[OE-core] [PATCH v3] kernel.bbclass: do not deploy fitImage; kernel-fitimage.bbclass does that.

Marek Vasut marex at denx.de
Tue Sep 18 11:12:59 UTC 2018


On 09/18/2018 12:59 PM, Leon Woestenberg wrote:
> Hi Marek,

Hi,

> On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 12:38 PM Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de> wrote:
>> On 09/18/2018 12:22 PM, Leon Woestenberg wrote:
>>>
>>> There is no exception for INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE in
>>> kernel-fitimage.bbclass. The initramfs will be packed inside the FIT,
>>> in addition of also being packed inside the kernel.
>>
>> So why would you use initramfs_image_bundle with fitImage when you can
>> pack the initrd into the fitImage instead ?
>>
> To be honest, I do not know that use-case anymore but it's a valid
> configuration that shouldn't give an unexpected outcome.

True

> We also found a use-case for non-compressed kernels in the FIT image;
> that was for very small delta-upgrades even when kernels are FIT
> packed. Currently kernel-fitimage.bbclass hard-selects a compressed
> kernel (such as zImage).

Patches are welcome

-- 
Best regards,
Marek Vasut



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