[Buildroot] [PATCH 0/5] media image generation
Arnout Vandecappelle
arnout at mind.be
Thu Mar 19 22:57:22 UTC 2015
Hi Vivien,
On 17/03/15 23:51, Vivien Didelot wrote:
> This patchset adds a minimal support to generate final images for a medium
> (such as SD card or flash), by providing paths to some genimage config files in
> a board directory.
I agree with this idea, but I think the proposed implementation is still a bit
too ambitious.
> The rationale behind using genimage as the first medium image generation tool,
> is that while its configuration syntax is simple, it requires a small overhead
> to use, like temporary directories, host dependencies, and images path, that
> Buildroot is all aware of.
>
> The first patch explains the convenience of this host tool, and adds the
> mechanism to wrap and call genimage against optional config file(s) specified
> in the board configuration, as well as the appropriate documentation.
>
> The subsequent patches adds genimage config files for the following platforms:
> all Raspberry Pi models, BeagleBone Black, and the Wandboard.
I think this would be the first thing to do: add genimage config files for
these boards, and use them in their respective post-build script.
Then we can see if adding infrastructure to further support it is worthwhile. A
less invasive second step could be to put a genimage wrapper script in
support/scripts so that you don't need a new copy for every board.
> They give good examples to show how Buildroot can be used to create a fully
> functional SD card image with a bootloader, some firmware files and a
> persistent rootfs, without the need to mount any partition.
>
> Finally, this support simplifies the user experience by providing ready-to-use
> boot medium images, and lightening board documentation with self documented
> configuration files.
As part of that plan, I would remove the documentation from the readme (just
keep the reference to the website that explains it), and instead move it to the
configuration file.
>
> Note: if we happen to include other media image generation tools, the
> BR2_TARGET_MEDIA_GENIMAGE_CFG and future options can then simply be moved to a
> "Media image generation --->" top-level menu.
>
> Vivien Didelot (5):
> Makefile: add media image generation
> board/raspberrypi: install Device Tree
> board/raspberrypi: add a genimage config
> board/beaglebone: add a genimage config
> board/wandboard: add a genimage config
>
> Makefile | 9 +++++++--
> board/beaglebone/genimage.cfg | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> board/beaglebone/readme.txt | 4 ++++
> board/raspberrypi/genimage.cfg | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> board/raspberrypi/post-image.sh | 7 +++++++
> board/raspberrypi/readme.txt | 9 +++++++--
> board/wandboard/genimage.cfg | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++
> board/wandboard/readme.txt | 3 ++-
> configs/beaglebone_defconfig | 3 +++
> configs/raspberrypi2_defconfig | 6 ++++++
> configs/raspberrypi_defconfig | 5 +++++
> configs/raspberrypi_dt_defconfig | 6 ++++++
> configs/wandboard_defconfig | 1 +
> docs/manual/customize-media-image.txt | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> docs/manual/customize.txt | 4 ++++
> support/media/genimage | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> system/Config.in | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 17 files changed, 221 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
This diffstat speaks for itself: it's adding 220 lines of complexity :-)
Regards,
Arnout
> create mode 100644 board/beaglebone/genimage.cfg
> create mode 100644 board/raspberrypi/genimage.cfg
> create mode 100755 board/raspberrypi/post-image.sh
> create mode 100644 board/wandboard/genimage.cfg
> create mode 100644 docs/manual/customize-media-image.txt
> create mode 100755 support/media/genimage
>
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