[U-Boot] [PATCH] cmd: set filesize variable in ubi read

Heiko Schocher hs at denx.de
Thu Aug 31 07:25:02 UTC 2017


Hello Holger,

Am 30.08.2017 um 18:38 schrieb Holger Dengler:
> After a successful read of a UBI volume, the variable filesize is set
> to the number of read bytes. To boot linux with a raw initramfs/initrd,
> you must specify the exact size of the initramfs/initrd image in boot
> command. If the initramfs/inird is read from UBI volume, $filesize is
> required to access the number of read bytes.
>
> Example:
>    ubi read ${loadaddr} kernelvol
>    ubi read ${fdtaddr} dtbvol
>    ubi read ${initrd_addr} initrdvol
>    bootz ${loadaddr} ${initrd_addr}:${filesize} ${fdt_addr}
>
> Signed-off-by: Holger Dengler <dengler at linutronix.de>
> ---
>   cmd/ubi.c | 5 +++++
>   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

Thanks!

Reviewed-by: Heiko Schocher <hs at denx.de>

As new release is near, I pickup this patch when the next merge window
opens.

bye,
Heiko
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