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

[Marek Vasut]

> On Tue, 8 Nov 2011, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> > In message <alpine.LFD.2.02.1111071840080.3307 at xanadu.home> you wrote:
> > > > I understand you are referring here to zImages only. Correct?
> > > 
> > > Correct.  Anything else is not relocatable.
> > > 
> > > > Or will raw images (without the preloader) be fully relocatable, too?
> > > 
> > > No.
> > 
> > OK. So the situation on ARM is basicly not different from what we
> > have on other architectures.

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> > I already NAKed these patches, and this discussion has made it clear
> > to me that this was a correct decision.  What you want is not uImages.
> 
> You are therefore denying me the ability to use the kernel according to
> the use case I care about.  Maybe I should reconsider my willingness to
> let you use raw kernel image then?  Because if you are not willing to
> collaborate for the case I care about, why should I care about yours?
> 
> 
> Nicolas

Nico, will it be OK if we/you implemented "bootz" command to boot zImages? Will 
that be satifying for you? I understand Wolfgang isn't oposed to such solution.

M