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

[Stefano Babic]

Hi Tom,

On 19/08/2013 18:19, Tom Rini wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 04:39:27PM +0200, Stefano Babic wrote:
> 
>> (header for Freescale's i.MX processors) to allow the usage of 
>> Freescale's tools to sign the u-boot image and provide a secure
>> boot.
>> 
>> This has nothing to do with the Secure Boot extensions
>> implemented by Simon Glass, that can be in any case used to boot
>> later a secure image. Freescale's secure boot ensures that a
>> signed bootloader is started only if it is verified with a key
>> that is burned into the iMX fuses. Documentation about the
>> Freescale's secure process can be read from the AN4591, available
>> on the Freescale's Website.
> 
> Where does Marek's patch fall in here exactly?

Marek's patch is intended to add support for mxs based processor (mx23
/ mx28) and it is quite parallel to mine and I think Marek will
replace Freescale's own tool elftosb.

> Should he be based on top of yours, yours on his?  It should all go
> via u-boot-imx, so you'll have to do the merging anyhow :)

I agree - I will do the merge with Marek's patch ;-).
If there are some conflicts (I have not yet tried), I will solve them
directly with Marek.

Best regards,
Stefano

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