[U-Boot] [PATCH] doc/README.falcon: Clarify steps slightly.

Make it clear that we need to load a legacy-formatted (aka uImage) kernel into memory as well as the DT if used before using "spl export".
Cc: Yebio Mesfin ymesfin@ti.com Signed-off-by: Tom Rini trini@ti.com --- doc/README.falcon | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/README.falcon b/doc/README.falcon index 82a254b..e9f8a75 100644 --- a/doc/README.falcon +++ b/doc/README.falcon @@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ informed to load it before running the kernel. To boot the kernel, these steps under a Falcon-aware U-Boot are required:
1. Boot the board into U-Boot. -Use the "spl export" command to generate the kernel parameters area or the DT. -U-Boot runs as when it boots the kernel, but stops before passing the control -to the kernel. +After loading the desired legacy-format kernel image into memory (and DT as +well, if used), use the "spl export" command to generate the kernel parameters +area or the DT. U-Boot runs as when it boots the kernel, but stops before +passing the control to the kernel.
2. Save the prepared snapshot into persistent media. The address where to save it must be configured into board configuration

Dear Tom,
In message 1403874230-31939-1-git-send-email-trini@ti.com you wrote:
Make it clear that we need to load a legacy-formatted (aka uImage) kernel into memory as well as the DT if used before using "spl export".
Can this not also be a FIT image (or even a zImage)?
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk

On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 08:11:07PM +0200, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
Dear Tom,
In message 1403874230-31939-1-git-send-email-trini@ti.com you wrote:
Make it clear that we need to load a legacy-formatted (aka uImage) kernel into memory as well as the DT if used before using "spl export".
Can this not also be a FIT image (or even a zImage)?
It cannot yet, no.

On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 09:03:50AM -0400, Tom Rini wrote:
Make it clear that we need to load a legacy-formatted (aka uImage) kernel into memory as well as the DT if used before using "spl export".
Cc: Yebio Mesfin ymesfin@ti.com Signed-off-by: Tom Rini trini@ti.com
Applied to u-boot/master, thanks!
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