[PATCH v2 0/6] introduce EFI_RAM_DISK_PROTOCOL

[Masahisa Kojima]

Hi Tobias,

On Sat, 15 Jul 2023 at 07:01, Tobias Waldekranz <tobias at waldekranz.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Masahisa,
>
> On fre, jul 14, 2023 at 14:44, Masahisa Kojima <masahisa.kojima at linaro.org> wrote:
> > This series introduces the EFI_RAM_DISK_PROTOCOL implementation.
> > The major purpose of this series is a preparation for EFI HTTP(S) boot.
> >
> > Now U-Boot can download the distro installer ISO image
> > via wget or tftpboot commands, but U-Boot can not mount
> > the downloaded ISO image.
>
> A while back, I added the blkmap command and backend to U-Boot, which
> is, among other things, capable of creating ramdisks. What exactly does
> this series add that can't be supported by a block map? There is some
> documentation available here:
>
> https://u-boot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/usage/blkmap.html

Thank you for your comment.
I am not aware of the blkmap feature.
Yes, I can use blkmap for creating ramdisk.

Thanks,
Masahisa Kojima