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authorSimon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>2022-08-18 02:16:45 -0600
committerSimon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>2022-08-26 16:32:59 -0600
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binman: Mention split-elf in the main docs
Since we are talking about ATF, add mention of this new feature too. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
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@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@ variable. Within binman, this EntryArg is picked up by the `Entry_atf_bl31`
etype. An EntryArg is simply an argument to the entry. The `atf-bl31-path`
name is documented in :ref:`etype_atf_bl31`.
+Taking this a little further, when binman is used to create a FIT, it supports
+using an ELF file, e.g. `bl31.elf` and splitting it into separate pieces (with
+`fit,operation = "split-elf"`), each with its own load address.
+
Invoking binman outside U-Boot
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