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From: Luigi 'Comio' Mantellini <luigi.mantellini@idf-hit.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:13:12 +0100
Subject: [U-Boot-Users] New Image format: headers hashes.
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Hi Guys,

I ask you fro a comment regarding the new image format.

I'm studying the mkimage code (and image.c file) to understand how new
image works. I have the following observations/questions:

- The mkimage calculate hashes before that timestamp is added to image.
is it better exchange the order of these operations (before add
timestamp then calculate hashes)?
- Does the new format assure that the complete image (_all_ sections,
images, ramdisks, configurations, blobs) are covered by at least an hash
value? should mkimage add at least a hash value for the root node?


Thanks a lot,

luigi

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