[OE-core] How to include fitImage-initramfs in rootfs image

[André Draszik]

On Thu, 2019-01-24 at 15:52 +0800, Robert Yang wrote:
> 
> On 1/24/19 3:31 PM, Robert Yang wrote:
> > Hi Richard.L,
> > 
> > On 1/24/19 3:09 PM, Richard Leitner wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I'm currently facing issues on how to include a fitImage with
> > > devicetrees and 
> > > a INITRAMFS_IMAGE in my rootfs image.
> 
> I think that set both INITRAMFS_IMAGE and INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE should
> work,
> you have set INITRAMFS_IMAGE, so also set:
> 
> INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE = "1"

I'm n not sure bundling the initramfs with the kernel is the best approach
when using a fitImage. After all, the purpose of the FIT is to describe to
U-Boot the individual components and their location already.

Cheers,
Andre'
 
> 
> // Robert
> 
> 
> > > My config is something like:
> > > 
> > > KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "fitImage"
> > > KERNEL_CLASSES  = "kernel-fitimage"
> > > KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "a.dtb b.dtb c.dtb"
> > > INITRAMFS_IMAGE = "initramfs-mine"
> > > 
> > > To include the "normal" fitImage without the initramfs in the rootfs
> > > the 
> > > following works:
> > > 
> > > IMAGE_INSTALL_append += " kernel-image"
> > > 
> > > 
> > > When digging around a little bit I found that the fitImage-initramfs-
> > > mine is
> > > deployed to tmp/deploy/images but there's no package including that
> > > file.
> > 
> > fitImage-initramfs-mine is an image, so it is not in any package, it is
> > handled by kernel.bbclass, you can check it for more info.
> > 
> > // Robert
> > 
> > > Therefore I'm unable to include it via IMAGE_INSTALL.
> > > 
> > > Am I missing something?
> > > Is anybody of you aware of a solution?
> > > Does kernel-fitimage and kernel.bbclass offer this at all?
> > > 
> > > Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
> > > 
> > > regards;Richard.L