[PATCH V5 4/9] binman: introduce no-u-boot-any property

[Alper Nebi Yasak]

On 24/05/2022 11:00, Peng Fan (OSS) wrote:
> By default when BINMAN_SYMBOLS is enabled, common/spl/spl.c has a code
> piece `binman_sym_declare(ulong, u_boot_any, image_pos);` which requires
> u-boot* node in device tree binman node section. But some
> platforms(i.MX8M) not need it. To avoid build break with BINMAN_SYMBOLS,
> introduce a no-u-boot-any property.

This is just a hacky workaround, I don't think it's OK.

Anyway, turns out you don't need this patch (and 5/9) either. I tried a
few things and found CONFIG_SPL_RAW_IMAGE_SUPPORT (enabled on most
imx8m) and CONFIG_SPL_RAM_DEVICE (enabled on imx8mm_data_modul_edm_sbc)
are using the 'u_boot_any' symbols. Disable them and the symbols get
optimized away and the error disappears.

I also found some relevant discussions from a while back, see [1], [2].


[1] using binman fails boot
https://lore.kernel.org/u-boot/CAJ+vNU0BZDr2q0ZPQkoQBP1eBhbYmQfJMYraSgOvWXwZ=yFReQ@mail.gmail.com/T/#u

[2] imx8: ls1028a: Drop raw image support
https://lore.kernel.org/u-boot/20210801205951.2202789-1-sjg@chromium.org/T/#u