[U-Boot] SPL broken on i.mx31 platforms

Fabio Estevam
2014-07-01T13:53:57Z

Hi Helmut,

On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Helmut Raiger <helmut.raiger@hale.at> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> the commit 41623c91 breaks the SPL on i.mx31 platforms.
> The original startup code (start.S) was position independent to
> allow relocation in board_init_f. This is necessary as the internal
> RAM used by the IPL to load the first 2kB from NAND is also
> used by the NAND controller to buffer pages.
>
> Does changing the startup code back to PIC generate any
> drawbacks on other ARM platforms?
> What was the intention of the change besides unifying?
>
> Could someone verify the issue on a i.mx31 platform.

Magnus also reported the same issue to me recently.

I don't have access to a mx31 board at the moment to investigate this bug.

Maybe Albert, Stefano or Magnus could help?

Thanks,

Fabio Estevam