[PATCH 0/1] ubifs: support authentication without hmac

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Richard,

In message <667429184.71186.1593417085045.JavaMail.zimbra at nod.at> you wrote:
>
> > No, U-Boot does not implement any preferences here, i. e. both
> > methods can be used out of the box.  It is just the preference of
> > the user who decides which way to go - using the file system seems
> > more flexible to some unsers, while others care about the additional
> > boot time needed to mount the file system or the additional memory
> > footprint needed for the file system code.
> > 
> > Your choice.
>
> Good to know! Thanks for pointing this out.
>
> I think for most users reading from a filesystem feels more natural
> since on other storage systems this is the only way to go.

It's also easier to use a file system for example during development,
for example when you often switch between several different kernel
images and such.

But as mentioned it comes with the penalty of additional overhead,
both in memory footprint and boot time, so for the production
configuration it makes sense to use a static UBI volume instead.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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