linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/7] scripts/make

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Message-ID: <aQ-yyfwbGJNTS6N5@levanger>
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2025 22:14:49 +0100
From: Nicolas Schier <nsc@...nel.org>
To: Simon Glass <sjg@...omium.org>
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, Chen-Yu Tsai <wenst@...omium.org>,
	Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@...gutronix.de>,
	Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
	J . Neuschäfer <j.ne@...teo.net>,
	Tom Rini <trini@...sulko.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/7] scripts/make_fit: Speed up operation

On Mon, Oct 06, 2025 at 05:01:52PM -0600, Simon Glass wrote:
> The kernel is likely at least 16MB so we may as well use that as a step
> size when reallocating space for the FIT in memory. Pack the FIT at the
> end, so there is no wasted space.
> 
> This reduces the time to pack by an order of magnitude, or so.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@...omium.org>
> ---
> 

Reviewed-by: Nicolas Schier <nsc@...nel.org>


-- 
Nicolas