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

[Ravulapalli, Naresh Kumar]

Hi Marek

On 20-Aug-25 4:56 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
> 
> On 8/20/25 1:20 PM, Ravulapalli, Naresh Kumar wrote:
>> Hi Marek
>>
>> On 20-Aug-25 2:27 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
>>>
>>> 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.
> 

Agree, UBI supports bad block management and other advantages. But
the objective here is to support RAW partition for flash constraint
devices.

Kind Regards
Naresh