[PATCH] arm: Backward compatibility to U-Boot v2020.04

Tom Rini trini at konsulko.com
Fri Feb 6 16:32:00 CET 2026


On Fri, Feb 06, 2026 at 03:17:15PM +0000, Dorde Stojicevic wrote:

> Nice. 😊
> 
> From what I know, Lynx wanted the "feature" of being able to impersonate Linux, so once it´s builtin between real OS and U-Boot, it is a no-brainer with "nothing to be changed".
> 
> But it seems like that detection in U-Boot was not working properly, then Lynx built on top (unaware of the check that needed to be inplace), and then I came with my "quick´n´dirty" solution. 😊
> 
> Maybe the really-proper-solution would be that Lynx just does the complete proper impersonation of Linux, if that is what they really want as a feature. But to clarify this, we would need some one from their side. I have contact with them, should I establish a trilateral talk on this topic?

Yes, it would be great if someone from Lynx could chime in and we can
all work to solve the problem here. Thanks!

-- 
Tom
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