[PATCH v2] imx8mq_evk: switch board to use binman for images

Tom Rini trini at konsulko.com
Sat Jan 8 23:11:28 CET 2022


On Sat, Jan 08, 2022 at 08:18:15PM +0000, ZHIZHIKIN Andrey wrote:
> Hello Tom,
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: U-Boot <u-boot-bounces at lists.denx.de> On Behalf Of Andrey Zhizhikin
> > Sent: Friday, December 3, 2021 5:18 PM
> > To: u-boot at lists.denx.de
> > Cc: sbabic at denx.de; festevam at gmail.com; uboot-imx at nxp.com; peng.fan at nxp.com;
> > hs at denx.de; t.remmet at phytec.de; jagan at amarulasolutions.com;
> > marcel.ziswiler at toradex.com; iliev at ronetix.at; xypron.glpk at gmx.de; Andrey
> > Zhizhikin <andrey.zhizhikin at leica-geosystems.com>
> > Subject: [PATCH v2] imx8mq_evk: switch board to use binman for images
> > 
> > Currently i.MX8MQ EVK board still targeting the old image generation
> > approach for image generation, which relies on the FIT generator that
> > has been dropped from the tree.
> > 
> > Switch the board to use binman instead, which is a standard image
> > generator now.
> > 
> > Update board documentation to correct build command, and advise latest
> > firmware and TF-A versions to use.
> > 
> > NOTE: New image produced by binman does not have Signed HDMI FW support,
> > this has been left on the side and does not interfere with the general
> > boot flow.
> > 
> > Tested on: [i.MX8MQ rev2.0]
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Andrey Zhizhikin <andrey.zhizhikin at leica-geosystems.com>
> > ---
> > 
> > Changes in V2:
> > - Modify binman and documentation to use single flash.bin file instead
> >   of flash.bin+u-boot.itb combination, suggested by Fabio Estevam.
> 
> Since you've applied similar patch from Peng, this one is not needed
> anymore and can be dropped.
> 
> There are however few pieces that are present in this patch not picked
> up in any other patch like doc update, single flash.bin, etc.
> 
> I saw that Patrick Wildt had "single flash.bin" part submitted in [1],
> which would also be beneficial to have in 2022.01 for consistency, and
> would allow me to update imx8mq_evk machine in meta-freescale Yocto
> layer so it can be finally built with upstream BSP and 2022.01. If you
> can pick it up saw well - that would be ideal!

OK, yes, that's in my testing right now queue.

> The rest I will extract and send as separate patches after 2022.01. 

Thanks!

-- 
Tom
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