[U-Boot] [PATCH v4 3/3] wandboard: Set default environment to use zImage

[Dennis Gilmore]

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Happy new year Wolfgang

El Fri, 03 Jan 2014 23:43:54 +0100
Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de> escribió:
> Dear Otavio Salvador,
> 
> In message <1388771903-8730-3-git-send-email-otavio at ossystems.com.br>
> you wrote:
> > 
> >                                                     ...  There is no
> > reason to continue using uImage for default environment.
> 
> Sorry, but this "There is no reason to continue using uImage" is a
> phrase which challenges my protest.
> 
> Actually switching from uImage to zImage is a serious deterioration.
> uImages have a number of properties that are extremely useful, and
> especially in embedded environments; none of these are available for
> zImages.  The only problem is that uImage support has never been
> correctly implemented in the ARM Linux kernel, and that fixes have
> never been accepted (for various [non-technical] reasons).
> 
> Switching to zImage means to take the path of least resistance, and
> chose the worst of the possible solutions, technically.
> 
> It would make much more sense to push forward and use FIT images,
> instead.

It is all about the target use case, uImage and FIT images suit a
useful purpose in an embedded use case. A wandboard is most definitely
not an embedded device. as ARM is moving more and more into general
computing, supporting general computing use cases is needed. all of the
generic distro work I have done is primarily revolving around using raw
images and raw initramfs's all supported fedora systems use a
multiplatform kernel, wrapping it in uImage to work everywhere is not
an available option. You are free to protest, but I believe you are
wrong in doing so.

Dennis
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