Wolfgang Denk writes:
Wolfgang> In message 16609.9367.682834.887803@gargle.gargle.HOWL Wolfgang> you wrote:
Yuli> function. After making these changes, I was able to compile Yuli> and run the U-Boot ... until the first saveenv command. A Yuli> quick look into the configuration file showed that the Yuli> environment is placed in the middle
Wolfgang> Which is perfectly OK (and often a good idea).
... if it's embedded environment, usually on variable sector size flashes. It's not the case.
Yuli> of the U-Boot's code. I moved the environment to Yuli> (CFG_MONITOR_BASE - 0x40000) and now it's OK.
Wolfgang> OK as a temporary (read: quick & dirty) work-aroud, but Wolfgang> not acceptable for check-in.
Just as most of the described changes. As I wrote, I'm waiting for Jon's patch to resolve all the issues cleanly.
Wolfgang> [Just to avoid misunderstandings.]
If you can suggest another place I'll be glad to use it. The U-Boot occupies two last sectors of the flash (BTW, one is enough) so you can't put the environment after U-Boot as it's usually done. You can't embed it either (unless you want to continue allocating 512KB for the U-Boot) because embedding would mix code and environment in one sector which is unsafe.