[U-Boot] zImage on ARM

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Scott Wood,

In message <20100908153455.527fcd70 at schlenkerla.am.freescale.net> you wrote:
>
> > > > 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?
> > 
> > U-Boot can do that. Use the "go" command.
> 
> Will things like the device tree get passed just as if the bootm
> command were used?

No, of course not.  You asked about starting "a simple binary".

I warned you that you might lose some nice features...


But then - which other popular ARM boot loader supports passing a
device tree?  Or which other popular embedded boot loader?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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