[U-Boot-Users] booting kernel image from jffs2 partition

[Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>]

In message <46DED487.40607@denx.de> you wrote:
>
> > We'd like to format linux kernel and rootfs image partitions (and the 
> > others) with jffs2, because the two images may be replaced with newer 
> > ones while Linux is running. 
> 
> It is not a problem to replace the linux image while it is running, 
> because Linux runs from RAM. You can always replace the Linux image.

...unless you use XIP (eXecution In Place), which very few people do
as it usually brings only pain an no advantages.


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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