[U-Boot] [PATCH v3 4/4] tools: mkimage: Add: Kirkwood Boot Image support (kwbimage)

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Simon Kagstrom,

In message <20090904083003.3f7f0d1f at marrow.netinsight.se> you wrote:
> 
> Understandable. On the other hand, it should be possible to pad the
> U-boot image to some specific size to keep the size constant. Typically
> to the erase size.

This makes no sense. Why would such padding be needed? It only adds
overhead everywhere where the image needs to be processed, stored,
downloaded, programmed, etc.


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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