[U-Boot] [PATCH] socfpga: Add a signing tool that automatically signs the preloader.

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Charles,

In message <201402201358.19495.manningc2 at actrix.gen.nz> you wrote:
> 
> I looked at doing a mkimage integration, but is this really the way to go in 
> all cases?

...only where it fits, of course.

> The signed image does not really apply a header as such. It mashes in 
> a "header" at position 0x40 and then appends a checksum at the end, then pads 
> the file out to 64k.
> 
> The final file is:
> * 64 bytes of executable (interrupt vector table)
> * "header"
> * more code
> *crc32
> *padding with 0x00 to 64k.

Sounds exactly as if you were making an image, so yes, mkimage fits.


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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