Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH RFC] dfu: ram support

2013-09-09 Thread Afzal Mohammed
Hi Lukasz Majewski, On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 08:50:58AM +0200, Lukasz Majewski wrote: > > usage: ram > > eg. kernel ram 0x8100 0x100 > > > > Downloading images to RAM using DFU is not something new, this is > > acheived in openmoko also. > > > > DFU on RAM can be used for extracting R

Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH RFC] dfu: ram support

2013-09-08 Thread Lukasz Majewski
Hi Afzal Mohammed, > DFU spec mentions it as a method to upgrade firmware (software stored > in writable non-volatile memory). It also says other potential uses of > DFU is beyond scope of the spec. > > Here such a beyond the scope use is being attempted - directly pumping > binary images from ho

[U-Boot] [PATCH RFC] dfu: ram support

2013-09-08 Thread Afzal Mohammed
DFU spec mentions it as a method to upgrade firmware (software stored in writable non-volatile memory). It also says other potential uses of DFU is beyond scope of the spec. Here such a beyond the scope use is being attempted - directly pumping binary images from host via USB to RAM. This facility