Linux-Kernel Archive: Re: [PATCH mips-next 0/2] mips: boot: add support for self-extracting FIT images (vmlinuz.itb) Re: [PATCH mips-next 0/2] mips: boot: add support for self-extracting FIT images (vmlinuz.itb) From: Thomas Bogendoerfer Date: Thu Nov 12 2020 - 17:50:30 EST Next message: Thomas Bogendoerfer: "Re: [PATCH] MIPS: BMC47xx: fix kconfig dependency bug for BCM47XX_SSB" Previous message: Thomas Bogendoerfer: "Re: [PATCH v2 09/18] mips: dts: ralink: mt7628a: Harmonize EHCI/OHCI DT nodes name" Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] On Sun, Nov 01, 2020 at 03:11:07PM +0000, Alexander Lobakin wrote: > Commit c3e2ee657418 ("MIPS: generic: Add support for zboot") added > support for self-extracting images to Generic MIPS. However, the > intended way to boot Generic MIPS kernels is using FIT Images and > UHI boot protocol, but currently there's no way to make self-extracting > FIT Image (only legacy uzImages). > > This set consists of two parts: > 1) various cleanups in arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile as a > prerequisite; > 2) a new target named "vmlinuz.itb" for composing self-extracting > FIT Images, which allows to have the advantages of both UHI and > vmlinuz. > > The second part involves some scenarios duplication, but I think it > can be a subject for another series (for constifying and unifying > FIT Images rules across the architectures). > > Alexander Lobakin (2): > mips: boot: clean up self-extracting targets scenarios > mips: boot: add support for self-extracting FIT images (vmlinuz.itb) > > arch/mips/Makefile | 3 +- > arch/mips/boot/.gitignore | 1 + > arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile | 96 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----- > 3 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) series applied to mips-next. Thomas. -- Crap can work. Given enough thrust pigs will fly, but it's not necessarily a good idea. [ RFC1925, 2.3 ] Next message: Thomas Bogendoerfer: "Re: [PATCH] MIPS: BMC47xx: fix kconfig dependency bug for BCM47XX_SSB" Previous message: Thomas Bogendoerfer: "Re: [PATCH v2 09/18] mips: dts: ralink: mt7628a: Harmonize EHCI/OHCI DT nodes name" Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
