@@ -288,8 +288,11 @@ config ROM_NEEDS_BLOBS
depends on HAS_ROM
help
Enable this if building the u-boot.rom target needs binary blobs, and
- so cannot be done normally. In this case, pass BUILD_ROM=1 to make
- to tell U-Boot to build the ROM.
+ so cannot be done normally. In this case, U-Boot will only build the
+ ROM if the required blobs exist. If not, you will see an warning like:
+
+ Image 'main-section' is missing external blobs and is non-functional:
+ intel-descriptor intel-me intel-refcode intel-vga intel-mrc
config BUILD_ROM
bool "Build U-Boot as BIOS replacement"
@@ -1310,7 +1310,8 @@ quiet_cmd_binman = BINMAN $@
cmd_binman = $(srctree)/tools/binman/binman $(if $(BINMAN_DEBUG),-D) \
--toolpath $(objtree)/tools \
$(if $(BINMAN_VERBOSE),-v$(BINMAN_VERBOSE)) \
- build -u -d u-boot.dtb -O . -m --allow-missing \
+ build -u -d u-boot.dtb -O . \
+ $(if $(BUILD_ROM),,-m --allow-missing) \
-I . -I $(srctree) -I $(srctree)/board/$(BOARDDIR) \
$(BINMAN_$(@F))
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ CONFIG_GENERATE_ACPI_TABLE=y
CONFIG_X86_OFFSET_U_BOOT=0xfff00000
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="qemu-x86_i440fx"
CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
-CONFIG_BUILD_ROM=y
CONFIG_FIT=y
CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y
CONFIG_BOOTSTAGE=y
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ CONFIG_GENERATE_PIRQ_TABLE=y
CONFIG_GENERATE_MP_TABLE=y
CONFIG_GENERATE_ACPI_TABLE=y
CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
-CONFIG_BUILD_ROM=y
CONFIG_FIT=y
CONFIG_BOOTSTAGE=y
CONFIG_BOOTSTAGE_REPORT=y