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One limitation of FIT is that all the data is 'inline' within it, using a 'data' property in each image node. This means that to find out what is in the FIT it is necessary to scan the entire file. Once loaded it can be scanned and then the images can be copied to the correct place in memory. In SPL it can take a significant amount of time to copy images around in memory. Also loading data that does not end up being used is wasteful. It would be useful if the FIT were small, acting as a directory, with the actual data stored elsewhere. This allows SPL to load the entire FIT, without the images, then load the images it wants later. Add a -E option to mkimage to request that it output an 'external' FIT. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
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223 lines
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.TH MKIMAGE 1 "2010-05-16"
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.SH NAME
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mkimage \- Generate image for U-Boot
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B mkimage
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.RB "\-l [" "uimage file name" "]"
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.B mkimage
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.RB [\fIoptions\fP] " \-f [" "image tree source file" "]" " [" "uimage file name" "]"
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.B mkimage
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.RB [\fIoptions\fP] " \-F [" "uimage file name" "]"
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.B mkimage
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.RB [\fIoptions\fP] " (legacy mode)"
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The
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.B mkimage
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command is used to create images for use with the U-Boot boot loader.
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These images can contain the linux kernel, device tree blob, root file
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system image, firmware images etc., either separate or combined.
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.B mkimage
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supports two different formats:
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The old
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.I legacy image
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format concatenates the individual parts (for example, kernel image,
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device tree blob and ramdisk image) and adds a 64 bytes header
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containing information about target architecture, operating system,
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image type, compression method, entry points, time stamp, checksums,
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etc.
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The new
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.I FIT (Flattened Image Tree) format
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allows for more flexibility in handling images of various types and also
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enhances integrity protection of images with stronger checksums. It also
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supports verified boot.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.B List image information:
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.TP
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.BI "\-l [" "uimage file name" "]"
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mkimage lists the information contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image.
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.P
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.B Create old legacy image:
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.TP
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.BI "\-A [" "architecture" "]"
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Set architecture. Pass \-h as the architecture to see the list of supported architectures.
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.TP
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.BI "\-O [" "os" "]"
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Set operating system. bootm command of u-boot changes boot method by os type.
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Pass \-h as the OS to see the list of supported OS.
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.TP
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.BI "\-T [" "image type" "]"
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Set image type.
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Pass \-h as the image to see the list of supported image type.
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.TP
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.BI "\-C [" "compression type" "]"
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Set compression type.
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Pass \-h as the compression to see the list of supported compression type.
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.TP
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.BI "\-a [" "load addess" "]"
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Set load address with a hex number.
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.TP
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.BI "\-e [" "entry point" "]"
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Set entry point with a hex number.
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.TP
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.BI "\-l"
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List the contents of an image.
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.TP
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.BI "\-n [" "image name" "]"
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Set image name to 'image name'.
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.TP
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.BI "\-d [" "image data file" "]"
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Use image data from 'image data file'.
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.TP
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.BI "\-x"
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Set XIP (execute in place) flag.
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.P
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.B Create FIT image:
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.TP
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.BI "\-b
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Specifies that the following arguments are device tree binary files (.dtb).
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.TP
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.BI "\-c [" "comment" "]"
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Specifies a comment to be added when signing. This is typically a useful
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message which describes how the image was signed or some other useful
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information.
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.TP
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.BI "\-D [" "dtc options" "]"
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Provide special options to the device tree compiler that is used to
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create the image.
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.TP
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.BI "\-E
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After processing, move the image data outside the FIT and store a data offset
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in the FIT. Images will be placed one after the other immediately after the
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FIT, with each one aligned to a 4-byte boundary. The existing 'data' property
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in each image will be replaced with 'data-offset' and 'data-size' properties.
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A 'data-offset' of 0 indicates that it starts in the first (4-byte aligned)
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byte after the FIT.
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.TP
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.BI "\-f [" "image tree source file" " | " "auto" "]"
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Image tree source file that describes the structure and contents of the
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FIT image.
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This can be automatically generated for some simple cases.
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Use "-f auto" for this. In that case the arguments -d, -A, -O, -T, -C, -a
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and -e are used to specify the image to include in the FIT and its attributes.
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No .its file is required.
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.TP
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.BI "\-F"
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Indicates that an existing FIT image should be modified. No dtc
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compilation is performed and the \-f flag should not be given.
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This can be used to sign images with additional keys after initial image
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creation.
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.TP
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.BI "\-k [" "key_directory" "]"
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Specifies the directory containing keys to use for signing. This directory
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should contain a private key file <name>.key for use with signing and a
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certificate <name>.crt (containing the public key) for use with verification.
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.TP
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.BI "\-K [" "key_destination" "]"
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Specifies a compiled device tree binary file (typically .dtb) to write
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public key information into. When a private key is used to sign an image,
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the corresponding public key is written into this file for for run-time
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verification. Typically the file here is the device tree binary used by
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CONFIG_OF_CONTROL in U-Boot.
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.TP
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.BI "\-r
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Specifies that keys used to sign the FIT are required. This means that they
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must be verified for the image to boot. Without this option, the verification
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will be optional (useful for testing but not for release).
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.SH EXAMPLES
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List image information:
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.nf
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.B mkimage -l uImage
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.fi
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.P
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Create legacy image with compressed PowerPC Linux kernel:
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.nf
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.B mkimage -A powerpc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \\\\
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.br
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.B -a 0 -e 0 -n Linux -d vmlinux.gz uImage
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.fi
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.P
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Create FIT image with compressed PowerPC Linux kernel:
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.nf
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.B mkimage -f kernel.its kernel.itb
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.fi
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.P
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Create FIT image with compressed kernel and sign it with keys in the
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/public/signing-keys directory. Add corresponding public keys into u-boot.dtb,
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skipping those for which keys cannot be found. Also add a comment.
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.nf
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.B mkimage -f kernel.its -k /public/signing-keys -K u-boot.dtb \\\\
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.br
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.B -c """Kernel 3.8 image for production devices""" kernel.itb
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.fi
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.P
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Update an existing FIT image, signing it with additional keys.
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Add corresponding public keys into u-boot.dtb. This will resign all images
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with keys that are available in the new directory. Images that request signing
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with unavailable keys are skipped.
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.nf
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.B mkimage -F -k /secret/signing-keys -K u-boot.dtb \\\\
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.br
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.B -c """Kernel 3.8 image for production devices""" kernel.itb
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.fi
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.P
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Create a FIT image containing a kernel, using automatic mode. No .its file
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is required.
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.nf
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.B mkimage -f auto -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 43e00000 -e 0 \\\\
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.br
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.B -c """Kernel 4.4 image for production devices""" -d vmlinuz kernel.itb
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.fi
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.P
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Create a FIT image containing a kernel and some device tree files, using
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automatic mode. No .its file is required.
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.nf
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.B mkimage -f auto -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 43e00000 -e 0 \\\\
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.br
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.B -c """Kernel 4.4 image for production devices""" -d vmlinuz \\\\
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.B -b /path/to/rk3288-firefly.dtb /path/to/rk3288-jerry.dtb kernel.itb
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.fi
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.SH HOMEPAGE
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http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/WebHome
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.PP
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.SH AUTHOR
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This manual page was written by Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <iwamatsu@nigauri.org>
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and Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>. It was updated for image signing by
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Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>.
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