Dear Dave Mitchell,
In message 4A5FC1FD.1090201@gmail.com you wrote:
Yes, I know. But then, bootstrapping [1] is really a name with a _very_ fuzzy meaning. It can be anything. The fact thay it was chosen in the UM documentation does't make it better - in U-Boot context I think about other activities, and in Linux context yet about other things.
In general, the term does have a "fuzzy" meaning. But within the AMCC 4xx processors, it does not. And we are talking about a command that would only be available to AMCC 4xx processors.
A command that's been in use on several U-Boot 4xx ports for some time.
Right. and now we are generalizing it to add a common command for all these boards - and actually for other architectures as well. We will have to suffer from a changed command name, but we win by better functionality, and less code duplication.
Of course. And I suppose I'm wasting energy typing since you have already made up your mind on the subject but no harm in trying.
I appreciate your comments, and you know that I rate your opinion highly; but in this case my more global perspective sets other priorities than your more 4xx-focussed POV. Sorry.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk