[U-Boot] [RFC] Double-stage u-boot to reduce footprint
Hi ML, I'm working to have a small but also full-featured u-boot bootloader. The idea, that I already see on lantiq sources, is to have a small bootstrap code that decompresses the final u-boot. The code is divided into two stages: 1) bootstrap: initializes the ram in order to decompress the u-boot binary. After that, bootstrap jumps to final u-boot 2) 2) u-boot: the state of the art of the boot loaders. Can be interesting for you to have these pieces of code? I ask before to send any patch, because the boards to support the bootstrap code should define some symbols (CONFIG_BOOTSTRAP_*) and provides a linker script, and the lowlevel init code for the ram. Thanks for any comments, luigi -- Luigi 'Comio' Mantellini RD - Software Industrie Dial Face S.p.A. Via Canzo, 4 20068 Peschiera Borromeo (MI) Italy Tel.: +39 02 5167 2813 Fax: +39 02 5167 2459 E-mail: luigi.mantell...@idf-hit.com Website: http://www.idf-hit.com Questo messaggio e i suoi allegati sono indirizzati esclusivamente alle persone indicate. La diffusione, copia o qualsiasi altra azione derivante dalla conoscenza di queste informazioni sono rigorosamente vietate. Qualora abbiate ricevuto questo documento per errore siete cortesemente pregati di darne immediata comunicazione al mittente e di provvedere alla sua distruzione, Grazie. Rispetta l'ambiente. Non stampare questa mail se non è realmente necessario. This e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may contain privileged information intended for the addressee(s) only. Dissemination, copying, printing or use by anybody else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message and any attachments and advise the sender by return e-mail, Thanks. Help the environment. Please do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary. idf_logo.png signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
[U-Boot] [RFC] Double-stage u-boot to reduce footprint
Hi ML, I'm working to have a small but also full-featured u-boot bootloader. The idea, that I already see on lantiq sources, is to have a small bootstrap code that decompresses the final u-boot. The code is divided into two stages: 1) bootstrap: initializes the ram in order to decompress the u-boot binary. After that, bootstrap jumps to final u-boot 2) 2) u-boot: the state of the art of the boot loaders. Can be interesting for you to have these pieces of code? I ask before to send any patch, because the boards to support the bootstrap code should define some symbols (CONFIG_BOOTSTRAP_*) and provides a linker script, and the lowlevel init code for the ram. Thanks for any comments, luigi -- Luigi 'Comio' Mantellini RD - Software Industrie Dial Face S.p.A. Via Canzo, 4 20068 Peschiera Borromeo (MI) Italy Tel.: +39 02 5167 2813 Fax: +39 02 5167 2459 E-mail: luigi.mantell...@idf-hit.com Website: http://www.idf-hit.com Questo messaggio e i suoi allegati sono indirizzati esclusivamente alle persone indicate. La diffusione, copia o qualsiasi altra azione derivante dalla conoscenza di queste informazioni sono rigorosamente vietate. Qualora abbiate ricevuto questo documento per errore siete cortesemente pregati di darne immediata comunicazione al mittente e di provvedere alla sua distruzione, Grazie. Rispetta l'ambiente. Non stampare questa mail se non è realmente necessario. This e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may contain privileged information intended for the addressee(s) only. Dissemination, copying, printing or use by anybody else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message and any attachments and advise the sender by return e-mail, Thanks. Help the environment. Please do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary. ___ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
