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powerpc/boot: Move ubldr to /boot/uboot, and make this a separate filesystem
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Authored by jhibbits on Jan 2 2019, 3:53 AM.
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Now that mpc85xx can boot via ubldr, move ubldr to a separate
filesystem, mounted on /boot/uboot, so that a fresh install can boot correctly.

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Longer-term, it might be better to avoid a proliferation of special cases like this to set LOADER_MSDOS_SUPPORT for the U-boot loader and make loader flexible enough to find the kernel etc. in the root rather than /boot. But this is fine for now.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jan 13 2019, 4:53 AM
This revision was automatically updated to reflect the committed changes.