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.
Frankly: I see no benefit in adding x86 support.
I see no benefit in adding ARM support either, but YMMV...
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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