[U-Boot] [PATCH] tools: mkimage can read input on /dev/stdin

Wolfgang Denk
2014-09-27T18:24:36Z

Dear Julien,

In message <CADF714bpHv6x8wUxs=7H-st3-ThPCeBWbZvO_-uoQcdWS6WqJQ@mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> > I don't believe you. Sizes rare certainly not identical, and neither
> > is the performance. Did you do any real measurements?
>
> mmap is useful when you need to make random access in a file, or to
> optimize memory: when a file is mmapped, the kernel only loads the
> parts of the file that are accessed. In the case of mkimage, the file
> is read sequentially (meaning all of it will be retrieved from the
> disk).

OK, so you don't have any real data, but make a very specific
statement: "exactly the same."

Sorry, but this is not an answer I'm going to buy.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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