[PATCH] imx8mq: Generate a single bootable flash.bin again

Patrick Wildt patrick at blueri.se
Sat Jan 8 16:16:53 CET 2022


On Sat, Jan 08, 2022 at 12:10:49PM -0300, Fabio Estevam wrote:
> On 08/01/2022 11:58, Patrick Wildt wrote:
> > After the conversion to binman in commit c1ecd03d90c7 ("imx: imx8mq_evk:
> > switch to binman"), 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).
> > 
> > Also update imx8mq_evk.rst to remove the u-boot.itb copy step.
> > 
> > This is a cherry-pick of 028abfd9b157 ("imx8mm-evk: Generate a single
> > bootable flash.bin again") adjusted to apply to i.MX8MQ.
> 
> "apply to imx8mq_evk."
> 
> Also, the subject should be imx8mq_evk: Generate...
> 
> Feel free to resubmit with these two minor changes and keep my Reviewed-by
> tag.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Fabio Estevam

Hi,

but it's not only imx8mq_evk.  Tom has merged the patchset that switches
*all* i.MX8MQ boards to Binman, which means that this change touches not
only imx8mq_evk but all i.MX8MQ boards.  The only thing that is specific
to imx8mq_evk is the documentation change.

Should I still change it?

Thanks,
Patrick


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