| Message ID | 20241217-release-note-5-2-updates-v1-3-b189493b1b09@bootlin.com |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | Updates from recent core changes | expand |
Hi Antonin, On 12/17/24 10:27 AM, Antonin Godard via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote: > Added in oecore after the 20241017 update. > > Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard <antonin.godard@bootlin.com> > --- > documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst | 6 ++++++ > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst > index c6d3d1bba9961704fca25921b346d5282e118db4..5875ee3e7c554ffedf4af86e61c207d10aa46ad9 100644 > --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst > +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst > @@ -3039,6 +3039,12 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. > tables, examine the existing ``fs-perms.txt``, > ``fs-perms-volatile-log.txt`` and ``fs-perms-volatile-tmp.txt`` files. > > + :term:`FIRMWARE_COMPRESSION` > + The :term:`FIRMWARE_COMPRESSION` allows compressing the firmware provided > + by the ``linux-firmare`` recipe. The default value of this variable is an s/linux-firmare/linux-firmware/ > + empty string (no compression), and the possible values it can take are > + ``xz`` and ``zst``. This can allow significant disk space savings. > + I believe it'd be good to state that the kernel needs to be configured such that it can make use of those compressed firmware files. I believe the config options are FW_LOADER_COMPRESS_XZ and FW_LOADER_COMPRESS_ZSTD? Cheers, Quentin
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst index c6d3d1bba9961704fca25921b346d5282e118db4..5875ee3e7c554ffedf4af86e61c207d10aa46ad9 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst @@ -3039,6 +3039,12 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. tables, examine the existing ``fs-perms.txt``, ``fs-perms-volatile-log.txt`` and ``fs-perms-volatile-tmp.txt`` files. + :term:`FIRMWARE_COMPRESSION` + The :term:`FIRMWARE_COMPRESSION` allows compressing the firmware provided + by the ``linux-firmare`` recipe. The default value of this variable is an + empty string (no compression), and the possible values it can take are + ``xz`` and ``zst``. This can allow significant disk space savings. + :term:`FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS` Specifies the value of the ``#address-cells`` value for the description of the FIT image.
Added in oecore after the 20241017 update. Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard <antonin.godard@bootlin.com> --- documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)