[U-Boot] [RFC] Kbuild support for ARM FIT images

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Fri Feb 22 00:18:48 CET 2013


Dear Nicolas,

In message <alpine.LFD.2.03.1302211624561.6419 at syhkavp.arg> you wrote:
> 
> No it is not.  FIT is about bundling a multi-platform kernel with a 
> bunch of DTBs together in a single file.  I don't think you need that 

Actually this is neither the only, nor even the primary purpose of FIT
images; these have a much wider scope of usage scenarios.

> The DT is meant to describe hardware.  As far as I know, the hardware I 
> own seems to be rather static and stable, and unlike software there is 
> no way I can change it (soldering irons don't count).

There is other hardware available (for example FPGA based) where this
does not apply.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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