> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Robert Schwebel > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 5:50 AM > To: Kenneth Johansson > Cc: u-boot-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [U-Boot-Users] u-boot v2 > > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 03:41:58PM +0200, Kenneth Johansson wrote: > > I'm just wondering what the status and plans are with the V2 branch. > > > > Is the plan that at some future date everyone just stops works on the > > main branch and switch over to V2 or is the features of V2 going to be > > ported over one by one. > > v2 is currently a technology study, lead by Pengutronix developers > (mainly Sascha Hauer), which shows where *we* do currently see weak > points in the U-Boot design and how things could look in the future. > > I doubt that there will some point in time where everyone will just > switch over; what will happen depends very much on how much people look > at the code, see the shiny beauty of these ideas and start contributing > :-) Some personal experiences might be in context. a) If you look at u-boot v2 with the expectation that architecture is same as U-Boot v1, you'd be sadly proven wrong. It is more aligned with linux kernel architecture than U-Boot v1. b) If you expect all features you see in U-Boot v1 to be present in U-Boot v2, again you'd be proven wrong. In my experience, most peripherals and features I need, I am having to port it/make it work.. but then folks who love to hack around from scratch would love it.. c) Is there a huge user base like U-Boot v1 for U-Boot v2? Not from what I see in the list and in irc. U-Boot v2 is what we'd call "early adopter" phase.. mebbe a little before that I guess. Very few brave folks have stepped in ;).. d) I find U-Boot v2 code architecture to be much cleaner, easily modifiable+ maintainable in comparison with U-Boot v1. But then, that is a personal preference (no offence to any folks ;)). e) Are all features stable? I do not think so.. As it is still a nascent concept. But I think we can fix all that is broken out there. Lot of stuff can be done in sandbox (PC app emulation of u-boot v2), so there are opportunities.
In short, I see huge potential in U-Boot v2, only it will take some effort in getting it working in mainstream. Regards, Nishanth Menon ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
