[PATCH] mkimage: fit: align DTs in external data to 8 Bytes by default

Tom Rini trini at konsulko.com
Mon Feb 2 17:54:32 CET 2026


On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 04:53:29 +0100, Marek Vasut wrote:

> Unless specified otherwise using the mkimage -B n option, align
> DTs in fitImage external data to 8 Bytes, and retain alignment
> of everything else to 4 Bytes. This should fulfill the DTspec
> requirement, that DTs must be placed at 8 Byte aligned addresses,
> even for DTs that are part of fitImage with external data. For
> fitImage with embedded data, there is nothing we can do, as the
> embedded data are aligned to 4 Bytes, just like any other DT
> property.
> 
> [...]

Applied to u-boot/master, thanks!

[1/1] mkimage: fit: align DTs in external data to 8 Bytes by default
      commit: 22129bf4733d78da046337440e85a9e49ca1a421
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Tom




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