why not xip?
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 community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: why not xip?
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 nand flash - nor will it work with jffs2 (compression)... or any compressed fs. -- - Codito, ergo sum - I code, therefore I am -- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler)ras...@rasterman.com ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: why not xip?
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 community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: why not xip?
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 from NOR :-) Thx Dont know why but my Neo boots almost always from NOR ;/ Bart. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: why not xip?
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 Neo boots almost always from NOR ;/ Stuck AUX button? That's something new... -- Be free, use free (http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) software! mailto:fercer...@gmail.com ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
