[U-Boot-Users] Loading FPGA from an mkimage created image?

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <41A2272D.7050403 at imc-berlin.de> you wrote:
> 
> > Umm... that's the third parameter in the usage message above:  "image
> > address" - isn't it?
> 
> No. IIRC then "image" in "image address" means (raw) data as the FPGA would 
> understand it.

I see. Sorry, I never used this command myself yet.

> >>Or do I have to umcompress it first using "bootm" or something and then pass the 
> >>address and size to "fpga load"?
> > 
> > Either this, or extend the fpga command to understand compressed
> > images.
> So checking for valid mkimage header? And then uncompress to $loadaddr?

Yes - if it's compressed; otherwise just memcpy().

> And maybe even introduce a new image type "FPGA data" ?

No. This is what applies (from "include/image.h"):

 * "Firmware Images" are binary images containing firmware (like
 *      U-Boot or FPGA images) which usually will be programmed to
 *      flash memory.


Viele Grüße,

Wolfgang Denk

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