Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:49:31 +0100 From: Rafal Jaworowski <raj@semihalf.com> To: embedded@freebsd.org Subject: Interfacing FreeBSD with U-Boot Message-ID: <478CD60B.7040901@semihalf.com>
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Hi, The topic of integrating FreeBSD with U-Boot has already been discussed here, so I'd like to let people know that the following code has recently been integrated with main line U-Boot: http://www.denx.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=u-boot.git;a=commit;h=500856eb1707ed17d9204baa61dd59948d3b2899 This brings a machine and arch independent API which allows to utilise U-Boot facilities (console, storage, networking) in standalone applications; the interface was developed in order to have embedded FreeBSD/powerpc running on U-Boot-based devices in native and uniform manner: loader(8) runs as a standalone application on top of U-Boot and kicks off the kernel as expected. Initial code for loader(8) + gluing with this new API is available on the P4 e500 branch, and was tested with Freescale MPC85xx PowerPC systems. It mostly comprises a generic lib, with only a tiny and well defined piece dependent on the machine so that other embedded architectures (ARM, MIPS) can use it with minimal effort. Rafalhome | help
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