[U-Boot] Call for participation in the U-Boot Mini Summit 2014

Marek Vasut
2014-09-04T15:01:55Z

On Wednesday, September 03, 2014 at 06:39:23 PM, Detlev Zundel wrote:
> Hi Marek,
>
> [...]
>
> > I got my talk, "Secure and flexible boot with U-Boot bootloader",
> > accepted for the main track it seems. It's mostly about "use fitImage
> > and use UBI on NAND" kind of talk, which covers introduction to
> > fitImage and storing system components on UBI/UBIFS to prevent
> > problems like silent data corruption on modern systems.
>
> Excellent!
>
> > That being said, I believe I won't be able to cover the fitImage
> > verified boot part properly, so I might as well cook a talk for the
> > u-boot summit about this advanced topic.
>
> We had a talk about that exact topic last year on the main track by
> Simon and in the mini summit by Jagan Teki[1]. In what respect will
> your talk differ from that?

I believe there is never enough advertising when it comes to fitImage, since
we want to get rid of uImage. On the other hand, I see no point in artificially
filling the talk slots, so consider my offer only as a backup solution.

Best regards,
Marek Vasut