[PATCH v3] mkimage: Default to 8-byte alignment for DTBs added via -b argument

[Marek Vasut]

On 1/27/26 8:46 AM, Beleswar Prasad Padhi wrote:

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>> "
>> diff --git a/tools/fit_image.c b/tools/fit_image.c
>> index 0306333141e..0c606ba4cc3 100644
>> --- a/tools/fit_image.c
>> +++ b/tools/fit_image.c
>> @@ -642,9 +642,15 @@ static int fit_extract_data(struct image_tool_params *params, const char *fname)
>>          for (node = fdt_first_subnode(fdt, images);
>>               node >= 0;
>>               node = fdt_next_subnode(fdt, node)) {
>> -               const char *data;
>> +               const char *data, *type;
>>                  int len;
>>
>> +               if (align_size < 8) {
> 
> 
> Do we need this check?
> Although unlikely, but should we account for mkimage invocations
> with -B > 0x8 and not a multiple of 8?
Yes, you should, that's a good point.