This is the mail archive of the
ecos-discuss@sourceware.org
mailing list for the eCos project.
Re: Updating of applications during runtime
- From: bob dot koninckx at o-3s dot com
- To: "Gernot Zankl" <zankl at decomsys dot com>, ecos-discuss at ecos dot sourceware dot org
- Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 11:45:28 +0000
- Subject: Re: [ECOS] Updating of applications during runtime
- Sensitivity: Normal
If you have enough flash available, use the jffs2 flash filesystem. Both redboot and the application can mount it.
Bob
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gernot Zankl [mailto:zankl@decomsys.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2006 04:44 AM
>To: ecos-discuss@ecos.sourceware.org
>Subject: [ECOS] Updating of applications during runtime
>
>Hi all!
>
>I'm trying to find a way to update an application while
>running the application. I think the real hardware does not matter
>in this case.
>Currently the new application is loaded via
>TCP and stored in the flash by means of flash-fs.
>I'm now struggling with the problem, how to update the fis
>to create a valid fis entry (with a valid checksum).
>As far as I've searched the archive of this mailing list,
>i found in http://sourceware.org/ml/ecos-devel/2005-09/msg00003.html
>the fisfs for manipulation of fis entries from the application
>side.
>Is this a well kown good method to handle such tasks or are there any
>better ways for secure updating of applications.
>
>Thanks in advance for your advices,
>Gernot
>
>
>--
>Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos
>and search the list archive: http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-discuss
>
>
--
Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos
and search the list archive: http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-discuss