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

 .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 "\-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 \\\\
 -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 \\\\
 -c "Kernel 3.8 image for production devices" 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 addess" "]"
	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 "\-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 "\-f [" "image tree source file" "]"
	Image tree source file that describes the structure and contents of the
	FIT image.

	.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 "\-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 \\\\
	-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 \\\\
	-c "Kernel 3.8 image for production devices" 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>.