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-rw-r--r--common/cmd_bootm.c40
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/common/cmd_bootm.c b/common/cmd_bootm.c
index fdf7180a19..a472a1d7b2 100644
--- a/common/cmd_bootm.c
+++ b/common/cmd_bootm.c
@@ -465,6 +465,13 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(
"[addr [arg ...]]\n - boot application image stored in memory\n"
"\tpassing arguments 'arg ...'; when booting a Linux kernel,\n"
"\t'arg' can be the address of an initrd image\n"
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF_FLAT_TREE
+ "\tWhen booting a Linux kernel which requires a flat device-tree\n"
+ "\ta third argument is required which is the address of the of the\n"
+ "\tdevice-tree blob. To boot that kernel without an initrd image,\n"
+ "\tuse a '-' for the second argument. If you do not pass a third\n"
+ "\ta bd_info struct will be passed instead\n"
+#endif
);
#ifdef CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE
@@ -500,11 +507,6 @@ fixup_silent_linux ()
}
#endif /* CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE */
-#ifdef CONFIG_OF_FLAT_TREE
-extern const unsigned char oftree_dtb[];
-extern const unsigned int oftree_dtb_len;
-#endif
-
#ifdef CONFIG_PPC
static void
do_bootm_linux (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag,
@@ -616,7 +618,17 @@ do_bootm_linux (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag,
/*
* Check if there is an initrd image
*/
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF_FLAT_TREE
+ /* Look for a '-' which indicates to ignore the ramdisk argument */
+ if (argc >= 3 && strcmp(argv[2], "-") == 0) {
+ debug ("Skipping initrd\n");
+ data = 0;
+ }
+ else
+#endif
if (argc >= 3) {
+ debug ("Not skipping initrd\n");
SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS (9);
addr = simple_strtoul(argv[2], NULL, 16);
@@ -724,6 +736,15 @@ do_bootm_linux (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag,
len = data = 0;
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF_FLAT_TREE
+ if (argc >= 3)
+ {
+ of_flat_tree = (char *) simple_strtoul(argv[3], NULL, 16);
+ printf ("Booting using flat device tree at 0x%x\n",
+ of_flat_tree);
+ }
+#endif
+
if (!data) {
debug ("No initrd\n");
}
@@ -793,15 +814,6 @@ do_bootm_linux (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag,
initrd_end = 0;
}
-#ifdef CONFIG_OF_FLAT_TREE
- if (initrd_start == 0)
- of_flat_tree = (char *)(((ulong)kbd - OF_FLAT_TREE_MAX_SIZE -
- sizeof(bd_t)) & ~0xF);
- else
- of_flat_tree = (char *)((initrd_start - OF_FLAT_TREE_MAX_SIZE -
- sizeof(bd_t)) & ~0xF);
-#endif
-
debug ("## Transferring control to Linux (at address %08lx) ...\n",
(ulong)kernel);