FT u-boot shim

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <20060429005231.GH458 at smtp.west.cox.net> you wrote:
>
> > In my understanding, 1. is with a shim; 2. is loading a separate  dtb
> > (probably  as  multi-file  image), and 3. is when U-Boot provides the
> > dtb. Am I missing something?
> 
> I'm suggesting that we make 2 easier.  U-Boot needs the file mkuimage'd
> anyways.  Why not make it easier and make adding the dtb part of that
> step instead of a seperate load?  It's still quite easy to replace if
> you're testing new dtb's out.

But that's what I'm trying to  tell  you  all  the  time.  An  U-Boot
multi-file  image is a single file (=no separate load) which combines
several files (similar to a  tarball),  here  the  kernel  +  dtb  (+
eventually ramdisk).

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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