Hi everyone,
following up Timur's patch on QE microcode:
http://marc.info/?l=u-boot&m=132197537730440&w=2
I was wondering, would it make any sense to *embed* QE's firmware within u-boot image itself? After all, it should be some ~64KB worth of data, right? Not quite sure whether this has ever been done for similar purposes, but to me it looks way more convenient to have a single image file to be flashed, rather than reserving room (e.g. within the same NOR flash where u-boot lies) for it. Easier upgrading of this microcode from within the application, is perhaps the only reason I could think of for *NOT* doing so. How to actually implement it, well that's another issue, and on that I'm open to suggestions, too.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
Thanks in advance, Gerlando