[PATCH v2] misc: fs_loader: Add QSPI RAW partition loading support

Marek Vasut marek.vasut at mailbox.org
Wed Aug 20 13:26:56 CEST 2025


On 8/20/25 1:20 PM, Ravulapalli, Naresh Kumar wrote:
> Hi Marek
> 
> On 20-Aug-25 2:27 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
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>> On 8/20/25 9:53 AM, Naresh Kumar Ravulapalli wrote:
>>> Enhanced the generic firmware loader to support QSPI RAW partition
>>> loading. This would enable FPGA configuration bitstream loading
>>> from QSPI RAW partition to program FPGA.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Tien Fong Chee <tien.fong.chee at altera.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Naresh Kumar Ravulapalli 
>>> <nareshkumar.ravulapalli at altera.com>
>>
>> Why not load from UBI on SPI NOR ?
> 
> It is to avoid the storage overhead for metadata and management
> for devices with flash constraints.

What about data integrity , iirc UBI gives you built-in checksums.

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Best regards,
Marek Vasut


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