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

Stephen Warren
2013-07-14T02:26:33Z

On 07/13/2013 05:21 AM, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> 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)).

For the kernel, we created a special image type for "no relocation";
IH_TYPE_KERNEL_NOLOAD. Is an equivalent needed to the initrd?