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Re: twothread example in redboot.


 
> You should also be aware that in a RedBoot configuration the various
> devices will usually run in polled mode rather than interrupt-driven
> mode, while multi-threading (especially timeslicing) implies use of
> interrupts. There could be quite a few problems in this area.

Is the fact that RedBoot runs in polling mode the only reason it uses
serial minidrivers different from the interrupt driven ones in
io/serial? For instance having the interrupt driven serial for at91 work
with redboot making downloads work at >38400 would be really nice.

Jani

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