Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:15:22 -0800 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCHv3] drivers/misc: Altera active serial implementation |
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On 11/17/2010 06:15 PM, Thomas Chou wrote: > > EPCS16 = M25P16 > EPCS64 = M25P64 > > Yes, EPCS is ONLY serial flash. The Altera EPCS controller is only SPI > controller. It is well-known on Altera wiki and Altera forum. > > You may use any stock SPI flash to replace EPCS as long as the access > time met. Though Altera flash programming utility supports only limited > brands, more SPI flash can be programmed using u-boot or Linux MTD. We > often boot right out of SPI/EPCS, as it saves cost and space. > > There is no difference between Altera and Xilinx in this aspect, except > for their marketing approach. >
OK, that's rather funny.
-hpa
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