Dear Albert ARIBAUD,
In message 4C9CE432.7060100@free.fr you wrote:
Stop me if I'm wrong, but basically this would imply that u-boot be built with support for the largest possible device combination, thus be rather big, right? ...
Probably yes - similar to how Linux kernels are configured today by default, i. e. one kernel image being able to run on all (or at least a wide range of) boards of the same architecture, or even of a number of similar / compatible architectures.
... I hope the ability to trim it down u-boot to aminimum is retained, though, i.e. be able to choose between a one-size-fits-all binary that will run on anything *or* a tight fit that will run only on a given platform with minimal footprint (or anything in-between, actually).
Of course. We will always allow customized, board specific configurations that can be kept as small as possible if they don't need this feature.
But if you look at current trends with SoC and board manufacturers, it would be really great if we could have some image that covers more than just one or two boards.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk