Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH] tools: mkimage can read input on /dev/stdin

Dear Julien,

In message CADF714agpUedt_o3iXcGBRBc5CaV6TBUn=1oGEqJj3h2b+f-Vg@mail.gmail.com you wrote:

I would like to give /dev/stdin to the flag -d of mkimage. The only

What would be the benefit of doing so? Do you have an example for a practical use case where this makes sense?

This patch replaces the use of mmap(2) with read(2). If accepted, I could give a look to accept /dev/stdout as output file (which is currently also required to be a file).

What is the size and performance impact of the suggested change for typical use cases?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk