From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:37:02 +0200
Subject: [U-Boot] U-boot SPL direct Linux boot
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTimwHUopgQ4FLw4=ZmxYqHS1kH4kTA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTiknCo2GZOGU1nU4m6DXq7t0bQZ2fQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTim0_xgpgme1BTv-C3=18viPr=5jHQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<m21uyann8m.fsf@ohwell.denx.de>
	<BANLkTimwHUopgQ4FLw4=ZmxYqHS1kH4kTA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20110703203702.B709915794CE@gemini.denx.de>
List-Id: <u-boot.lists.denx.de>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de

Dear Simon Schwarz,

In message <BANLkTimwHUopgQ4FLw4=ZmxYqHS1kH4kTA@mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
> 
> I also thought about that. But I actually thought that FDT support for
> ARM isn't ready yet - although I saw much code for it while I worked
> on ATAGS. How is the FDT-state for ARM?
> If it is already usable I would be happy to adapt it. But if not I
> would prefer to stay with ATAGS (as I have a tight schedule for my BA
> thesis).

FDT support has been stable for some time on a (growing) number of
reference boards.  See Grant Likely's tree for reference.

Speaking just for us (DENX): we will probably not do any new ARM Linux
port without FDT support any more.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

-- 
DENX Software Engineering GmbH,     MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel
HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany
Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd at denx.de
In my experience the best way to get something done  is to give it to
someone who is busy.               - Terry Pratchett, _Going_Postal_