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

[Daiane Angolini]

On 10/10/2013 01:32 PM, Dmitriy B. wrote:
> Hello,
>
> 2013/10/10 Daiane Angolini <daiane.list at gmail.com
> <mailto:daiane.list at gmail.com>>
>
>     What's the default u-boot version for gk802???
>
>     The provider is u-boot-imx6dongle, but I cannot see the u-boot version
>     from its github source code.
>
>
> The standard imx6-dongle U-boot version is boundarydevices u-boot branch
> from 8 months old. Unfortunately I cant tell the exact number. At the
> time our project was started - that was most advanced/patched version
> available around.

My main problem now is the Release Note gap. So would you, please, 
create a default image and see on boot log what is the default version 
of u-boot?

>
> Unfortunately, shortly after we've got almost everything working - main
> developers lost interest and there were no further updates to new
> freescale BSPs. Also I want to mention that for some of the devices that
> can be even impossible - 2 first batches of GK802/Hi802 had pre-release
> silicon (the one with P as first letter in part number). As far as I
> know, new BSPs may have problems with this tapeout. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Yes, older tapeouts is not supported on 4.1.0 release, as i know.

>
> About recent activity around GK802/Hi802 - Ajay Ramaswamy proposed to
> change the current selected version to his branch
> https://github.com/ajayramaswamy/u-boot-gk802/commits/yocto-gk802 which
> is in fact, based on fresh freescale's release. He also has fresh
> kernel-side update.
>
>     I would like to know what's the plan to add gk802 support on
>     u-boot-fslc (mainline).
>
>
> Check this branch
> https://github.com/imx6-dongle/uboot-imx6dongle/commits/for-upstream
> Unfortunately, this was never sent to u-boot mainline.

Oh! That's good news! So you have somehow a newer uboot/kernel for this 
board!

Do you think you could send patches to update it for Dora? If it's too 
close, you could send for 1.6?

Another thing. Could you, please, think about one sentence description 
of your default u-boot? See here
https://github.com/Freescale/Documentation/blob/master/release-notes/source/u-boot.rst

What I did for u-boot-imx, u-boot-fslc, u-boot-boundary



>
> Hope this clears out questions about GK802/Hi802.
> Best Regards,
> Dmitriy Beykun



Thanks in advance!
-- 
Daiane