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authorPaul Fertser <fercerpav@gmail.com>2011-09-28 13:16:57 +0400
committerSascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>2011-09-28 13:47:09 +0200
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mach-imx: iim: clarify documentation
This adds additional Kconfig help to clarify the way to use barebox for eFuses handling. Signed-off-by: Paul Fertser <fercerpav@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
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diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
index 8dc6a24fb5..8d5bd744e8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
@@ -497,6 +497,12 @@ config IMX_IIM
Device driver for the IC Identification Module (IIM) fusebox. Use the
regular md/mw commands to program and read the fusebox.
+ Fuses are grouped in "rows", 8 bits per row. When using md/mw commands,
+ employ the -b switch and consider the region to be specifying the "Fuse
+ Row Index" rather than "Fuse Row Offset" (which is FRI * 4). You should
+ consult the documentation for your chip for more elaborate description,
+ including the eFuse map, e.g. see AN3682 for i.MX25.
+
config IMX_IIM_FUSE_BLOW
bool "IIM fuses blow support"
depends on IMX_IIM
@@ -507,6 +513,10 @@ config IMX_IIM_FUSE_BLOW
Warning: blown fuses can not be unblown. Using this option may damage
your CPU, or make it unbootalbe. Use with care.
+ Before being actually able to blow the fuses, you need to explicitely
+ enable it:
+ imx_iim0.permanent_write_enable=1
+
endmenu
endif