[PATCH v2 1/1] bootm: improve error message when gzip decompression buffer is too small

Tom Rini trini at konsulko.com
Tue May 6 01:35:27 CEST 2025


On Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:23:25 +0800, Aristo Chen wrote:

> Currently, when decompressing a gzip-compressed image during bootm, a
> generic error such as "inflate() returned -5" is shown when the buffer is
> too small. However, it is not immediately clear that this is caused by
> CONFIG_SYS_BOOTM_LEN being too small.
> 
> This patch improves error handling by:
> - Detecting Z_BUF_ERROR (-5) returned from the inflate() call
> - Suggesting the user to increase CONFIG_SYS_BOOTM_LEN when applicable
> - Preserving the original return code from zunzip() instead of overwriting
>   it with -1
> 
> [...]

Applied to u-boot/master, thanks!

[1/1] bootm: improve error message when gzip decompression buffer is too small
      commit: f717d798becf2dffd5816484962c350808e98a18
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Tom




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