2 files changed, 48 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index a3131d873f4..8f81862b720 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ COBJS-$(CONFIG_BCH) += bch.o
 COBJS-y += crc32.o
 COBJS-y += ctype.o
 COBJS-y += div64.o
+COBJS-y += hang.o
 COBJS-y += linux_string.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_REGEX) += slre.o
 COBJS-y += string.o
diff --git a/lib/hang.c b/lib/hang.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc1286c0b77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hang.c
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * (C) Copyright 2013
+ * Andreas Bießmann <andreas.devel@googlemail.com>
+ *
+ * This file consolidates all the different hang() functions implemented in
+ * u-boot.
+ *
+ * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
+ * project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
+ * MA 02111-1307 USA
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <bootstage.h>
+
+/**
+ * hang - stop processing by staying in an endless loop
+ *
+ * The purpose of this function is to stop further execution of code cause
+ * something went completely wrong.  To catch this and give some feedback to
+ * the user one needs to catch the bootstage_error (see show_boot_progress())
+ * in the board code.
+ */
+void hang(void)
+{
+#if !defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) || (defined(CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT) && \
+		defined(CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT))
+	puts("### ERROR ### Please RESET the board ###\n");
+#endif
+	bootstage_error(BOOTSTAGE_ID_NEED_RESET);
+	for (;;)
+		;
+}