Re: [OE-core] [PATCH 1/1] kernel.bbclass: Need a method to install/update for bzImage

2013-09-13 Thread Mike Looijmans
On 09/12/2013 02:03 PM, Hongxu Jia wrote: On 09/12/2013 05:47 PM, Mike Looijmans wrote: This change just assumes that all boot systems are alike. Just applying this patch as is will probably break a lot of embedded systems that have totally different ways of upgrading the kernel. Best scenario

[OE-core] [PATCH 1/1] kernel.bbclass: Need a method to install/update for bzImage

2013-09-12 Thread Hongxu Jia
While installing a rpm to update kernel on a deployed target, it will update the boot area and the boot menu with the kernel as the priority but allow you to fall back to the original kernel as well. - In pre-install script, it backs up original kernel to avoid confliction with new one. - In

Re: [OE-core] [PATCH 1/1] kernel.bbclass: Need a method to install/update for bzImage

2013-09-12 Thread Mike Looijmans
This change just assumes that all boot systems are alike. Just applying this patch as is will probably break a lot of embedded systems that have totally different ways of upgrading the kernel. Best scenario is that they'll waste time and space running scripts that will have no effect. It

Re: [OE-core] [PATCH 1/1] kernel.bbclass: Need a method to install/update for bzImage

2013-09-12 Thread Hongxu Jia
On 09/12/2013 05:47 PM, Mike Looijmans wrote: This change just assumes that all boot systems are alike. Just applying this patch as is will probably break a lot of embedded systems that have totally different ways of upgrading the kernel. Best scenario is that they'll waste time and space