docs, see git://git.denx.de/u-boot-
marex.git the "dm" branch

> Thanks,
> Michal

Best regards,
Marek Vasut