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Commit 28fd00b7 authored by Masahiro Yamada's avatar Masahiro Yamada Committed by Tom Rini
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README.distro: fix typos


The word "partition" is doubled.  Keep decent forms for the
following lines.

Also, fix some other typos while we are here.

Signed-off-by: default avatarMasahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
Acked-by: default avatarStephen Warren <swarren@nvidia.com>
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...@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ decoupling distro install/boot logic from any knowledge of the bootloader. ...@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ decoupling distro install/boot logic from any knowledge of the bootloader.
This model assumes that boards will load boot configuration files from a This model assumes that boards will load boot configuration files from a
regular storage mechanism (eMMC, SD card, USB Disk, SATA disk, etc.) with regular storage mechanism (eMMC, SD card, USB Disk, SATA disk, etc.) with
a standard partitioning scheme (MBR, GPT). Boards that cannnot support this a standard partitioning scheme (MBR, GPT). Boards that cannot support this
storage model are outside the scope of this document, and may still need storage model are outside the scope of this document, and may still need
board-specific installer/boot-configuration support in a distro. board-specific installer/boot-configuration support in a distro.
...@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ that contains U-Boot, and that the user has somehow installed U-Boot to this ...@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ that contains U-Boot, and that the user has somehow installed U-Boot to this
flash before running the distro installer. Even on boards that do not conform flash before running the distro installer. Even on boards that do not conform
to this aspect of the model, the extent of the board-specific support in the to this aspect of the model, the extent of the board-specific support in the
distro installer logic would be to install a board-specific U-Boot package to distro installer logic would be to install a board-specific U-Boot package to
the boot partition partition during installation. This distro-supplied U-Boot the boot partition during installation. This distro-supplied U-Boot can still
can still implement the same features as on any other board, and hence the implement the same features as on any other board, and hence the distro's boot
distro's boot configuration file generation logic can still be board-agnostic. configuration file generation logic can still be board-agnostic.
Locating Bootable Disks Locating Bootable Disks
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...@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ any other bootloader) will find those boot files and execute them. This is ...@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ any other bootloader) will find those boot files and execute them. This is
conceptually identical to creating a grub2 configuration file on a desktop conceptually identical to creating a grub2 configuration file on a desktop
PC. PC.
Note that in the absense of any partition that is explicitly marked bootable, Note that in the absence of any partition that is explicitly marked bootable,
U-Boot falls back to searching the first valid partition of a disk for boot U-Boot falls back to searching the first valid partition of a disk for boot
configuration files. Other bootloaders are recommended to do the same, since configuration files. Other bootloaders are recommended to do the same, since
I believe that partition table bootable flags aren't so commonly used outside I believe that partition table bootable flags aren't so commonly used outside
...@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ kernel_addr_r: ...@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ kernel_addr_r:
The kernel should be located within the first 128M of RAM in order for the The kernel should be located within the first 128M of RAM in order for the
kernel CONFIG_AUTO_ZRELADDR option to work, which is likely enabled on any kernel CONFIG_AUTO_ZRELADDR option to work, which is likely enabled on any
distro kernel. Since the kernel will decompress itself to 0x8000 after the distro kernel. Since the kernel will decompress itself to 0x8000 after the
start of RAM, kernel_addr_rshould not overlap that area, or the kernel will start of RAM, kernel_addr_r should not overlap that area, or the kernel will
have to copy itself somewhere else first before decompression. have to copy itself somewhere else first before decompression.
A size of 16MB for the kernel is likely adequate. A size of 16MB for the kernel is likely adequate.
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