Dear Graeme Russ,
In message AANLkTikH3O9gZWsuEaKn-BK+8iAhUeRyk2iL+ezZz-y1@mail.gmail.com you wrote:
I agree, but you can't print the address before you have console output. I notice that console_init_f() can be up to 13th in the list of initialisation functions - How often is that the case? There seems to be a lot of SDRAM initialisation prior to getting console output which, to me, seems a little
No, this is only on broken system that don't play by the rules. See http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/U-Boot/DesignPrinciples#6_Keep_it_Debuggable
Board / architecture maintainers that ignore the design principles deserve some punishment ;-)
I don't think it will be long before board_init_f() gets unified into common code and I would hate to see this uglyness spread to all arches.
Full ACK.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk