[PATCH v4 2/3] Image size checks: Clarify help texts

Philip Oberfichtner pro at denx.de
Wed Oct 15 03:23:19 CEST 2025


Adapt help texts for CONFIG_XXX_SIZE_LIMITs to their new logic.

Signed-off-by: Philip Oberfichtner <pro at denx.de>
---

Notes:
    Changes in v4:
    	- Slightly adapt help texts as discussed in v3

 Kconfig                | 6 +++---
 common/spl/Kconfig     | 6 +++---
 common/spl/Kconfig.tpl | 6 +++---
 common/spl/Kconfig.vpl | 6 +++---
 4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index 1d600342685..cb22d718e7c 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ config BUILD_TARGET
 	  make / buildman.
 
 config HAS_BOARD_SIZE_LIMIT
-	bool "Define a maximum size for the U-Boot image"
+	bool "Enable size limit check for the U-Boot image"
 	depends on !COMPILE_TEST
 	default y if RCAR_32 || RCAR_64
 	help
@@ -550,8 +550,8 @@ config BOARD_SIZE_LIMIT
 	default 1048576 if RCAR_64
 	depends on HAS_BOARD_SIZE_LIMIT
 	help
-	  Maximum size of the U-Boot image. When defined, the build system
-	  checks that the actual size does not exceed it.  This does not
+	  Maximum size of the U-Boot image. The build system will throw an
+	  error if the actual image size exceeds this value. This does not
 	  include SPL nor TPL, on platforms that use that functionality, they
 	  have separate options to restrict size.
 
diff --git a/common/spl/Kconfig b/common/spl/Kconfig
index 1e3508b0cf4..385a2614ddb 100644
--- a/common/spl/Kconfig
+++ b/common/spl/Kconfig
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ config HAS_SPL_SIZE_LIMIT
 	default y if TARGET_SOCFPGA_GEN5
 
 config SPL_SIZE_LIMIT
-	hex "Maximum size of SPL image"
+	hex "Maximum size of SPL image in bytes"
 	depends on HAS_SPL_SIZE_LIMIT
 	default 0x11000 if ARCH_MX6 && !MX6_OCRAM_256KB
 	default 0x31000 if ARCH_MX6 && MX6_OCRAM_256KB
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ config SPL_SIZE_LIMIT
 	default 0x30000 if SOC_MT7621
 	default 0x10000 if TARGET_SOCFPGA_GEN5
 	help
-	  Specifies the maximum length of the U-Boot SPL image.
-	  If this value is zero, it is ignored.
+	  Maximum size of the SPL image. The build system will throw an error if
+	  the actual image size exceeds this value.
 
 config SPL_SIZE_LIMIT_SUBTRACT_GD
 	bool "SPL image size check: provide space for global data"
diff --git a/common/spl/Kconfig.tpl b/common/spl/Kconfig.tpl
index 82ed0a06c89..cd026b4f576 100644
--- a/common/spl/Kconfig.tpl
+++ b/common/spl/Kconfig.tpl
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ config HAS_TPL_SIZE_LIMIT
 	default y if INTEL_APOLLOLAKE
 
 config TPL_SIZE_LIMIT
-	hex "Maximum size of TPL image"
+	hex "Maximum size of TPL image in bytes"
 	depends on HAS_TPL_SIZE_LIMIT
 	default 0x7800 if INTEL_APOLLOLAKE
 	help
-	  Specifies the maximum length of the U-Boot TPL image.
-	  If this value is zero, it is ignored.
+	  Maximum size of the TPL image. The build system will throw an error if
+	  the actual image size exceeds this value.
 
 config TPL_BINMAN_SYMBOLS
 	bool "Support binman symbols in TPL"
diff --git a/common/spl/Kconfig.vpl b/common/spl/Kconfig.vpl
index 1945fa22b6b..98dc035c7ca 100644
--- a/common/spl/Kconfig.vpl
+++ b/common/spl/Kconfig.vpl
@@ -226,11 +226,11 @@ config HAS_VPL_SIZE_LIMIT
 	depends on VPL
 
 config VPL_SIZE_LIMIT
-	hex "Maximum size of VPL image"
+	hex "Maximum size of VPL image in bytes"
 	depends on HAS_VPL_SIZE_LIMIT
 	help
-	  Specifies the maximum length of the U-Boot VPL image.
-	  If this value is zero, it is ignored.
+	  Maximum size of the VPL image. The build system will throw an error if
+	  the actual image size exceeds this value.
 
 config VPL_SPI
 	bool "Support SPI drivers"
-- 
2.39.5



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