In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > > > Previously, this feature was provided by a U-Boot application that was > > made available only on Freescale BSPs. The VSC7385 firmware must still > > be obtained separately, but at least there is no longer a need for a > > separate > > application. > > I'd prefer firmware uploading bits remain apps (perhaps in examples/?) > but I don't know the "U-Boot Philosophy" for this area..
When loading the firmare is required (or desirable) in U-Boot, it should be integral part of U-Boot. Loading the switch FW might be needed for network operations in U-Boot, so it makes sense to me to add this to regular U-Boot code. Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Jesus cried with a loud voice: Lazarus, come forth; the bug hath been found and thy program runneth. And he that was dead came forth... -- John 11:43-44 [version 2.0?] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
