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@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ For example, this creates an image containing a FIT with U-Boot SPL:
binman {
fit {
description = "Test FIT";
+ fit,fdt-list = "of-list";
images {
kernel@1 {
@@ -357,7 +358,52 @@ For example, this creates an image containing a FIT with U-Boot SPL:
};
};
-Properties:
+U-Boot supports creating fdt and config nodes automatically. To do this,
+pass an of-list property (e.g. -a of-list=file1 file2). This tells binman
+that you want to generates nodes for two files: file1.dtb and file2.dtb
+The fit,fdt-list property (see above) indicates that of-list should be used.
+If the property is missing you will get an error.
+
+Then add a 'generator node', a node with a name starting with '@':
+
+ images {
+ @fdt-SEQ {
+ description = "fdt-NAME";
+ type = "flat_dt";
+ compression = "none";
+ };
+ };
+
+This tells binman to create nodes fdt-1 and fdt-2 for each of your two
+files. All the properties you specify will be included in the node. This
+node acts like a template to generate the nodes. The generator node itself
+does not appear in the output - it is replaced with what binman generates.
+
+You can create config nodes in a similar way:
+
+ configurations {
+ default = "@config-DEFAULT-SEQ";
+ @config-SEQ {
+ description = "NAME";
+ firmware = "uboot";
+ loadables = "atf";
+ fdt = "fdt-SEQ";
+ };
+ };
+
+This tells binman to create nodes config-1 and config-2, i.e. a config for
+each of your two files.
+
+Available substitutions for '@' nodes are:
+
+ SEQ Sequence number of the generated fdt (1, 2, ...)
+ NAME Name of the dtb as provided (i.e. without adding '.dtb')
+
+Note that if no devicetree files are provided (with '-a of-list' as above)
+then no nodes will be generated.
+
+
+Properties (in the 'fit' node itself):
fit,external-offset: Indicates that the contents of the FIT are external
and provides the external offset. This is passsed to mkimage via
the -E and -p flags.