# Work round problems with the flash being unreadable on boot.
#
--- linux-2.6.13/.pc/25-nslu2-arch-reset.patch/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp4xx/system.h 2005-08-28 16:41:01.000000000 -0700
+++ linux-2.6.13/include/asm-arm/arch-ixp4xx/system.h 2005-09-25 23:34:14.762872391 -0700
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
*/
#include <asm/hardware.h>
+#include <asm/mach-types.h>
static inline void arch_idle(void)
{
@@ -22,6 +23,21 @@
static inline void arch_reset(char mode)
{
+ /* On NSLU2 machines the flash is sometimes left in a non-read
+ * mode, such that attempting a read will cause problems - such as
+ * a hang. This will prevent both hard and soft reboot since the
+ * first thing done is to read the first instruction from the flash!
+ * Therefore issue a flash reset command here.
+ */
+ if ( machine_is_nslu2()) {
+ /* Use the physical address here and write the reset command
+ * to the command address (not technically necessary). See
+ * <linux/mtd/cfi.h> for how to calculate this for other
+ * systems. The NSLU2 has one bank of 16 bit flash.
+ */
+ *(__u16*)(NSLU2_FLASH_BASE+0xAA/*command*/) = 0x00ff/*reset*/;
+ }
+
if ( 1 && mode == 's') {
/* Jump into ROM at address 0 */
cpu_reset(0);
@@ -39,4 +55,3 @@
*IXP4XX_OSWE = IXP4XX_WDT_RESET_ENABLE | IXP4XX_WDT_COUNT_ENABLE;
}
}
-