[U-Boot] [PATCH v3 7/8] imximage: Add MX53 boot image support

Jason Liu
2010-12-31T08:36:45Z

Hi, Wolfgang,

2010/12/31 Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>:
> Dear Jason Liu,
>
> In message <AANLkTinnfXd26YRCiwfNbT5Lx9aY5KXiHBOLSc8jGse4@mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>>
>> But, I did think again about your comments. If we store the version
>> into the header which
>> will make the version check more easier, the side-effect is that we
>> store some boot
>> ROM useless information into the header, but which should not bring some issues.
>>
>> mkimage -l can work with the actual images if the version info stored
>> into the head.
>
> Be careful.
>
>> Here is the log I get:
>>
>> r64343 at r64343-desktop:~/work_space/u-boot-upstream/u-boot$
>> ./tools/mkimage -l u-boot.imx
>> Image Type: ? Freescale IMX Boot Image
>> Image Ver: ? ?1 (i.MX25/35/51 compatible)
>> Data Size: ? ?170936 Bytes = 166.93 kB = 0.16 MB
>> Load Address: 977ff7fc
>> Entry Point: ?97800000
>>
>> What's you comments?
>
> This looks as if you added something to the standard 64 byte image
> header. ?You must not modify this. ?It is fixed for all architectures
> and cannot be extended.

This change is specific for I.MX chip and will not affect other architectures.

Best Regards,
Jason Liu
Happy New Year!

>
> Best regards,
>
> Wolfgang Denk
>
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