Re: Basic question w.r.t bootloader

[Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>]

In message <20051006065332.6978.qmail@web8604.mail.in.yahoo.com> you wrote:
> 
>        Generally how bootloader/bootflash code detects
> the size of RAM on the board? Is it hardcoded some
> where in the bootflash code or is it detected using
> memory chips ?

One method is to probe addresses (at N, 2*N, 4*N etc. starting with a
resonable value of N like 1 MB) until probing fails. See for  example
common/memsize.c in the U-Boot sources.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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