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+++ b/README
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ In case of problems see the CHANGELOG and CREDITS files to find out
who contributed the specific port. The MAINTAINERS file lists board
maintainers.
+Note: There is no CHANGELOG file in the actual U-Boot source tree;
+it can be created dynamically from the Git log using:
+
+ make CHANGELOG
+
Where to get help:
==================
@@ -1409,6 +1414,13 @@ CBFS (Coreboot Filesystem) support
boot. See the documentation file README.video for a
description of this variable.
+ CONFIG_VIDEO_VGA
+
+ Enable the VGA video / BIOS for x86. The alternative if you
+ are using coreboot is to use the coreboot frame buffer
+ driver.
+
+
- Keyboard Support:
CONFIG_KEYBOARD
@@ -1469,6 +1481,11 @@ CBFS (Coreboot Filesystem) support
Normally display is black on white background; define
CONFIG_SYS_WHITE_ON_BLACK to get it inverted.
+ CONFIG_LCD_BMP_RLE8
+
+ Support drawing of RLE8-compressed bitmaps on the LCD.
+
+
- Splash Screen Support: CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN
If this option is set, the environment is checked for
@@ -2195,6 +2212,14 @@ CBFS (Coreboot Filesystem) support
HERMES, IP860, RPXlite, LWMON,
FLAGADM, TQM8260
+- Access to physical memory region (> 4GB)
+ Some basic support is provided for operations on memory not
+ normally accessible to U-Boot - e.g. some architectures
+ support access to more than 4GB of memory on 32-bit
+ machines using physical address extension or similar.
+ Define CONFIG_PHYSMEM to access this basic support, which
+ currently only supports clearing the memory.
+
- Error Recovery:
CONFIG_PANIC_HANG
@@ -2597,6 +2622,17 @@ FIT uImage format:
-150 common/cmd_nand.c Incorrect FIT image format
151 common/cmd_nand.c FIT image format OK
+- FIT image support:
+ CONFIG_FIT
+ Enable support for the FIT uImage format.
+
+ CONFIG_FIT_BEST_MATCH
+ When no configuration is explicitly selected, default to the
+ one whose fdt's compatibility field best matches that of
+ U-Boot itself. A match is considered "best" if it matches the
+ most specific compatibility entry of U-Boot's fdt's root node.
+ The order of entries in the configuration's fdt is ignored.
+
- Standalone program support:
CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR
@@ -2648,6 +2684,10 @@ FIT uImage format:
CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
TEXT_BASE for linking the SPL binary.
+ CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_TEXT_BASE
+ Address to relocate to. If unspecified, this is equal to
+ CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE (i.e. no relocation is done).
+
CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR
Link address for the BSS within the SPL binary.
@@ -2657,6 +2697,11 @@ FIT uImage format:
CONFIG_SPL_STACK
Adress of the start of the stack SPL will use
+ CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_STACK
+ Adress of the start of the stack SPL will use after
+ relocation. If unspecified, this is equal to
+ CONFIG_SPL_STACK.
+
CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START
Starting address of the malloc pool used in SPL.
@@ -2672,6 +2717,9 @@ FIT uImage format:
For ARM, enable an optional function to print more information
about the running system.
+ CONFIG_SPL_INIT_MINIMAL
+ Arch init code should be built for a very small image
+
CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT
Support for common/libcommon.o in SPL binary
@@ -2699,8 +2747,19 @@ FIT uImage format:
CONFIG_SPL_FAT_LOAD_PAYLOAD_NAME
Filename to read to load U-Boot when reading from FAT
+ CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE
+ Include nand_base.c in the SPL. Requires
+ CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS.
+
+ CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS
+ SPL uses normal NAND drivers, not minimal drivers.
+
+ CONFIG_SPL_NAND_ECC
+ Include standard software ECC in the SPL
+
CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SIMPLE
- Support for drivers/mtd/nand/libnand.o in SPL binary
+ Support for NAND boot using simple NAND drivers that
+ expose the cmd_ctrl() interface.
CONFIG_SYS_NAND_5_ADDR_CYCLE, CONFIG_SYS_NAND_PAGE_COUNT,
CONFIG_SYS_NAND_PAGE_SIZE, CONFIG_SYS_NAND_OOBSIZE,
@@ -2708,15 +2767,19 @@ FIT uImage format:
CONFIG_SYS_NAND_ECCPOS, CONFIG_SYS_NAND_ECCSIZE,
CONFIG_SYS_NAND_ECCBYTES
Defines the size and behavior of the NAND that SPL uses
- to read U-Boot with CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SIMPLE
+ to read U-Boot
CONFIG_SYS_NAND_U_BOOT_OFFS
- Location in NAND for CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SIMPLE to read U-Boot
- from.
+ Location in NAND to read U-Boot from
+
+ CONFIG_SYS_NAND_U_BOOT_DST
+ Location in memory to load U-Boot to
+
+ CONFIG_SYS_NAND_U_BOOT_SIZE
+ Size of image to load
CONFIG_SYS_NAND_U_BOOT_START
- Location in memory for CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SIMPLE to load U-Boot
- to.
+ Entry point in loaded image to jump to
CONFIG_SYS_NAND_HW_ECC_OOBFIRST
Define this if you need to first read the OOB and then the
@@ -2741,6 +2804,11 @@ FIT uImage format:
CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT
Support for lib/libgeneric.o in SPL binary
+ CONFIG_SPL_TARGET
+ Final target image containing SPL and payload. Some SPLs
+ use an arch-specific makefile fragment instead, for
+ example if more than one image needs to be produced.
+
Modem Support:
--------------
@@ -3616,6 +3684,16 @@ Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
be used if available. These functions may be faster under some
conditions but may increase the binary size.
+- CONFIG_X86_NO_RESET_VECTOR
+ If defined, the x86 reset vector code is excluded. You will need
+ to do this when U-Boot is running from Coreboot.
+
+- CONFIG_X86_NO_REAL_MODE
+ If defined, x86 real mode code is omitted. This assumes a
+ 32-bit environment where such code is not needed. You will
+ need to do this when U-Boot is running from Coreboot.
+
+
Freescale QE/FMAN Firmware Support:
-----------------------------------
@@ -3843,6 +3921,7 @@ saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection
erase - erase FLASH memory
flinfo - print FLASH memory information
+nand - NAND memory operations (see doc/README.nand)
bdinfo - print Board Info structure
iminfo - print header information for application image
coninfo - print console devices and informations