On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 10:46:03AM -0400, [email protected] wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 9:59 AM, Henrik Nordström
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > ons 2014-07-23 klockan 09:27 -0400 skrev [email protected]:
> >
> >> That new uboot DRAM support from Siarhei has the potential to boot on
> >> any Allwinner device.  Once that hits we could do to a single generic
> >> entry for Allwinner. Then after uboot is out of SPL uboot could use a
> >> DTB to set everything else up optimally.
> >
> > You still need  SPL tuning for optimal DRAM parameters. Not wise to mess
> > with DRAM controller while you are running from DRAM as it's quite
> > disruptive both blocking access and may even distort content.
> >
> > The generic parameters are however sufficiently good to allow booting
> > and discovery of the device and it's "optimal" HW parameters to some
> > extent. I.e. for use in installers, "safe fallback" etc.
> 
> The uboot could re-SPL after patching in the optimal DRAM
> parameteres.

IIRC, the u-boot guys are *very* reluctant to chain-loading
u-boot. Plus, that would have quite a huge impact on the boot time.

Maxime

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