[U-Boot] About the CRC of u-boot.bin

[Jon Povey]

u-boot-bounces at lists.denx.de wrote:
> Our product is used in a safety-critical situation. We want to make
> sure that the product we released is exactly the one we tested in our
> labs. Because our product is released in a checkout-build-release
> process, it is impossible to just give out the binary file we tested.

I am pretty sure I saw some patches for Linux within the last couple
of months that make this a config option for the kernel for the same
kind of reasons. Maybe good for inspiration.

Sorry, but I can't remember exactly when, or if they got into mainline.

Seems like a good option to have, though.

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Jon Povey
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