3 Apr
2009
3 Apr
'09
11:15 p.m.
Dear Stefan Althoefer,
In message 49384735.jEywXLJ6P3fgT8HT%stefan.althoefer@web.de you wrote:
[PATCH] IXP425: Add new IXP425 board emPC-A400
This patch adds support for the emPC-A400 CPU board from Janz Automationssysteme. It will also apply to some of the Janz emVIEW displays which are based on this CPU board.
Besides of the board support, the patch includes two features which are (up to now) private to this port but might be of interrest to others.
- Ability to download microcode to the NPE unit. This code works without using the Intel Library (which makes it smaller). This is good if you do not want to do networking in u-boot, but want boot an NFS-rooted linux system (where linux cannot load the microcode by itself). Refer to boards/empca400/cmd_npe.c
- Ability to boot the IXP425 Windows-CE kernel. Refer to boards/empca400/cmd_bootce.c.
Jean-Christophe says he has requested a cleaned up / rebased version from you; to you plan to submit one any time soon?
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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