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            .TH MKIMAGE 1 "2010-05-16"


            .SH NAME

            
            mkimage \- Generate image for U-Boot

            
            .SH SYNOPSIS

            
            .B mkimage

            
            .RB "\-l [" "uimage file name" "]"


            .B mkimage

            
            .RB [\fIoptions\fP] " \-f [" "image tree source file" "]" " [" "uimage file name" "]"


            .B mkimage

            
            .RB [\fIoptions\fP] " \-F [" "uimage file name" "]"


            .B mkimage

            
            .RB [\fIoptions\fP] " (legacy mode)"


            .SH "DESCRIPTION"

            
            The

            
            .B mkimage

            
            command is used to create images for use with the U-Boot boot loader.

            
            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

            
            .I legacy image

            
            format concatenates the individual parts (for example, kernel image,

            
            device tree blob and ramdisk image) and adds a 64 bytes header

            
            containing information about target architecture, operating system,

            
            image type, compression method, entry points, time stamp, checksums,

            
            etc.


            The new

            
            .I FIT (Flattened Image Tree) format

            
            allows for more flexibility in handling images of various types and also

            
            enhances integrity protection of images with stronger checksums. It also

            
            supports verified boot.


            .SH "OPTIONS"


            .B List image information:


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-l [" "uimage file name" "]"

            
            mkimage lists the information contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image.


            .P

            
            .B Create old legacy image:


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-A [" "architecture" "]"

            
            Set architecture. Pass \-h as the architecture to see the list of supported architectures.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-O [" "os" "]"

            
            Set operating system. bootm command of u-boot changes boot method by os type.

            
            Pass \-h as the OS to see the list of supported OS.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-T [" "image type" "]"

            
            Set image type.

            
            Pass \-h as the image to see the list of supported image type.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-C [" "compression type" "]"

            
            Set compression type.

            
            Pass \-h as the compression to see the list of supported compression type.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-a [" "load address" "]"

            
            Set load address with a hex number.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-e [" "entry point" "]"

            
            Set entry point with a hex number.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-l"

            
            List the contents of an image.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-n [" "image name" "]"

            
            Set image name to 'image name'.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-d [" "image data file" "]"

            
            Use image data from 'image data file'.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-x"

            
            Set XIP (execute in place) flag.


            .P

            
            .B Create FIT image:


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-b [" "device tree file" "]

            
            Appends the device tree binary file (.dtb) to the FIT.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-c [" "comment" "]"

            
            Specifies a comment to be added when signing. This is typically a useful

            
            message which describes how the image was signed or some other useful

            
            information.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-D [" "dtc options" "]"

            
            Provide special options to the device tree compiler that is used to

            
            create the image.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-E

            
            After processing, move the image data outside the FIT and store a data offset

            
            in the FIT. Images will be placed one after the other immediately after the

            
            FIT, with each one aligned to a 4-byte boundary. The existing 'data' property

            
            in each image will be replaced with 'data-offset' and 'data-size' properties.

            
            A 'data-offset' of 0 indicates that it starts in the first (4-byte aligned)

            
            byte after the FIT.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-f [" "image tree source file" " | " "auto" "]"

            
            Image tree source file that describes the structure and contents of the

            
            FIT image.


            This can be automatically generated for some simple cases.

            
            Use "-f auto" for this. In that case the arguments -d, -A, -O, -T, -C, -a

            
            and -e are used to specify the image to include in the FIT and its attributes.

            
            No .its file is required.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-F"

            
            Indicates that an existing FIT image should be modified. No dtc

            
            compilation is performed and the \-f flag should not be given.

            
            This can be used to sign images with additional keys after initial image

            
            creation.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-k [" "key_directory" "]"

            
            Specifies the directory containing keys to use for signing. This directory

            
            should contain a private key file <name>.key for use with signing and a

            
            certificate <name>.crt (containing the public key) for use with verification.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-K [" "key_destination" "]"

            
            Specifies a compiled device tree binary file (typically .dtb) to write

            
            public key information into. When a private key is used to sign an image,

            
            the corresponding public key is written into this file for for run-time

            
            verification. Typically the file here is the device tree binary used by

            
            CONFIG_OF_CONTROL in U-Boot.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-p [" "external position" "]"

            
            Place external data at a static external position. See \-E. Instead of writing

            
            a 'data-offset' property defining the offset from the end of the FIT, \-p will

            
            use 'data-position' as the absolute position from the base of the FIT.


            .TP

            
            .BI "\-r

            
            Specifies that keys used to sign the FIT are required. This means that they

            
            must be verified for the image to boot. Without this option, the verification

            
            will be optional (useful for testing but not for release).


            .SH EXAMPLES


            List image information:

            
            .nf

            
            .B mkimage -l uImage

            
            .fi

            
            .P

            
            Create legacy image with compressed PowerPC Linux kernel:

            
            .nf

            
            .B mkimage -A powerpc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \\\\

            
            .br

            
            .B -a 0 -e 0 -n Linux -d vmlinux.gz uImage

            
            .fi

            
            .P

            
            Create FIT image with compressed PowerPC Linux kernel:

            
            .nf

            
            .B mkimage -f kernel.its kernel.itb

            
            .fi

            
            .P

            
            Create FIT image with compressed kernel and sign it with keys in the

            
            /public/signing-keys directory. Add corresponding public keys into u-boot.dtb,

            
            skipping those for which keys cannot be found. Also add a comment.

            
            .nf

            
            .B mkimage -f kernel.its -k /public/signing-keys -K u-boot.dtb \\\\

            
            .br

            
            .B -c """Kernel 3.8 image for production devices""" kernel.itb

            
            .fi


            .P

            
            Update an existing FIT image, signing it with additional keys.

            
            Add corresponding public keys into u-boot.dtb. This will resign all images

            
            with keys that are available in the new directory. Images that request signing

            
            with unavailable keys are skipped.

            
            .nf

            
            .B mkimage -F -k /secret/signing-keys -K u-boot.dtb \\\\

            
            .br

            
            .B -c """Kernel 3.8 image for production devices""" kernel.itb

            
            .fi


            .P

            
            Create a FIT image containing a kernel, using automatic mode. No .its file

            
            is required.

            
            .nf

            
            .B mkimage -f auto -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 43e00000 -e 0 \\\\

            
            .br

            
            .B -c """Kernel 4.4 image for production devices""" -d vmlinuz kernel.itb

            
            .fi

            
            .P

            
            Create a FIT image containing a kernel and some device tree files, using

            
            automatic mode. No .its file is required.

            
            .nf

            
            .B mkimage -f auto -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 43e00000 -e 0 \\\\

            
            .br

            
            .B -c """Kernel 4.4 image for production devices""" -d vmlinuz \\\\

            
            .B -b /path/to/rk3288-firefly.dtb -b /path/to/rk3288-jerry.dtb kernel.itb

            
            .fi


            .SH HOMEPAGE

            
            http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/WebHome

            
            .PP

            
            .SH AUTHOR

            
            This manual page was written by Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <iwamatsu@nigauri.org>

            
            and Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>. It was updated for image signing by

            
            Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>.
	.TH MKIMAGE 1 "2010-05-16"

	.SH NAME
	mkimage \- Generate image for U-Boot
	.SH SYNOPSIS
	.B mkimage
	.RB "\-l [" "uimage file name" "]"

	.B mkimage
	.RB [\fIoptions\fP] " \-f [" "image tree source file" "]" " [" "uimage file name" "]"

	.B mkimage
	.RB [\fIoptions\fP] " \-F [" "uimage file name" "]"

	.B mkimage
	.RB [\fIoptions\fP] " (legacy mode)"

	.SH "DESCRIPTION"
	The
	.B mkimage
	command is used to create images for use with the U-Boot boot loader.
	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
	.I legacy image
	format concatenates the individual parts (for example, kernel image,
	device tree blob and ramdisk image) and adds a 64 bytes header
	containing information about target architecture, operating system,
	image type, compression method, entry points, time stamp, checksums,
	etc.

	The new
	.I FIT (Flattened Image Tree) format
	allows for more flexibility in handling images of various types and also
	enhances integrity protection of images with stronger checksums. It also
	supports verified boot.

	.SH "OPTIONS"

	.B List image information:

	.TP
	.BI "\-l [" "uimage file name" "]"
	mkimage lists the information contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image.

	.P
	.B Create old legacy image:

	.TP
	.BI "\-A [" "architecture" "]"
	Set architecture. Pass \-h as the architecture to see the list of supported architectures.

	.TP
	.BI "\-O [" "os" "]"
	Set operating system. bootm command of u-boot changes boot method by os type.
	Pass \-h as the OS to see the list of supported OS.

	.TP
	.BI "\-T [" "image type" "]"
	Set image type.
	Pass \-h as the image to see the list of supported image type.

	.TP
	.BI "\-C [" "compression type" "]"
	Set compression type.
	Pass \-h as the compression to see the list of supported compression type.

	.TP
	.BI "\-a [" "load address" "]"
	Set load address with a hex number.

	.TP
	.BI "\-e [" "entry point" "]"
	Set entry point with a hex number.

	.TP
	.BI "\-l"
	List the contents of an image.

	.TP
	.BI "\-n [" "image name" "]"
	Set image name to 'image name'.

	.TP
	.BI "\-d [" "image data file" "]"
	Use image data from 'image data file'.

	.TP
	.BI "\-x"
	Set XIP (execute in place) flag.

	.P
	.B Create FIT image:

	.TP
	.BI "\-b [" "device tree file" "]
	Appends the device tree binary file (.dtb) to the FIT.

	.TP
	.BI "\-c [" "comment" "]"
	Specifies a comment to be added when signing. This is typically a useful
	message which describes how the image was signed or some other useful
	information.

	.TP
	.BI "\-D [" "dtc options" "]"
	Provide special options to the device tree compiler that is used to
	create the image.

	.TP
	.BI "\-E
	After processing, move the image data outside the FIT and store a data offset
	in the FIT. Images will be placed one after the other immediately after the
	FIT, with each one aligned to a 4-byte boundary. The existing 'data' property
	in each image will be replaced with 'data-offset' and 'data-size' properties.
	A 'data-offset' of 0 indicates that it starts in the first (4-byte aligned)
	byte after the FIT.

	.TP
	.BI "\-f [" "image tree source file" " \| " "auto" "]"
	Image tree source file that describes the structure and contents of the
	FIT image.

	This can be automatically generated for some simple cases.
	Use "-f auto" for this. In that case the arguments -d, -A, -O, -T, -C, -a
	and -e are used to specify the image to include in the FIT and its attributes.
	No .its file is required.

	.TP
	.BI "\-F"
	Indicates that an existing FIT image should be modified. No dtc
	compilation is performed and the \-f flag should not be given.
	This can be used to sign images with additional keys after initial image
	creation.

	.TP
	.BI "\-k [" "key_directory" "]"
	Specifies the directory containing keys to use for signing. This directory
	should contain a private key file <name>.key for use with signing and a
	certificate <name>.crt (containing the public key) for use with verification.

	.TP
	.BI "\-K [" "key_destination" "]"
	Specifies a compiled device tree binary file (typically .dtb) to write
	public key information into. When a private key is used to sign an image,
	the corresponding public key is written into this file for for run-time
	verification. Typically the file here is the device tree binary used by
	CONFIG_OF_CONTROL in U-Boot.

	.TP
	.BI "\-p [" "external position" "]"
	Place external data at a static external position. See \-E. Instead of writing
	a 'data-offset' property defining the offset from the end of the FIT, \-p will
	use 'data-position' as the absolute position from the base of the FIT.

	.TP
	.BI "\-r
	Specifies that keys used to sign the FIT are required. This means that they
	must be verified for the image to boot. Without this option, the verification
	will be optional (useful for testing but not for release).

	.SH EXAMPLES

	List image information:
	.nf
	.B mkimage -l uImage
	.fi
	.P
	Create legacy image with compressed PowerPC Linux kernel:
	.nf
	.B mkimage -A powerpc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \\\\
	.br
	.B -a 0 -e 0 -n Linux -d vmlinux.gz uImage
	.fi
	.P
	Create FIT image with compressed PowerPC Linux kernel:
	.nf
	.B mkimage -f kernel.its kernel.itb
	.fi
	.P
	Create FIT image with compressed kernel and sign it with keys in the
	/public/signing-keys directory. Add corresponding public keys into u-boot.dtb,
	skipping those for which keys cannot be found. Also add a comment.
	.nf
	.B mkimage -f kernel.its -k /public/signing-keys -K u-boot.dtb \\\\
	.br
	.B -c """Kernel 3.8 image for production devices""" kernel.itb
	.fi

	.P
	Update an existing FIT image, signing it with additional keys.
	Add corresponding public keys into u-boot.dtb. This will resign all images
	with keys that are available in the new directory. Images that request signing
	with unavailable keys are skipped.
	.nf
	.B mkimage -F -k /secret/signing-keys -K u-boot.dtb \\\\
	.br
	.B -c """Kernel 3.8 image for production devices""" kernel.itb
	.fi

	.P
	Create a FIT image containing a kernel, using automatic mode. No .its file
	is required.
	.nf
	.B mkimage -f auto -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 43e00000 -e 0 \\\\
	.br
	.B -c """Kernel 4.4 image for production devices""" -d vmlinuz kernel.itb
	.fi
	.P
	Create a FIT image containing a kernel and some device tree files, using
	automatic mode. No .its file is required.
	.nf
	.B mkimage -f auto -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 43e00000 -e 0 \\\\
	.br
	.B -c """Kernel 4.4 image for production devices""" -d vmlinuz \\\\
	.B -b /path/to/rk3288-firefly.dtb -b /path/to/rk3288-jerry.dtb kernel.itb
	.fi

	.SH HOMEPAGE
	http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/WebHome
	.PP
	.SH AUTHOR
	This manual page was written by Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <iwamatsu@nigauri.org>
	and Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>. It was updated for image signing by
	Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>.