[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH 0/8] [new uImage] patchset5: Dual format uImage handling framework
Kumar Gala
galak at kernel.crashing.org
Tue Feb 26 07:13:26 CET 2008
On Feb 25, 2008, at 11:34 AM, Marian Balakowicz wrote:
> This patch series adds initial framework for dual format uImage
> support to
> U-boot. Booting control flow is reworked and is now able to
> recognize both
> formats: legacy format based on a binary image_header stucture and
> new FIT
> uImage format based on a libfdt. Legacy specific code is adapted a
> bit and
> enterd only for legacy format images. Proper new uImage format
> handling is not
> implement in this patch series, appropriate cases are stubed and
> will be
> updated with the new uImage format low level code in the comming
> patchsets.
>
> To sum up:
> Legacy format image handling shall continue to work, FIT format
> image handling
> will produce debug messages and return with error.
>
> Three other patches refactor legacy format specific code to a helper
> routines
> image_get_kernel(), image_get_fdt() and move PPC FDT blob
> relocattion code to
> a dedicated routine fdt_relocate().
>
> Included are also fixes: reworked gen_get_image() and correced raw
> FDT blob
> handling when CONFIG_FIT is disabled.
>
> Please review and comment.
>
> Marian Balakowicz (8):
> [new uImage] Correct raw FDT blob handlig when CONFIG_FIT is
> disabled
> [new uImage] POWERPC: Add image_get_fdt() routine
> [new uImage] Add image_get_kernel() routine
> [new uImage] Move image verify flag to bootm_headers structure
> [Makefile] Sort COBJS in lib_<arch> Makefiles
> [new uImage] Optimize gen_get_image() flow control
> [new uImage] POWERPC: Split get_fdt() into get and relocate
> routines
> [new uImage] Add dual format uImage support framework
Is it just me or did patch [1/8 - add dual format..] not make it to
the list?
-k
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