[U-Boot] FDT driver initialization function declaration

Michal Simek
2012-07-11T06:11:54Z

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.

Thanks,
Michal

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