[U-Boot] [PATCH 07/14] arm: mx6: cm-fx6: display compulab logo

[Nikita Kiryanov <nikita@compulab.co.il>]

Hi Stefano,

On 01/22/2015 11:58 AM, Stefano Babic wrote:
>
> Hi Nikita,
>
> On 14/01/2015 09:42, Nikita Kiryanov wrote:
>> Add compulab logo and display it on boot.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Nikita Kiryanov <nikita@compulab.co.il>
>> Cc: Stefano Babic <sbabic@denx.de>
>> Cc: Igor Grinberg <grinberg@compulab.co.il>
>> ---
>>   include/configs/cm_fx6.h |   3 +++
>>   tools/logos/compulab.bmp | Bin 0 -> 31810 bytes
>>   2 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
>>   create mode 100644 tools/logos/compulab.bmp
>>
>> diff --git a/include/configs/cm_fx6.h b/include/configs/cm_fx6.h
>> index a9f33a9..5d0d303 100644
>> --- a/include/configs/cm_fx6.h
>> +++ b/include/configs/cm_fx6.h
>> @@ -306,4 +306,7 @@
>>   #define CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX
>>   #define CONFIG_VIDEO_SW_CURSOR
>>
>> +#define CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
>> +#define CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO
>> +
>
> This is a general question, not strictly related to the patch. You add
> with the series a way to get splash screen from multiple sources. I have
> often (I know we are talking about different things..) used splash
> screen as a way to add a logo, without the necessity to link the image
> to the code. I think also that the way with logo does not scale well,

Why not?

> and we cannot merge in mainline tons of images - they have nothing to do
> with u-boot sources.

Storing graphics that are part of a program in the program's repository is a
common practice, why should U-Boot be different?

>
> Why is not enough for you to use the splash screen functionality ? IMHO
> it is much more flexible as using the logo, and there is no need to link
> it against the code.

We are interested in the behavior that VIDEO_LOGO provides: that the logo
remains visible on screen and coexists with the frame buffer console, and that
no manual installation is required.

>
> Best regards,
> Stefano Babic
>

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Regards,
Nikita Kiryanov