[U-Boot] [PATCH 1/2] image: Implement IH_TYPE_KERNEL_ANYLOAD

Marek Vasut
2011-11-10T20:51:36Z

> Dear Marek Vasut,
>
> In message <201111101940.40863.marek.vasut@gmail.com> you wrote:
> > So basically, in the end, we need to 1) load zImage, 2) load initrd and
> > 3) adjust command line. 1) and 2) can be done via standard commands, 3)
> > via some script.
>
> Actually there is a _little_ more to do for the boot loader. There are
> obvious functions (like passing information about size and addresses
> of avialable memory), less obvious things (like inserting the MAC
> addresses for the network interfaces into the device tree, thus
> passing them to the LInux kernel - something that has been impossible
> so far in ARM land), and even adaption of the device troo to the
> actual hardware - boards that come in different versions canuse this
> do disable non-existing (on this board) function blocks in the DT,
> etc. etc.

Of course, but for that we have external functions (or functions which can be
made external).

M