[U-Boot] [PATCH 0/11] Change some boards to use zImage in default environment
Marek Vasut
marex at denx.de
Fri Jan 17 13:56:28 CET 2014
On Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 11:14:44 PM, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear Otavio Salvador,
>
> In message <1389909486-12880-1-git-send-email-otavio at ossystems.com.br> you
wrote:
> > This patchset does as stated in the subject. It has been build tested
>
> > as can be seen below:
> What is the motivation for this change? Using zImage is - from the
> technical point of view - the poorest of the available choices. If
> you are not happy with using uImages, then why do you not move forward
> and use FIT images?
I am with you here. zImage is not a good format, since it's inflexible and not
protected by anything (no checksum etc) at all. For deployment, it's even more
poor choice.
Best regards,
Marek Vasut
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