On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 05:42:49PM +0530, Sughosh Ganu wrote: > hi Tom, > > On Thu, 14 Sept 2023 at 00:54, Tom Rini <tr...@konsulko.com> wrote: > > > > On Fri, Sep 08, 2023 at 05:29:54PM +0530, Sughosh Ganu wrote: > > > > > Recently, a set of patches were merged in next, which were adding > > > support for generating capsules as part of the U-Boot build. Mid way > > > through the review of those patches, it was decided to drop the > > > patches for generating capsules through a config file. That was > > > primarily due to the use of absolute paths in binman for testing the > > > capsule genertion through config file. Now that the base set of > > > patches have been merged, this series is picking up the remaining > > > patches for review. This series addresses the concern that Simon Glass > > > had with the use of absolute paths. > > > > > > The first set of patches are adding support for generating capsules by > > > parsing the capsule parameters through a config file, and adding a > > > binman entry type for this. These are patches 1-5. > > > > > > The other set of patches is for generating empty accept and revert > > > capsules through binman. These capsules are needed for the FWU A/B > > > update functionality. > > > > I think what we really need next is to be able to implement and document > > how to use the capsule (and FWU!) spec / mechanisms on another platform > > and I think the Synquacer DeveloperBox would be a good target here as I > > believe you have access to one and so does Simon to we can deal with > > feedback on a real platform that both of you have access to. > > That should be possible. And although I personally don't have access > to the board, folks in the team do(including Ilias). I will work on > this once the patches for supporting empty capsules in binman get > merged.
We need to make this the next task as not being able to put this to use on a real platform today is blocking understanding of what abstractions do and don't make real sense. To tie this to another thread, since it's not really clear how a real platform would make use of capsules it's not really clear what sandbox should make every time. -- Tom
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