Wolfgang Denk wrote:
In message 475EE3AE.6060102@ge.com you wrote:
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os type, cpu architecture properties data load address entry points for executable images Note: the above list is considered *draft* and open to discussionWhich properties are new inventions? Data compression, timestamps, OS Type, CPU arch, data load address, and entry point? Not a bad thing, just trying to understand how much we are extending.
All of this already exists, but in a static way.
New is: ability to chose checksum method; ability to compine several blobs into one image in a structured way, so building and booting the equivalent of a multifile image with any combination of kernel, ramdisk and dtb blobs can be done in a clean way.
Ahh, my question wasn't clear. The intended question was, which of these properties are new OF (IEEE-1275) or "existing linux kernel" *properties* (I didn't intend to ask which are new capabilities).
For instance, how to specify an address already exists, obviously, but I suspect a property "data load address" is new.
The intent behind the question was thinking about how big of a documentation job this will be.
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Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
Thanks, gvb