Dear Wolfgang Denk, Please see my comments inline.
On Thursday, November 03, 2011 7:14 PM Wolfgang Denk wrote: > > > > http://www.usb.org/developers/devclass_docs/DFU_1.1.pdf > ... DFU is part of USB; an extension to be precise, but an extension bound so tightly to the design and philosophy of USB that it is rather inconceivable to separate the two. > > If I understand correctly, there is no fundamental reason why the DFU > protocol would only be possible to implement over a USB link. Or am I > missing something here? > > Eventually it should be possible to run this protocol over Ethernet or > even over a serial line? Of course there is no such a reason, provided we lay USB over Ethernet or serial line first ;) Seriously speaking, in view of ties between DFU and USB IMHO it is impossible, or, at least, highly impractical. > > If my assumption is correct, then what would it take to split off > protocol part and make it independent of the actual driver interface? > I guess that in the situation given it would be of little use. Regards, Andrzej _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list [email protected] http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
