On 08/24/2012 03:48 AM, Lukasz Majewski wrote: > Hi Stephen, > > I'm writing to you, since I've posted a patch series regarding GPT > support for Samsung Trats board (you were on the CC). > > e.g. http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/179785/ > > I think, that we can cooperate to provide better EFI/GPT support. > > In mine implementation the "gpt" command (with several sub commands) has > been proposed > - we can discuss if this is a correct way to go. > > Moreover, at this patch series a "weak" GUID generator is implemented. > For now it is "good enough", since I consider the restoration as an > emergency situation. > However,I wonder how can we provide better GUID (and in general random > numbers pool) generator for u-boot. > > > Maybe md5sum command can be used with some running clock (WDT, or > system clock from u-boot start up) data to provide better entropy? > > Any ideas?
The question I'm asking is why we need partition creation support in u-boot in the first place? Next you need filesystem creation too? Rob > > Regards, > Lukasz > >> This patch series provides a new command - "gpt" for eMMC partition >> table (in the GPT format) restoration and display. >> >> As a pre-work, some cleanup at the part_efi.c file was performed to >> remove custom macros and make GPT related structures more readable. >> >> The GPT detailed description has been written to README.gpt file. >> >> Tested at: >> - Exynos4210 rev.1 - TRATS Samsung development board >> >> Lukasz Majewski (6): >> gpt:doc: GPT (GUID Partition Table) documentation >> gpt: Replace the leXX_to_int() calls with ones defined at >> <compiler.h> >> gpt: Replacement of GPT structures members with ones indicating >> endianness and size >> gpt: Support for GPT (GUID Partition Table) restoration >> gpt: Support for new "gpt" command >> gpt: Enable support for GPT partition table restoration at Samsung's >> Trats >> >> common/Makefile | 1 + >> common/cmd_gpt.c | 182 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> disk/part_efi.c | 334 >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------- >> disk/part_efi.h | 85 ++++++------ doc/README.gpt >> | 199 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ include/configs/trats.h | 23 >> +++- include/part.h | 2 + >> 7 files changed, 715 insertions(+), 111 deletions(-) >> create mode 100644 common/cmd_gpt.c >> create mode 100644 doc/README.gpt >> > _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
