[PATCH v3] config: Add 'update_bootimg' command to update flash.bin on Phytec's imx8mm

[Lukasz Majewski]

Hi Teresa,

> Hello Lukasz,
> 
> Am Mittwoch, dem 07.08.2024 um 13:04 +0200 schrieb Lukasz Majewski:
> > Hi Benjamin,
> >   
> > > Hi Lukasz,
> > > 
> > > On 06.08.24 10:11, Lukasz Majewski wrote:  
> > > > This command allows easy update on SD card or eMMC of the
> > > > flash.bin
> > > > generated (with binman) during u-boot build.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Lukasz Majewski <lukma at denx.de>
> > > > ---
> > > > Changes for v2:
> > > > - Remove 'update_mmc_part' variable
> > > > - Change path for hostname
> > > > - Use full version of dhcp command (${loadaddr} added)
> > > > 
> > > > Changes for v3:
> > > > - Remove +1 when calculating the size of binary to be written
> > > > ---
> > > >   include/configs/phycore_imx8mm.h | 10 ++++++++++
> > > >   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/include/configs/phycore_imx8mm.h
> > > > b/include/configs/phycore_imx8mm.h index ce6dc87c69..361e665676
> > > > 100644 --- a/include/configs/phycore_imx8mm.h
> > > > +++ b/include/configs/phycore_imx8mm.h
> > > > @@ -29,6 +29,16 @@
> > > >         "mmcdev=" __stringify(CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV) "\0" \
> > > >         "mmcpart=1\0" \
> > > >         "mmcroot=2\0" \
> > > > +       "update_offset=0x42\0" \
> > > > +       "update_filename=flash.bin\0" \
> > > > +       "hostname=/srv/tftp/\0" \
> > > > +       "update_bootimg="
> > > >         \
> > > > +               "mmc dev ${mmcdev} ; "          \
> > > > +               "if dhcp ${loadaddr}
> > > > ${hostname}/${update_filename} ; then " \    
> > > 
> > > The dhcp and tftp command should take the filepath from the tftp 
> > > directory and get the tftp directory automatically not the
> > > absolute path. So this will try to get the file from 
> > > /path_to_tftp_folder/srv/tftp/flash.bin and will fail  
> > 
> > And that is why you do have the ${hostname}/${update_filename}, so
> > when
> > you have several exported directories - you can specify which one
> > without the need to modify the 'update_bootimg' command.  
> 
> do I understand it correct that you just want to be able to define sub
> dirs with a variable? 

Yes, correct.

> This does make sense but you should not pre-
> define them here.

Ok. I will remove the "hostname=/srv/tftp" environment variable.

> 
> And I think the variable name $hostname is kind of miss leading. Maybe
> you can find some different name for it?

The ${hostname} is used in a few places already in that way. Maybe you
have better idea for this variable's name?

> 
> Regards,
> Teresa
> 
> >   
> > > because it
> > > can't find it. So you can drop the ${hostname}.  
> > 
> > I would prefer to keep the ${hostname}/${update_filename} part.
> >   
> > > Also drop the initialization of ${hostname} above since it is no
> > > longer needed.
> > > 
> > > Should be like this:
> > > 
> > > dhcp ${loadaddr} ${update_filename}
> > >   
> > 
> > IMHO the line shall be:
> > 
> > dhcp ${loadaddr} ${hostname}/${update_filename}
> >   
> > > > +               "setexpr fw_sz ${filesize} / 0x200 ; "  /*
> > > > SD block size */ \
> > > > +               "setexpr fw_sz ${fw_sz} ; "    
> > > I think you can drop this line since it does not do anything.
> > >   
> > 
> > Ok.
> >   
> > > Benjamin  
> > > >                                 \
> > > > +               "mmc write ${loadaddr} ${update_offset} ${fw_sz}
> > > > ;
> > > > "       \
> > > > +               "fi\0" \
> > > >         "mmcautodetect=yes\0" \
> > > >         "mmcargs=setenv bootargs console=${console} " \
> > > >                 "root=/dev/mmcblk${mmcdev}p${mmcroot} rootwait
> > > > rw\0" \    
> > > 
> > >   
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > 
> > Lukasz Majewski
> > 
> > --
> > 
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> > lukma at denx.de  
> 




Best regards,

Lukasz Majewski

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