On Mon, Feb 06, 2017 at 10:06:40AM +0100, Patrick Delaunay wrote: > > I have a request to support GPT over MTD to be able to have dynamic > MTD informations without U-Boot environment(CONFIG_ENV_IS_NOWHERE > is a other requirement of my project). > > The idea is to use the GPT header to save partitioning information directly > in flash device (NOR or NAND), then the MTD variables are rebuild from > these GPT partitions and can be used by DISTRO to search bootable binary. > > I make a first prototyping for this request but I want ask you if this > feature is acceptable for U-Boot and if this patches, after some update > and cleanups, would be merged in U-Boot mainline. > Do you see already some blocking points ? > > - added code is under a new CONFIG : CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION_MTD > - for implementation details, see doc/README.gpt.mtd > > TODO: > - full support for modified command > today I limit the support for the command used by DISTRO macro: > + gpt write > + part list > - DISTRO macro update for automatic boot on GPT bootable partition > found in MTD devices
This also adds a ton of warnings in odd places, please fix that before removing the RFC tag (and tag the whole series RFC next time too please), thanks! -- Tom
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