Dear Wolfgang Denk, > Dear Graeme Russ, > > In message <CALButCLDyKZnsZqGXhxcu- uev9nysg77f1xwauvmgb9gc7b...@mail.gmail.com> you wrote: > > While we are on the subject - Do either of you think support for the x86 > > zimage/bzImage format should end up here in common code? Not that the x86 > > The common coe should be architecture-neutral. It might cann > architecture-specific routines, which may (or may not) get added > later, depending if somebody cares about adding such support. > > > (b)zImage header is unique (see arch/x86/include/asm/bootparam.h) and > > decompressing vmlinux out of an x86 (b)zImage is non-trivial given the > > header and decompression stub > > I have to admit that I never understood the fuzz about being able to > boot zImages. I see more disadvanatges than advantages for this, but > some ARM people go frenzy when this topic pops up - see recent > discussions about removal of uImage support on the AKML.
Sure, but let's try to offer them a compromise. Everyone will be happy that way at least to some extent. > > Frankly: I see no benefit in adding x86 support. > > I see no benefit in adding ARM support either, but YMMV... > > Best regards, > > Wolfgang Denk Best regards, Marek Vasut _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
