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Linux 6.10 To Add Script For Building ARM64 Flat Image Trees


Queued as part of the ARM64 patches in the various '-next' branches ahead of the Linux 6.10 merge window is a script for being able to build Flat Image Trees (FITs)

Queued as part of the ARM64 patches in the various "-next" branches ahead of the Linux 6.10 merge window is a script for being able to build Flat Image Trees (FITs). A Flat Image Tree is the compiled Linux kernel paired with the associated DeviceTree content that is compressed and easily then distributed and executed by capable bootloaders. The Flat Image Tree build target support is currently residing within ARM64's for-next/kbuild branch ahead of the Linux 6.10 merge window opening in mid-May.

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