u-boot/api
Stefan Roese a47a12becf Move arch/ppc to arch/powerpc
As discussed on the list, move "arch/ppc" to "arch/powerpc" to
better match the Linux directory structure.

Please note that this patch also changes the "ppc" target in
MAKEALL to "powerpc" to match this new infrastructure. But "ppc"
is kept as an alias for now, to not break compatibility with
scripts using this name.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>
Acked-by: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
Acked-by: Detlev Zundel <dzu@denx.de>
Acked-by: Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@freescale.com>
Cc: Peter Tyser <ptyser@xes-inc.com>
Cc: Anatolij Gustschin <agust@denx.de>
2010-04-21 23:42:38 +02:00
..
api.c api: remove un-needed ifdef CONFIG_API already handle by the Makefile 2009-05-15 22:13:01 +02:00
api_net.c api: remove un-needed ifdef CONFIG_API already handle by the Makefile 2009-05-15 22:13:01 +02:00
api_platform-arm.c api: Fix broken build on ARM. 2009-07-23 00:10:53 +02:00
api_platform-powerpc.c Move arch/ppc to arch/powerpc 2010-04-21 23:42:38 +02:00
api_private.h API for external applications. 2008-01-09 19:39:36 +01:00
api_storage.c api: remove un-needed ifdef CONFIG_API already handle by the Makefile 2009-05-15 22:13:01 +02:00
Makefile API: Convert conditional building to the new scheme. 2008-01-29 16:57:38 +01:00
README Coding Style cleanup; update CHANGELOG 2008-01-10 00:55:14 +01:00

U-Boot machine/arch independent API for external apps
=====================================================

1.  Main assumptions

  - there is a single entry point (syscall) to the API

  - per current design the syscall is a C-callable function in the U-Boot
    text, which might evolve into a real syscall using machine exception trap
    once this initial version proves functional

  - the consumer app is responsible for producing appropriate context (call
    number and arguments)

  - upon entry, the syscall dispatches the call to other (existing) U-Boot
    functional areas like networking or storage operations

  - consumer application will recognize the API is available by searching
    a specified (assumed by convention) range of address space for the
    signature

  - the U-Boot integral part of the API is meant to be thin and non-intrusive,
    leaving as much processing as possible on the consumer application side,
    for example it doesn't keep states, but relies on hints from the app and
    so on

  - optional (CONFIG_API)


2. Calls

  - console related (getc, putc, tstc etc.)
  - system (reset, platform info)
  - time (delay, current)
  - env vars (enumerate all, get, set)
  - devices (enumerate all, open, close, read, write); currently two classes
    of devices are recognized and supported: network and storage (ide, scsi,
    usb etc.)


3. Structure overview

  - core API, integral part of U-Boot, mandatory
    - implements the single entry point (mimics UNIX syscall)

  - glue
    - entry point at the consumer side, allows to make syscall, mandatory
      part

    - helper conveniency wrappers so that consumer app does not have to use
      the syscall directly, but in a more friendly manner (a la libc calls),
      optional part

  - consumer application
    - calls directly, or leverages the provided glue mid-layer