linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] Kbuild: Implement CONFIG_UIMAGE_KERNEL

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Message-ID: <20120307183633.GB27213@game.jcrosoft.org>
Date:	Wed, 7 Mar 2012 19:36:33 +0100
From:	Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@...osoft.com>
To:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>
Cc:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>,
	Guan Xuetao <gxt@...c.pku.edu.cn>,
	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>, nico@...xnic.net,
	linux-sh@...r.kernel.org, microblaze-uclinux@...e.uq.edu.au,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>,
	uclinux-dist-devel@...ckfin.uclinux.org,
	sparclinux@...r.kernel.org, Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Haavard Skinnemoen <hskinnemoen@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Hans-Christian Egtvedt <egtvedt@...fundet.no>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] Kbuild: Implement CONFIG_UIMAGE_KERNEL_NOLOAD

On 11:40 Wed 07 Mar     , Stephen Warren wrote:
> On 03/07/2012 11:08 AM, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> > On 17:30 Tue 06 Mar     , Stephen Warren wrote:
> >> This allows the user to use U-Boot's mkimage's -T kernel_noload option
> >> if their arch Kconfig allows it, and they desire.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>
> >> ---
> >> The next patch enables this new CONFIG_ALLOW_ option for ARM. I assume
> >> that some other architectures will also be able to enable it, but I'm
> >> not familiar enough with any to know which.
> > I'm going to repeat. I don't think any impromevent here.
> > 
> > with no specific kernel load address the uImage for is useless/
> 
> No, the whole point of this type of kernel image is that it doesn't need
> a specific load address; the kernel zImage can run from anywhere in RAM
> (provided AUTO_ZRELADDR is enabled, subject to some slight
> restrictions), and hence the uImage doesn't need to be loaded to or
> moved to any particular location.
> 
> The scripts that U-Boot runs determine where the image gets loaded into
> memory.
so instead of spending time on the uImage add simply the support the zImage to
U-Boot as this AUTO_ZRELADDR have 0 advantage compare to the zImage

> 
> > And this no the job of the kernel to build a boot loader specific boot image
> > format.
> 
> Not everyone agrees with this.
so if a new boot loader apear or a new format the kernel will have to support
it. No
> 
> > And the uImage format here is called the legacy format where now U-Boot
> > support a new format based on DT format.
> > 
> > Will you plan to add it too?
> 
> No. The last time I heard anyone talk about that, it sounded like the
> adoption was basically zero, so it seems pointless. Personally, I find
> creating that kind of image more complex, and don't see any benefits in
> that format either.
> 
> > no sorry I don't think it's the right way to go.
> > 
> > On X86 we boot zImage simply. The new uImage option to do not specify the load
> > address add nothing more than just boot a zImage for kernel point of view.
> 
> U-Boot does not currently have the ability to boot zImage on ARM.
so add it and drop the uImage format
> 
> > Further more on server the vendor will use grub mostly (even on ARM) and will
> > expect to boot a zImage.
> 
> But that is irrelevant for the people who are using U-Boot not grub.
execpt the zIamge is the common boot format for all the server and PC and
other boot loader

Best Regards,
J.
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