[U-Boot] [PATCH 3/3] dfu: Introduction of the "dfu_checksum_method" env variable for checksum method setting

[Lukasz Majewski]

Hi Marek,

> On Monday, March 31, 2014 at 11:24:31 AM, Lukasz Majewski wrote:
> > Hi Marek,
> > 
> > > On Monday, March 31, 2014 at 10:48:49 AM, Lukasz Majewski wrote:
> > > > Up till now the CRC32 of received data was calculated
> > > > unconditionally. The standard crc32 implementation causes long
> > > > delays when large images were uploaded.
> > > 
> > > You might want to check common/cmd_hash.c and include/hash.h for
> > > the hash_command() call. It does the resolution of the hash
> > > algorithm from it's name and you can operate also SHA1 and SHA256
> > > with it. It would be nice if you could just extend it a bit and
> > > use that instead of adding another ad-hoc mechanism.
> > > 
> > > Do you think it'd be possible to reuse it please ?
> > 
> > I think, that crc32 shall be calculated when needed. That is why
> > I've added a dfu_ckecksum_method variable.
> > 
> > With its help it is now possible to use different algorithms for
> > checking - not only crc32 (which in u-boot is the default and
> > painfully slow implementation).
> > 
> > In the future the code:
> > if (dfu_checksum_method == DFU_CRC32)
> > 	crc32 calculation;
> > 
> > will be changed to:
> > 
> > switch (dfu_checksum_method) {
> > 	case CRC32:
> > 		crc32 calculation;
> > 		break;
> > 	case SHA1:
> > 		sha1 calculation;
> > 		break;
> > 	case MD5:
> > 		md5 calculation;
> > 		break;
> > }
> > 
> > Moreover it is possible to dynamically change the checksum method
> > (between invoking dfu command) via adjusting "dfu_checksum_method"
> > variable.
> > 
> > The default approach is to not calculate anything.
> 
> I get it, but the direct calling of crc32() function can be
> abstracted already with the hash_command() now. You won't need to the
> above switch in such case. Also, you can implement a NULL hash algo,
> which would effectivelly model the case where you want to disable
> hashing.

I will look closer to the hash_command() - maybe it would be enough to
only call it with a proper parameter.

Thanks for tip.

> 
> Best regards,
> Marek Vasut


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Best regards,

Lukasz Majewski

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