[U-Boot] [RFC] try to merge different i.MX environment

Dennis Gilmore
2014-02-14T16:14:50Z

On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:06:55 +0100
Stefano Babic <sbabic@denx.de> wrote:

> Signed-off-by: Stefano Babic <sbabic@denx.de>
> CC: Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@freescale.com>
> CC: Otavio Salvador <otavio@ossystems.com.br>
> CC: Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>
> CC: Leo Sartre <lsartre@adeneo-embedded.com>
> CC: Jon Nettleton <jon.nettleton@gmail.com>
> CC: Eric Nelson <eric.nelson@boundarydevices.com>
> CC: b18965 at freescale.com
>
> Hi everybody,
>
> the current built-in environment in most i.MX boards is very similar.
> Even if I always thought that the default environemt is something
> that the user want always customize, I see from all you submitters
> the not hidden desire to have such a common default environment for
> all boards. At least, for i.MX boards.
> Checking in the board configuration files, I see at least the
> following boards that hase "quite" the same built-in environment:
>

I'm working on building a common set environment based on the work by
Stephen Warren for tegra, that would provide for a very usable
experience.

Its the next step forward from the distro config options. Id rather us
get a solution that works across the board than something different per
soc family. looking at how tegra is being done should provide a solid
guide.

Dennis