Re: [PATCH] MIPS: fw: Gracefully handle unknown firmware protocols

From: Maciej W. Rozycki
Date: Sun Aug 25 2024 - 11:18:32 EST


On Sun, 25 Aug 2024, Bjørn Mork wrote:

> But I can't make that match what U-Boot does. AFAICS,
> u-boot/arch/mips/lib/bootm.c doesn't care about 32 or 64 bit, and simply
> does:

U-Boot isn't the only firmware used with MIPS systems, and in fact it's
quite a recent addition; e.g. DEC REX and SGI ARCS firmware goes back at
least to 1990 and we continue supporting these systems. There's also CFE,
PMON, YAMON, etc.

Maciej