Re: [PATCH 02/12] Blackfin arch: Add label to call new GPIO API

[Mike Frysinger]

On 8/17/07, Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> as Michael pointed out, in the Blackfin world we tend to keep things
> very dynamic as we have dev systems which allow for dropping in of
> optional cards at will, so doing this in the bootloader is way too
> inflexible.

oh, and another [smallish] data point.  the Blackfin processor has a
small bootrom on it that could be likened to a very micro bios.  so
it's possible to actually boot the linux kernel straight without a
boot loader.  send the kernel over the UART to a Blackfin and watch it
go go go :)
-mike
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