This option is useful not only for development, but for the platforms where U-Boot is run from custom ROM bootloader. For example, Intel Edison is that board.

Make this option visible that platforms can select it if needed.

Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com --- - remove 'default n' - fix spelling in commit message arch/x86/Kconfig | 8 ++++++++ arch/x86/cpu/start.S | 12 ++---------- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index 0884af22a7..07d0a6876b 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ config SYS_X86_START16 depends on X86_RESET_VECTOR default 0xfffff800

+config X86_LOAD_FROM_32_BIT + bool "Boot from a 32-bit program" + help + Define this to boot U-Boot from a 32-bit program which sets + the GDT differently. This can be used to boot directly from + any stage of coreboot, for example, bypassing the normal + payload-loading feature. + config BOARD_ROMSIZE_KB_512 bool config BOARD_ROMSIZE_KB_1024 diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/start.S b/arch/x86/cpu/start.S index a5cba1cf2a..8de55a0af1 100644 --- a/arch/x86/cpu/start.S +++ b/arch/x86/cpu/start.S @@ -18,14 +18,6 @@ #include <generated/generic-asm-offsets.h> #include <generated/asm-offsets.h>

-/* - * Define this to boot U-Boot from a 32-bit program which sets the GDT - * differently. This can be used to boot directly from any stage of coreboot, - * for example, bypassing the normal payload-loading feature. - * This is only useful for development. - */ -#undef LOAD_FROM_32_BIT - .section .text .code32 .globl _start @@ -76,7 +68,7 @@ _start: /* Save table pointer */ movl %ecx, %esi

-#ifdef LOAD_FROM_32_BIT +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_LOAD_FROM_32_BIT lgdt gdt_ptr2 #endif

@@ -233,7 +225,7 @@ multiboot_header: /* entry addr */ .long CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE

-#ifdef LOAD_FROM_32_BIT +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_LOAD_FROM_32_BIT /* * The following Global Descriptor Table is just enough to get us into * 'Flat Protected Mode' - It will be discarded as soon as the final