Merge branch 'u-boot-imx/master' into 'u-boot-arm/master'

[karo-tx-uboot.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
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+++ b/README
@@ -616,6 +616,14 @@ The following options need to be configured:
                boot loader that has already initialized the UART.  Define this
                variable to flush the UART at init time.
 
                boot loader that has already initialized the UART.  Define this
                variable to flush the UART at init time.
 

+               CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_BROKEN_TEMT
+
+               16550 UART set the Transmitter Empty (TEMT) Bit when all output
+               has finished and the transmitter is totally empty. U-Boot waits
+               for this bit to be set to initialize the serial console. On some
+               broken platforms this bit is not set in SPL making U-Boot to
+               hang while waiting for TEMT. Define this option to avoid it.
+

 
 - Console Interface:
                Depending on board, define exactly one serial port
 
 - Console Interface:
                Depending on board, define exactly one serial port


@@ -849,6 +857,7 @@ The following options need to be configured:
                CONFIG_CMD_LOADS          loads
                CONFIG_CMD_MD5SUM         print md5 message digest
                                          (requires CONFIG_CMD_MEMORY and CONFIG_MD5)
                CONFIG_CMD_LOADS          loads
                CONFIG_CMD_MD5SUM         print md5 message digest
                                          (requires CONFIG_CMD_MEMORY and CONFIG_MD5)

+               CONFIG_CMD_MEMINFO      * Display detailed memory information

                CONFIG_CMD_MEMORY         md, mm, nm, mw, cp, cmp, crc, base,
                                          loop, loopw, mtest
                CONFIG_CMD_MISC           Misc functions like sleep etc
                CONFIG_CMD_MEMORY         md, mm, nm, mw, cp, cmp, crc, base,
                                          loop, loopw, mtest
                CONFIG_CMD_MISC           Misc functions like sleep etc


@@ -2378,6 +2387,15 @@ CBFS (Coreboot Filesystem) support
                run-time determined information about the hardware to the
                environment.  These will be named board_name, board_rev.
 
                run-time determined information about the hardware to the
                environment.  These will be named board_name, board_rev.
 

+               CONFIG_DELAY_ENVIRONMENT
+
+               Normally the environment is loaded when the board is
+               intialised so that it is available to U-Boot. This inhibits
+               that so that the environment is not available until
+               explicitly loaded later by U-Boot code. With CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
+               this is instead controlled by the value of
+               /config/load-environment.
+

 - DataFlash Support:
                CONFIG_HAS_DATAFLASH
 
 - DataFlash Support:
                CONFIG_HAS_DATAFLASH
 


@@ -2404,6 +2422,11 @@ CBFS (Coreboot Filesystem) support
                CONFIG_SF_DEFAULT_MODE          (see include/spi.h)
                CONFIG_SF_DEFAULT_SPEED         in Hz
 
                CONFIG_SF_DEFAULT_MODE          (see include/spi.h)
                CONFIG_SF_DEFAULT_SPEED         in Hz
 

+               CONFIG_CMD_SF_TEST
+
+               Define this option to include a destructive SPI flash
+               test ('sf test').
+

 - SystemACE Support:
                CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
 
 - SystemACE Support:
                CONFIG_SYSTEMACE
 


@@ -2691,10 +2714,13 @@ FIT uImage format:
                CONFIG_FB_ADDR
 
                Define CONFIG_FB_ADDR if you want to use specific
                CONFIG_FB_ADDR
 
                Define CONFIG_FB_ADDR if you want to use specific

-               address for frame buffer.
-               Then system will reserve the frame buffer address to
-               defined address instead of lcd_setmem (this function
-               grabs the memory for frame buffer by panel's size).
+               address for frame buffer.  This is typically the case
+               when using a graphics controller has separate video
+               memory.  U-Boot will then place the frame buffer at
+               the given address instead of dynamically reserving it
+               in system RAM by calling lcd_setmem(), which grabs
+               the memory for the frame buffer depending on the
+               configured panel size.

 
                Please see board_init_f function.
 
 
                Please see board_init_f function.
 


@@ -3448,6 +3474,16 @@ use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment.
                space for already greatly restricted images, including but not
                limited to NAND_SPL configurations.
 
                space for already greatly restricted images, including but not
                limited to NAND_SPL configurations.
 

+- CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO
+               Display information about the board that U-Boot is running on
+               when U-Boot starts up. The board function checkboard() is called
+               to do this.
+
+- CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO_LATE
+               Similar to the previous option, but display this information
+               later, once stdio is running and output goes to the LCD, if
+               present.
+

 Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
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 Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
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