On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 7:11 AM, Stefano Babic <sba...@denx.de> wrote:

> ...
>
+Falcon Mode relies on the SPL framework. In fact, to make booting faster,
> +U-Boot is split into two parts: the SPL (Secondary Program Loader) and
> U-Boot
> +image. In most implementations, SPL is used to start U-Boot when booting
> from
> +a mass storage, such as NAND or SD-Card. SPL has now support for other
> media,
> +and can be generalized seen as a way to start an image performing the
> minimum
> +required initialization. SPL initializes mainly the RAM controller, and
> after
> +that copies U-Boot image into the memory. The Falcon Mode extends this way
> +allowing to start the Linux kernel directly from SPL. A new command is
> added
> +to U-Boot to prepare the parameters that SPL must pass to the kernel,
> using
> +ATAGS or Device Tree.
>

>From the above text it seems the Falcon Mode is already available in
SD-Card however this is not truth. Please rework this so it is clear what
is already working and what needs to be done.

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