[U-Boot] [PATCH 4/6] spl: mmc: support loading i.MX container format file

Peng Fan peng.fan at nxp.com
Wed May 22 02:56:20 UTC 2019


Simon,

> Subject: RE: [PATCH 4/6] spl: mmc: support loading i.MX container format file
> 
> Hi Simon,
> 
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] spl: mmc: support loading i.MX container
> > format file
> >
> > Hi Peng,
> >
> > On Tue, 7 May 2019 at 06:52, Peng Fan <peng.fan at nxp.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > i.MX8 only support AHAB secure boot with Container format image, we
> > > could not use FIT to support secure boot, so introduce container
> >
> > Why not FIT?
> 
> Actually before we implement secure boot, we use FIT image, however
> i.MX8 only support i.MX container format image for secure boot, The chip will
> verify the container image when secure boot. It could not recognize FIT image.
> So we have to drop FIT image.
> 
> >
> > > support to let SPL could load container images.
> >
> > What is a container image? Can you please point to documentation?
> 
> Sadly, there is no public reference manual. There is a doc that has a bit of
> information. https://community.nxp.com/docs/DOC-343178

https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/reference-manual/IMX8DQXPRM.pdf
Chapter 5.9.4 High Level Container Format

Thanks,
Peng.

> 
> Thanks,
> Peng.
> 
> >
> > >
> > > Cc: Simon Goldschmidt <simon.k.r.goldschmidt at gmail.com>
> > > Cc: Tien Fong Chee <tien.fong.chee at intel.com>
> > > Cc: York Sun <york.sun at nxp.com>
> > > Cc: Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de>
> > > Cc: Alex Kiernan <alex.kiernan at gmail.com>
> > > Cc: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>
> > > Cc: Philipp Tomsich <philipp.tomsich at theobroma-systems.com>
> > > Cc: Kever Yang <kever.yang at rock-chips.com>
> > > Cc: Heiko Schocher <hs at denx.de>
> > > Signed-off-by: Peng Fan <peng.fan at nxp.com>
> > > ---
> > >  common/spl/spl_mmc.c | 10 ++++++++++
> > >  include/spl.h        | 12 ++++++++++++
> > >  2 files changed, 22 insertions(+)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Simon


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