[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] Support legacy multi-type images without FDT section.

Bartlomiej Sieka tur at semihalf.com
Fri May 9 12:22:52 CEST 2008


Nick Spence wrote:
> This patch enables legacy multi-type images containing only a Linux kernel
> and root file system to be loaded, maintaining compatibility with previous
> versions of u-boot.
> 
> This is required when using old image files such as a Linux 2.4 kernel /
> filesystem.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nick Spence <nick.spence at freescale.com>
> ---
>  lib_ppc/bootm.c |    5 ++---
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib_ppc/bootm.c b/lib_ppc/bootm.c
> index 0328bad..9194fd8 100644
> --- a/lib_ppc/bootm.c
> +++ b/lib_ppc/bootm.c
> @@ -667,9 +667,8 @@ static int boot_get_fdt (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[],
>  				goto error;
>  			}
>  		} else {
> -			fdt_error ("Did not find a Flattened Device Tree "
> -				"in a legacy multi-component image");
> -			goto error;
> +			debug ("## No Flattened Device Tree\n");
> +			return 0;
>  		}
>  	} else {
>  		debug ("## No Flattened Device Tree\n");

Hi Nick,

Good catch -- thanks.

Acked-by: Bartlomiej Sieka <tur at semihalf.com>

Regards,
Bartlomiej




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