why not xip?

2010-05-01 Thread Bartlomiej Zimon
Hi all! I want ask why we not use execution in place? Is is possible in Neo - i think it could work only on flash? It could improve some things e.g. booting and apps launching. What do You think? Best regards Bart. ___ Openmoko community mailing list

Re: why not xip?

2010-05-01 Thread The Rasterman
On Sat, 01 May 2010 15:12:00 +0200 Bartlomiej Zimon uz...@o2.pl said: Hi all! I want ask why we not use execution in place? Is is possible in Neo - i think it could work only on flash? It could improve some things e.g. booting and apps launching. What do You think? it doesn't work with

Re: why not xip?

2010-05-01 Thread Werner Almesberger
Bartlomiej Zimon wrote: I want ask why we not use execution in place? At the risk of maximizing technical accuracy while minimizing usefulness of the response, this is of course precisely what happens when you boot from NOR :-) - Werner ___ Openmoko

Re: why not xip?

2010-05-01 Thread Bartlomiej Zimon
Dnia 1 maja 2010 16:05 Werner Almesberger wer...@openmoko.org napisał(a): Bartlomiej Zimon wrote: I want ask why we not use execution in place? At the risk of maximizing technical accuracy while minimizing usefulness of the response, this is of course precisely what happens when you boot

Re: why not xip?

2010-05-01 Thread Paul Fertser
Bartlomiej Zimon uz...@o2.pl writes: Bartlomiej Zimon wrote: I want ask why we not use execution in place? At the risk of maximizing technical accuracy while minimizing usefulness of the response, this is of course precisely what happens when you boot from NOR :-) Dont know why but my