[U-Boot] [PATCH v2 0/7] The patchset fixes some issue in the generation of the imx image

Otavio Salvador otavio at ossystems.com.br
Mon Aug 19 13:40:00 CEST 2013


On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Stefano Babic <sbabic at denx.de> wrote:
> Hio Otavio,
>
> On 12/08/2013 17:23, Otavio Salvador wrote:
>> On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Stefano Babic <sbabic at denx.de> wrote:
>> ...
>>> The patchset allows to add to the imx Header the CSF (command Sequence File)
>>> generated by the tools provided by Freescale. The CSF is then simply concatenated
>>> to the u-boot image, making a signed bootloader, that the processor can verify
>>> if the fuses for the keys are burned. The processor (i.MX53 / i.MX6x) will not
>>> start a bootloader that cannot be verified - further infos how to configure
>>> the SOC to verify the bootloader can be found in the User Manual of the specific
>>> SOC.
>> ...
>>
>> Couldn't a brief 'how-to' to be added to the README
>
> I do not thnk so, because it will be a duplication of documentation
> already provided by the manufacturer.

Yes; ok.

>> and also the
>> pointers to the documents where this is documented?
>
> Maybe I should point out in which document this stuff is covered.
> Freescale can move the link (I find a link for each processor on the
> Freescale's website). Something like "can be found in the "High
> Assurance Boot Version Application Priogramming Interface Reference
> Manual" as part of the Freescale Code Signing Tool, available on the
> manufacturer's website ?"

Yes; this would help people to find it.

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