[U-Boot] [PATCH v2 1/3] image: Make image_get_fdt work like image_get_{ram_disk, kernel}

Marek Vasut
2011-11-05T22:06:23Z

> Dear Marek Vasut,
>
> In message <201111051941.38920.marek.vasut@gmail.com> you wrote:
> > this patchset is good and all, but can we not also introduce cmd_zload to
> > load zImages? Wolfgang, today's ARM hardware will really benefit from
> > that, uImage holds us back a lot these days. Other option is to extend
> > cmd_bootm() to load zImages.
>
> uImage holds us back? And hardware will benefit from that?

Well you put out quite a good reason in the other mail for uImage. Now the
problem basically is the negotiation between linux and uboot as of who has to
wrap the image into what envelope. I don't see this happening actually, which
sucks.
>
> I can't parse that. Could you please elucidate?
>
> What exactly _is_ the problem of uImage?

The exact problem here is it loads the kernel to fixed address.

>
> Or have you ever considered using a FIT image?

That looks good, yes.

>
> Best regards,
>
> Wolfgang Denk