[U-Boot-Users] Boot the kernel from a JFFS2 filesystem

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <20030304170121.GL3593 at pengutronix.de> you wrote:
>
> > I got it. I was just to simple:-) But is it possible to boot it
> > directly from the filesystem and not load it into memory first?
> 
> What's the problem with two commands instead of one? You have to load
> the kernel into memory anyway. 

Well, having to deal a lot with customers who want to  minimize  boot
times  I can see the argument that you have an additional memcpy here
- but then, when boot time matters, you should not use JFFS2 to store
the kernel image in the first place.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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