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Re: flash_olpcx2294_v2 package


On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 02:23:09PM +0200, Sergei Gavrikov wrote:
> Hello
> 
> This is flash v2 driver for Olimex LPC-X2294 boards on top of strata_v2
> flash driver. Tested on Olimex LPC-H2294 board. Redboot's FIS works fine
> with the driver.

Thanks. I have committed it.

> 
> SYNOPSYS
> 
> 	ecosconfig remove flash_olpcx2294
> 	ecosconfig add strata_v2 flash_olpcx2294_v2 flash

Do you want to submit a patch which changes platforms to use the v2
driver?
 
> RFC: I described and the bottom boot blocks in the driver. What is a
> practic, to hide or show it? It seemed for me what I could describe
> flash geometry and as 64 x 0x10000.

Show it. It allows things like reboot to make more efficient use of
these small blocks. Maybe your application also wants to use the small
blocks. With the v1 API this was difficult but the v2 API makes the
usable.

        Andrew


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