Prepare v2015.07-rc2

[karo-tx-uboot.git] / README

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@@ -690,6 +690,14 @@ The following options need to be configured:
                exists, unlike the similar options in the Linux kernel. Do not
                set these options unless they apply!
 
+               COUNTER_FREQUENCY
+               Generic timer clock source frequency.
+
+               COUNTER_FREQUENCY_REAL
+               Generic timer clock source frequency if the real clock is
+               different from COUNTER_FREQUENCY, and can only be determined
+               at run time.
+
                NOTE: The following can be machine specific errata. These
                do have ability to provide rudimentary version and machine
                specific checks, but expect no product checks.
@@ -1050,6 +1058,9 @@ The following options need to be configured:
                bytes are output before the console is initialised, the
                earlier bytes are discarded.
 
+               Note that when printing the buffer a copy is made on the
+               stack so CONFIG_PRE_CON_BUF_SZ must fit on the stack.
+
                'Sane' compilers will generate smaller code if
                CONFIG_PRE_CON_BUF_SZ is a power of 2
 
@@ -1076,8 +1087,6 @@ The following options need to be configured:
                CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT
                CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
                CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
-               CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR2
-               CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR2
                CONFIG_ZERO_BOOTDELAY_CHECK
                CONFIG_RESET_TO_RETRY
 
@@ -1975,12 +1984,6 @@ 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
@@ -2215,18 +2218,6 @@ CBFS (Coreboot Filesystem) support
                Some PHY like Intel LXT971A need extra delay after
                command issued before MII status register can be read
 
-- Ethernet address:
-               CONFIG_ETHADDR
-               CONFIG_ETH1ADDR
-               CONFIG_ETH2ADDR
-               CONFIG_ETH3ADDR
-               CONFIG_ETH4ADDR
-               CONFIG_ETH5ADDR
-
-               Define a default value for Ethernet address to use
-               for the respective Ethernet interface, in case this
-               is not determined automatically.
-
 - IP address:
                CONFIG_IPADDR
 
@@ -2992,8 +2983,8 @@ CBFS (Coreboot Filesystem) support
                completely disabled. Anybody can change or delete
                these parameters.
 
-               Alternatively, if you #define _both_ CONFIG_ETHADDR
-               _and_ CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE, a default
+               Alternatively, if you define _both_ an ethaddr in the
+               default env _and_ CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE, a default
                Ethernet address is installed in the environment,
                which can be changed exactly ONCE by the user. [The
                serial# is unaffected by this, i. e. it remains
@@ -4270,6 +4261,10 @@ Configuration Settings:
                list, simply add an entry for the same variable name to the
                ".flags" variable.
 
+       If CONFIG_REGEX is defined, the variable_name above is evaluated as a
+       regular expression. This allows multiple variables to define the same
+       flags without explicitly listing them for each variable.
+
 - CONFIG_ENV_ACCESS_IGNORE_FORCE
        If defined, don't allow the -f switch to env set override variable
        access flags.
@@ -4994,6 +4989,9 @@ Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
 - CONFIG_FSL_DDR_SYNC_REFRESH
                Enable sync of refresh for multiple controllers.
 
+- CONFIG_FSL_DDR_BIST
+               Enable built-in memory test for Freescale DDR controllers.
+
 - CONFIG_SYS_83XX_DDR_USES_CS0
                Only for 83xx systems. If specified, then DDR should
                be configured using CS0 and CS1 instead of CS2 and CS3.
@@ -5589,7 +5587,7 @@ loaded to, and "Flash Location" gives the image's address in NOR
 flash or offset in NAND flash.
 
 *Note* - these variables don't have to be defined for all boards, some
-boards currenlty use other variables for these purposes, and some
+boards currently use other variables for these purposes, and some
 boards use these variables for other purposes.
 
 Image              File Name        RAM Address       Flash Location
@@ -5665,6 +5663,10 @@ override any association in the static list. You can define
 CONFIG_ENV_CALLBACK_LIST_DEFAULT to a list (string) to define the
 ".callbacks" environment variable in the default or embedded environment.
 
+If CONFIG_REGEX is defined, the variable_name above is evaluated as a
+regular expression. This allows multiple variables to be connected to
+the same callback without explicitly listing them all out.
+
 
 Command Line Parsing:
 =====================
@@ -5739,7 +5741,8 @@ o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and the
   warning is printed.
 
 o If neither SROM nor the environment contain a MAC address, an error
-  is raised.
+  is raised. If CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR is defined, then in this case
+  a random, locally-assigned MAC is used.
 
 If Ethernet drivers implement the 'write_hwaddr' function, valid MAC addresses
 will be programmed into hardware as part of the initialization process.         This