[U-Boot] [PATCH 2/2] powerpc/85xx: standardize display of address map size (32-bit vs. 36-bit)

[Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>]

Dear Timur Tabi,

In message <4E6002B4.90503@freescale.com> you wrote:
>
> > What sort of "confusion" do you have?  I see two situations:  in
> > 99.99% of all cases U-Boot is just a means to boot an OS, and nobody
> > cares a bit about the actual U-Boot output, as long as the OS is
> > runnign after a few seconds, and rather sooner than later. 
> 
> The confusion stems mostly from the fact that we've been displaying this
> information for years.  If suddenly we stop displaying it, people are going to
> think that something is wrong.  Also, you need to know which U-Boot you're
> running before you boot the kernel, because the device tree needs to match.  No
> one is going to think to use the 'bdinfo' command to find it.

Software changes, output changes.  Document your changes if you want
to make sure your users happy.  Feel free to send them detailled
changed logs.

> The problem is that this isn't standard.  "make P1022DS" builds a 32-bit U-Boot.
>  But "make P4080DS" builds a 36-bit U-Boot.  So we've been displaying the
> address map size at boot time in some situations, but not all.  My patch makes
> this standard.

But it's not you who defines what the standard looks like.

> I agree with adding that information to the bdinfo command.  I'm just worried
> about having it available only there.

You will get used to it, and so will your users.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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