u-boot.git/README, branch v2024.01

doc: Clean up SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE

2023-10-06T18:38:12+00:00

Move the useful help to Kconfig.

Drop mention of CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE since it doesn't exist.

Correct a 'CONFIGSYS_MALLOC_F_LEN' typo

Signed-off-by: Simon Glass

spl: Use CONFIG_SPL... instead of CONFIG_..._SPL_...

2023-10-06T18:38:11+00:00

We like to put the SPL first so it is clear that it relates to SPL. Rename
various malloc-related options which have crept in, to stick to this
convention.

Signed-off-by: Simon Glass 
Reviewed-by: Marcel Ziswiler 
Reviewed-by: Martyn Welch 
Reviewed-by: Svyatoslav Ryhel

README: remove Minicom comment

2023-07-15T09:20:41+00:00

The main README file is the wrong place to document how different terminal
emulations can be used to access the U-Boot serial console. C-Kermit which
requires a configuration file or several commands to access the U-Boot
console may not be the preferred choice for newcomers. The provided wiki
link is invalid.

The man-pages for loadb and loads already show how to use the commands with
picocom.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt

tools: Drop xway-swap-bytes tool

2023-02-07T19:33:50+00:00

This is very old and does not appear to be used. The CONFIG option
enabling it is no-longer present. Drop it.

Signed-off-by: Simon Glass

cmd: Add a SEAMA image load command

2023-02-06T22:10:15+00:00

Add a command to load SEAMA (Seattle Image), a NAND flash
on-flash storage format.

This type of flash image is found in some D-Link routers such
as DIR-645, DIR-842, DIR-859, DIR-860L, DIR-885L, DIR890L and
DCH-M225, as well as in WD and NEC routers on the ath79
(MIPS), Broadcom BCM53xx, and RAMIPS platforms.

This U-Boot command will read and decode a SEAMA image from
raw NAND flash on any platform. As it is always using big endian
format for the data decoding is always necessary on platforms
such as ARM.

The command is needed to read a SEAMA-encoded boot image on the
D-Link DIR-890L router for boot from NAND flash in an upcoming
port of U-Boot to the Broadcom Northstar (BCM4709, BCM53xx)
architecture.

A basic test and documentation is added as well. The test must
be run on a target with NAND flash support and at least one
resident SEAMA image in flash.

Cc: Rafał Miłecki 
Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij

README: remove 'U-Boot Porting Guide' section

2023-01-27T17:32:00+00:00

This section does not match the standards of our documentation.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt 
Reviewed-by: Tom Rini

doc: move directory hierarchy to HTML

2023-01-27T17:32:00+00:00

Move section 'Directory hierarchy' from file README to the HTML
documentation.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt 
Reviewed-by: Tom Rini 
Reviewed-by: Simon Glass

README: remove section 'Versioning'

2023-01-27T17:32:00+00:00

The information is already maintained in doc/develop/release_cycle.rst.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt 
Reviewed-by: Tom Rini 
Reviewed-by: Simon Glass

doc: move 'Reproducible builds'

2023-01-27T17:32:00+00:00

Move the README section to the HTML documentation.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt 
Reviewed-by: Tom Rini 
Reviewed-by: Simon Glass

README: replace references to CHANGELOG

2023-01-27T17:32:00+00:00

Board configurations are in configs/ and not in the Makefile.

git log is the adequate way to identify who contributed to our source.
scripts/get_maintainer.pl is the correct way to identify maintainers.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt 
Reviewed-by: Tom Rini 
Reviewed-by: Simon Glass