[U-Boot] [PATCH v2 3/3] image: Allow images to indicate they're loadable at any address

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Stephen Warren,

In message <74CDBE0F657A3D45AFBB94109FB122FF173F9A51AC at HQMAIL01.nvidia.com> you wrote:
>
> "Stuck with" isn't really a good description.

It is, IMO.

> zImage is a way of booting ARM Linux. There may be others(?), but zImage
> is certainly a valid and popular mechanism. I don't see any reason to

Well, and uImage is the way of booting any OS on any architecture in
U-Boot.  It's certainly a valid and popular mechanism.

I think a discussion on such a base is not exactly constructive.


What exactly is wrong with the use of relative (offset) addresses?

And what made you change your mind?


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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