[U-Boot] zImage on ARM

[Scott Wood]

On Wed, 8 Sep 2010 01:04:39 +0200
Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de> wrote:

> >  Or should u-boot just gain a new image type for zImage?
> 
> Why not use uImage like we do with other architectures? 

Whereas they'd say why can't U-Boot accept a simple binary, and just
run it in place without copying, like any other loader can?

Sure, uImage has some advantages, but why force the matter?

> Why is it that ARM always has to try to reinvent the wheels?

I believe the zImage wheel was invented before the uImage wheel. :-)

-Scott