[U-Boot-Users] Re: FT u-boot shim - using ramdisk?

Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-28T19:34:38Z

In message <200604281836.06731.roger.larsson@norran.net> you wrote:
>
> Suppose we do not have a ramdisk then we could create a ramdisk
> containing dts information.
>
> If we have a ramdisk couldn't it be patched to contain dts information?

"could", maybe. But this would break compatibility with existing
systems. And I don't see any advantages of such an approach.

> I know to little about this ramdisk will it be discarded to early?

No. It may stay and serve as root file system as long as the system
is running (= forever).

> Does it have to contain something U-Boot can not provide if used?

Can't parse this. When the ramdisk is used (by the Linux kernel),
there is no trace of U-Boot left.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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