Re: CVS commit: src/sys/arch/sandpoint/stand/altboot

2011-10-31 Thread Frank Wille
David Laight wrote: > This isn't really an ideal solution, I've have to fight membar > instructions embedded into byteswapping accesses on ppc linux. > Drivers may want to do several accesses that can be reordered > before/after one that matters - so need greater control than > enforcing specific

Re: CVS commit: src/sys/arch/sandpoint/stand/altboot

2011-10-31 Thread David Laight
On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 09:08:33PM +, Frank Wille wrote: > Module Name: src > Committed By: phx > Date: Sun Oct 30 21:08:33 UTC 2011 > > Modified Files: > src/sys/arch/sandpoint/stand/altboot: brdsetup.c dsk.c entry.S fxp.c > globals.h nvt.c rge.c skg.c stg.c vge.c >

Re: CVS commit: src/sys/arch/sandpoint/stand/altboot

2011-03-20 Thread Frank Wille
David Laight wrote: > Can anything be done with the 'initrd' image - either as an image file > or something in the tar archive (IIRC it is likely to be one these days)? Altboot could theoretically use information from the initrd image. For example I thought about passing the bootargs in it. But

Re: CVS commit: src/sys/arch/sandpoint/stand/altboot

2011-03-20 Thread David Laight
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 02:07:05AM +, Frank Wille wrote: > > Log Message: > The DSM-G600 U-Boot is so restricted that there is no possibility to pass > any bootargs. So we will just do the default multiuser boot from wd0: when > altboot was started together with a Linux initrd image. Can anyt