X-Git-Url: https://git.kernelconcepts.de/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fmkimage.1;h=39652c82d0cf576ce889fdfc0f474d3060b53867;hb=345be0b26734c560e8b33531ab21a1272179c5c3;hp=f27da6b98bb95ef89abbc53d9c2f07d1cc195f5a;hpb=3f1266d6d5bf14ea7248544db8406d308c6bfa7c;p=karo-tx-uboot.git diff --git a/doc/mkimage.1 b/doc/mkimage.1 index f27da6b98b..39652c82d0 100644 --- a/doc/mkimage.1 +++ b/doc/mkimage.1 @@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ mkimage \- Generate image for U-Boot The .B mkimage command is used to create images for use with the U-Boot boot loader. -Thes eimages can contain the linux kernel, device tree blob, root file +These images can contain the linux kernel, device tree blob, root file system image, firmware images etc., either separate or combined. .B mkimage supports two different formats: -The old, +The old .I legacy image format concatenates the individual parts (for example, kernel image, device tree blob and ramdisk image) and adds a 64 bytes header @@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ containing information about target architecture, operating system, image type, compression method, entry points, time stamp, checksums, etc. -The new, +The new .I FIT (Flattened Image Tree) format -allows for more flexibility in handling images of various and also +allows for more flexibility in handling images of various types and also enhances integrity protection of images with stronger checksums. .SH "OPTIONS" @@ -82,16 +82,16 @@ Set XIP (execute in place) flag. .B Create FIT image: .TP -.BI "\-D "dtc option" +.BI "\-D [" "dtc options" "]" Provide special options to the device tree compiler that is used to create the image. .TP -.BI "\-f "fit-image.its" -Image tree source fine that descbres the structure and contents of the +.BI "\-f [" "image tree source file" "]" +Image tree source file that describes the structure and contents of the FIT image. -.SH EXMAPLES +.SH EXAMPLES List image information: .nf