>>>> Erasing the entire SPI flash is generally stupid, since you store the >>>> environment there. You typically also store the initial bootloader and >>>> U-Boot. >>> so the user is stupid if they erase the entire flash ? you could say the >>> same >>> thing about any flash type. >>> > > I have valid reasons, better _requirements_, for erasing an > entire spi flash and have done so many times. I never realized > that I was stupid ... and for all these years! ;-) > >>>> Very rarely you want to erase the complete flash ,and a protection >>>> mechanism is needed to avoid accidental overwrites. >>>> The current solution allows dataflash pages to be protected. >> >> I disagree on some product you use a spi flash to store other code and >> not nessarely store u-boot in it? (you can have 2 falsh)
OK, let me rephrase the statement: It is stupid to allow the user to *accidently* erase the environment sector and the U-boot area The proposed user interface will do this, if you do not give any address parameters to the erase command. Best Regards Ulf Samuelsson ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ U-Boot-Users mailing list U-Boot-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users
