The
.B mkimage
command is used to create images for use with the U-Boot boot loader.
-Thes eimages can contain the linux kernel, device tree blob, root file
+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,
+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
image type, compression method, entry points, time stamp, checksums,
etc.
-The new,
+The new
.I FIT (Flattened Image Tree) format
-allows for more flexibility in handling images of various and also
+allows for more flexibility in handling images of various types and also
enhances integrity protection of images with stronger checksums.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
.BI "\-A [" "architecture" "]"
-Set architecture. Pass -h as the architecture to see the list of supported architectures.
+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.
+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.
+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.
+Pass \-h as the compression to see the list of supported compression type.
.TP
.BI "\-a [" "load addess" "]"
.B Create FIT image:
.TP
-.BI "\-D "dtc option"
+.BI "\-D [" "dtc options" "]"
Provide special options to the device tree compiler that is used to
create the image.
.TP
-.BI "\-f "fit-image.its"
-Image tree source fine that descbres the structure and contents of the
+.BI "\-f [" "image tree source file" "]"
+Image tree source file that describes the structure and contents of the
FIT image.
-.SH EXMAPLES
+.SH EXAMPLES
List image information:
.nf