[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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