Hi Martin,

> And here is example how we're using it:
> 
> https://github.com/webosose/meta-webosose/blob/master/meta-webos-raspberrypi/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-env.bb
> 
> To make it compatible with raspberrypi3 and raspberrypi3-64, I've
> updated it a bit to select correct IMAGETYPE and BOOTCMD based on the
> environment:
> 
> do_compile() {
>     sed -e 's/@@KERNEL_IMAGETYPE@@/${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE}/' \
>         -e 's/@@KERNEL_BOOTCMD@@/${KERNEL_BOOTCMD}/' \
>         "${WORKDIR}/uboot-env.txt.in" > "${WORKDIR}/uboot-env.txt"
>     uboot-mkenvimage -s 16384 -o uboot.env ${WORKDIR}/uboot-env.txt
> }
> 

Thanks for sharing the code (and detailed explanation).

> 
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 3:23 PM, Martin Jansa <martin.jansa@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > u-boot-mkimage already builds mkenvimage, you just need to install
> > it in do_install:
> >
> >     install -m 0755 tools/mkenvimage ${D}${bindir}/uboot-mkenvimage
> >     ln -sf uboot-mkenvimage ${D}${bindir}/mkenvimage
> >
> > This is what we have in
> > recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-mkimage_%.bbappend and it works fine.
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 8:50 AM, Martin Hundebøll <mnhu@prevas.dk>
> > wrote: 
> >> Hi Lukasz,
> >>
> >> On 2018-04-27 16:51, Lukasz Majewski wrote:
> >>  
> >>> This commit provides the ability to generate u-boot
> >>> environment(s) as images, which afterwards can be used to produce
> >>> image (with wic) for flashing (eMMC or SPI-NOR).
> >>>
> >>> This change removes the need to run "env default" during
> >>> production phase,
> >>> as proper environment (including redundant one) is already stored
> >>> on persistent memory (the CRC is also correct).
> >>>  
> >>
> >> I think we should create a separate recipe to install the native
> >> mkenvimage binary (e.g. u-boot-mkenvimage_%.bb) or update
> >> u-boot-mkimage_%.bb install it.
> >>
> >> Then a new recipe to create the environment images can depend on
> >> u-boot-mkenvimage-native.
> >>
> >> Also note the recently added upstream support for external
> >> environment definitions:
> >> http://git.denx.de/?p=u-boot.git;a=commit;h=f3d8f7dd73ac5dde
> >> 258eb786d4a01869395b56d7
> >>
> >> For our usecase we need the ability to generate environment images
> >> in yocto from such external definitions.
> >>
> >> // Martin
> >>
> >>  
> >>> Signed-off-by: Lukasz Majewski <lukma@denx.de>
> >>>
> >>> ---
> >>> This patch depends on "u-boot: Upgrade to 2018.03 release"
> >>> https://patchwork.openembedded.org/patch/149998/
> >>> ---
> >>>   meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot.inc | 35
> >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++
> >>>   1 file changed, 35 insertions(+)
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot.inc
> >>> b/meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot.inc
> >>> index c2bcf99840..2796e503cf 100644
> >>> --- a/meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot.inc
> >>> +++ b/meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot.inc
> >>> @@ -305,3 +305,38 @@ do_deploy () {
> >>>   }
> >>>     addtask deploy before do_build after do_compile
> >>> +
> >>> +# Create new rules to extract default envs
> >>> +UBOOT_ENVS_DEFAULT ?= "uboot-envs-default"
> >>> +DEFAULT_ENVS ?= "u-boot-env-default.txt"
> >>> +DEFAULT_ENVS_SIZE ?= "65536"
> >>> +
> >>> +# Generate default environment
> >>> +do_gen_default_envs[doc] = "Generate image with default U-Boot
> >>> environment(s)"
> >>> +do_gen_default_envs () {
> >>> +       ${B}/source/scripts/get_default_envs.sh ${B} >
> >>> ${B}/${DEFAULT_ENVS}
> >>> +
> >>> +       # Generate env image
> >>> +       ${B}/tools/mkenvimage -s ${DEFAULT_ENVS_SIZE} -o
> >>> ${B}/${UBOOT_ENVS_DEFAULT} ${B}/${DEFAULT_ENVS}
> >>> +
> >>> +       # Generate redundant env image
> >>> +       ${B}/tools/mkenvimage -r -s ${DEFAULT_ENVS_SIZE} -o
> >>> ${B}/${UBOOT_ENVS_DEFAULT}_r ${B}/${DEFAULT_ENVS}
> >>> +
> >>> +       rm ${B}/${DEFAULT_ENVS}
> >>> +}
> >>> +
> >>> +addtask gen_default_envs before do_deploy_default_envs after
> >>> do_compile +
> >>> +# Deploy default environment
> >>> +do_deploy_default_envs[doc] = "Copy images with default U-Boot
> >>> environment to deployment directory"
> >>> +do_deploy_default_envs () {
> >>> +       install -d ${DEPLOYDIR}
> >>> +
> >>> +       install ${B}/${UBOOT_ENVS_DEFAULT}
> >>> ${DEPLOYDIR}/${UBOOT_ENVS_DEFA ULT}
> >>> +       install ${B}/${UBOOT_ENVS_DEFAULT}_r
> >>> ${DEPLOYDIR}/${UBOOT_ENVS_DEFAULT}_r
> >>> +
> >>> +       rm ${B}/${UBOOT_ENVS_DEFAULT}
> >>> +       rm ${B}/${UBOOT_ENVS_DEFAULT}_r
> >>> +}
> >>> +
> >>> +addtask deploy_default_envs before do_deploy after
> >>> do_gen_default_envs
> >>>
> >>> --  
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> >>  
> >
> >  




Best regards,

Lukasz Majewski

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