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authorTom Rini <trini@ti.com>2014-06-27 09:03:50 -0400
committerTom Rini <trini@ti.com>2014-07-07 19:42:34 -0400
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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>
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@@ -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