* Patch by Peter Ryser, 20 Feb 2004:

  Add support for the Xilinx ML300 platform

* Patch by Stephan Linz, 17 Feb 2004:
  Fix watchdog support for NIOS

* Patch by Josh Fryman, 16 Feb 2004:
  Fix byte-swapping for cfi_flash.c for different bus widths

* Patch by Jon Diekema, 14 Jeb 2004:
  Remove duplicate "FPGA Support" notes from the README file

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+Xilinx ML300 platform
+=====================
+
+0. Introduction
+---------------
+
+The Xilinx ML300 board is based on the Virtex-II Pro FPGA with
+integrated IBM PowerPC 405 core. The board is normally booted from
+System ACE CF. U-Boot is then run out of main memory.
+
+An FPGA is a configurable and thus very flexible device. To
+accommodate for this flexibility this port of U-Boot includes the
+required means to regenerate the drivers and configuration files if
+you decide to change the hardware design. The required steps are
+described below.
+
+
+1. Requirements
+---------------
+
+To compile and run U-Boot on the Xilinx ML300 platform you need the
+following items.
+
+- A Xilinx ML300 platform (see http://www.xilinx.com/ml300)
+- EDK and ISE development tools (shipping with ML300)
+- Parallel4 cable (shipping with ML300)
+- The EDK reference design for ML300. You can get this as design #6 from
+  http://www.xilinx.com/ise/embedded/edk_examples.htm
+- A BOOTP/TFTP server
+
+
+2. Quick Start
+--------------
+
+To compile and run U-Boot on ML300 follow the steps below. Make sure
+to consult the documentation for U-Boot, EDK, and the EDK reference
+design for ML300 if you have any questions.
+
+1. Implement the EDK reference design for ML300. You can use any of
+   the project files, for example from a xygwin shell:
+   $ xps -nw system_linux.xmp
+   XPS% run init_bram
+2. Configure and compile U-Boot. Change into the root directory of
+   U-Boot and run:
+   $ export CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc-eabi-
+   $ make ml300_config
+   $ make
+3. Set up the ML300, connect the Parallel4 and the serial cable. Start
+   a terminal on your host computer and set the communication
+   parameters to 9600,8N1,no handshake.
+4. Set up the BOOTP/TFTP server on your host machine. U-Boot is
+   preconfigured to use a fixed HW MAC address of 00:0A:35:00:22:01.
+5. Download the bitstream to the ML300.
+6. Use XMD to download and run U-Boot on the ML300:
+   $ xmd
+   XMD% ppcconnect
+   XMD% dow u-boot
+   XMD% run
+
+You can now make an ACE file out of bitstream and U-Boot:
+   $ xmd genace.tcl -jprog -board ml300 -hw  \
+     implementation/download.bit -elf u-boot -ace top.ace
+
+Put the ACE file onto the MicroDrive, for example into xilinx/myace,
+and reboot ML300.
+
+
+3. Generating a Custom BSP for U-Boot
+-------------------------------------
+
+If you decide to change the EDK reference design for ML300 or if you
+build a new design from scratch either with the Base System Builder in
+XPS or all by hand you most likely will change the base addresses for
+the Uart and the Ethernet peripheral. If you do so you will have two
+options:
+
+1. Edit boards/xilinx/ml300/xparameters.h to reflect the changes you
+   made to your hardware.
+2. Use the MLD technology provided by Xilinx Platform Studio to make
+   the changes automatically. To do so go to the root directory of the
+   EDK reference design for ML300. Copy the Linux project file and the
+   Linux software configuration file:
+   $ cp system_linux.xmp system_uboot.xmp
+   $ cp system_linux.mss system_uboot.mss
+
+   Edit system_uboot.xmp and and have it point to system_uboot.mss for
+   the software configuration.
+
+   Then, copy the sw_services directory in
+   boards/xilinx/ml300/sw_services to the root directory of the EDK
+   reference design for ML300.
+   $ cp -R <uboot dir>/boards/xilinx/ml300/sw_services <edk dir>
+
+   Modify system_uboot.mss. Look for the Linux library definition
+   and change it to generate a BSP for U-Boot. An example, might look
+   like this:
+
+   BEGIN LIBRARY
+    PARAMETER LIBRARY_NAME = uboot
+    PARAMETER LIBRARY_VER = 1.00.a
+    PARAMETER CONNECTED_PERIPHS = (opb_uart16550_0,opb_ethernet_0)
+    PARAMETER TARGET_DIR = <uboot dir>
+   END
+
+   Now, you are ready to generate the Xilinx ML300 BSP for U-Boot:
+   $ xps -nw system_uboot.xmp
+   XPS% run libs
+
+   If all goes well the new configuration has been copied into the
+   right places within the U-Boot source tree. Recompile U-Boot and
+   run it on the ML300.
+
+
+4. ToDo
+-------
+
+- Add support for all other peripherals on ML300.
+- Read the MAC address out of the IIC EEPROM.
+- Store the bootargs in the IIC EEPROM.
+
+
+5. References
+-------------
+
+ML300:			http://www.xilinx.com/ml300
+EDK:			http://www.xilinx.com/edk
+ISE:			http://www.xilinx.com/ise
+Reference Design:	http://www.xilinx.com/ise/embedded/edk_examples.htm