[U-Boot] [PATCH] tools: fix FIT image with ramdisk

Wolfgang Denk
2013-07-13T11:21:53Z

Dear Tom Rini,

In message <20130712212416.GV13531@bill-the-cat> you wrote:
>
> A FIT image with a ramdisk that sets the entry or load points to 0x0
> must be treated as meaning "leave in place" and NOT "relocate to 0x0".

Why is this the case? 0x0 could be a valid address on some systems.
If we need a special address that "cannot exist", we should rather use
the last address in the addressable range (i. e. (void *)(~0)).

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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