[U-Boot] [RFD] store env size in env area (+ cookie + len)

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Thu Aug 12 10:47:33 CEST 2010


Dear Reinhard Meyer,

In message <4C63AE37.1020206 at emk-elektronik.de> you wrote:
>
> > understand the "on disk format" will not change. Will it?
> No its not changed. Only the format in RAM is changed to a hashed list.
> Therefore it would not matter how it is stored on external media since
> a "read" and "write" function is needed anyway.
> 
> You only need to change/rewrite those functions to store the environment
> in any fashion you like...

Please spell "compatibility".

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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