[PATCH] imx8mm-evk: Generate a single bootable flash.bin again

Heiko Schocher hs at denx.de
Wed Aug 18 17:16:09 CEST 2021


Hello Fabio,

On 18.08.21 14:19, Fabio Estevam wrote:
> After the conversion to binman in commit 8996e6b7c6a1 ("imx8mm_evk: switch
> to use binman to pack images"), it is necessary to flash both flash.bin and
> u-boot.itb to get a bootable system. Prior to this commit, only flash.bin
> was needed. 
> 
> Such new requirement breaks existing distro mechanisms to generate the
> final binary because the extra u-boot.itb is now required.
> 
> Generate a final flash.bin that can be used again as a single
> bootable binary to keep the original behavior.
> 
> After this change the SPL binary is called spl.bin, which is a more
> descriptive name for its purpose, and can still be used standalone
> (for example, for secure boot purposes).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Fabio Estevam <festevam at denx.de>
> ---
>  arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-evk-u-boot.dtsi | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

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

bye,
Heiko
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