[meta-freescale] [RFC] default u-boot

[Daiane Angolini]

On 10/10/2013 11:26 AM, Eric Nelson wrote:
> Hi Daiane,
>
> On 10/10/2013 05:47 AM, Daiane Angolini wrote:
>> On 10/09/2013 10:59 PM, Eric Nelson wrote:
>>> On 10/09/2013 05:28 PM, Daiane Angolini wrote:
>  >>
>  >> <snip>
>  >>
>>>> Is the default version for nitrogen and sabrelite (u-boot-boundary)
>>>> 2013.01?
>>>>
>>> No. The current release of u-boot-boundary is 2013.07:
>>>      http://boundarydevices.com/u-boot-2013-07-release/
>>
>> Thanks, I changed the docs already.
>>
>>>
>>> The sources are in our Github repository (production branch is
>>> what we're currently shipping with boards);
>>>      https://github.com/boundarydevices/u-boot-imx6/tree/production
>>>
>>> We try to keep this in-line with true main-line U-Boot, but use
>>> it as a staging area so we can be a bit more responsive to customer
>>> needs. The primary deltas at this point are additional boards
>>> (nit6xlite is not yet in main-line), support for additional
>>> displays, and support for custom boards.
>>
>> I used your last sentence to make a description. Please, take a look on
>> https://github.com/Freescale/Documentation/blob/master/release-notes/source/u-boot.rst
>>
>>
>> And let me know if you want to change anything.
>>
>
> This looks good. Thanks.
>
>>>
>>>> I would like to know what's the plan to add both support on u-boot-fslc
>>>>
>>> I have to admit that I've never looked at u-boot-fslc. I thought it was
>>> only used for PPC boards.
>>
>> u-boot-fslc is our recipe that points to "trye main-line U-Boot". It's
>> hosted on github only to keep some needed backport patches.
>>
>
> IOW, the same thing we use ours for. If it makes things easier, we could
> push a 'boundary' branch there when we update things.

<3

I think it would be perfect =D
(if not for Dora, absolutely for 1.6)

Otavio, what do you think?


Daiane