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

[Leon Woestenberg]

Hi Marek, Alex,

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 1:19 PM Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de> wrote:
> On 09/18/2018 12:59 PM, Leon Woestenberg wrote:
> > 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
>
Thanks for explaining the rationale behind the deploy stage, it
confirms Alex's suspicion I was solving the problem at the wrong
place.

Alex, if you are still reading this: the answer is yes, please revert.

Regards,

Leon.