RE: [ECOS] Request clarification about interrupt in RedBoot and eCos

["Wendell Liu" <wliu at gennum dot com>]

Hi Andrew,

Thanks a lot for your prompt response.

ROM application is a good idea. Do you know is it possible to make ROM
application less than 32k? And I have to consider in-system programming
features too.

Thanks again,
Wendell
 

-----Original Message-----
From: ecos-discuss-owner@ecos.sourceware.org
[mailto:ecos-discuss-owner@ecos.sourceware.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Lunn
Sent: November 21, 2006 5:09 PM
To: Wendell Liu
Cc: 'eCos discussion'
Subject: Re: [ECOS] Request clarification about interrupt in RedBoot and
eCos

On Tue, Nov 21, 2006 at 04:47:39PM -0500, Wendell Liu wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I'm getting into the eCos world and made the first cut working on the 
> SuperH environment. Since I only have 32k rom, I can't use the RedBoot 
> (too big), so I have to develop bootrom by myself, at least to get 
> interrupt & UART working. I searched the website and got some 
> information about RedBoot, but I'm confused too. Someone please clarify
the following questions for me?
> Thank you very much in advance!
> 
> - Does RedBoot use interrupt? Some discusses said RedBoot never use 
> interrupt.

Correct, Redboot should not use interrupts.

> - I checked my RedBoot.sym, it does include 
> cyg_drv_interrupt_create(...) etc. functions. Are these functions used for
UART or Ethernet?
> - I checked my application .sym too, it only contains normal
> cyg_interrupt_create(...) etc. functions. I'm just curious why RedBoot 
> uses cyg_drv_interrupt_create(...), while the eCos uses 
> cyg_interrupt_create(...)?

The kernel package provides cyg_interrupt_*(), however RedBoot does not use
the kernel package.

Drivers should use the cyg_drv_* functions which will always exist,
independent of if the kernel package is loaded or not.

Do you actually need a bootloader? Why not just use a ROM application and a
JTAG programmer?

    Andrew

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