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diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/section.py b/tools/binman/etype/section.py index b90b80e4ce..2e68f276f0 100644 --- a/tools/binman/etype/section.py +++ b/tools/binman/etype/section.py @@ -13,6 +13,23 @@ import tools import bsection class Entry_section(Entry): + """Entry that contains other entries + + Properties / Entry arguments: (see binman README for more information) + - size: Size of section in bytes + - align-size: Align size to a particular power of two + - pad-before: Add padding before the entry + - pad-after: Add padding after the entry + - pad-byte: Pad byte to use when padding + - sort-by-offset: Reorder the entries by offset + - end-at-4gb: Used to build an x86 ROM which ends at 4GB (2^32) + - name-prefix: Adds a prefix to the name of every entry in the section + when writing out the map + + A section is an entry which can contain other entries, thus allowing + hierarchical images to be created. See 'Sections and hierarchical images' + in the binman README for more information. + """ def __init__(self, image, etype, node): Entry.__init__(self, image, etype, node) self._section = bsection.Section(node.name, node) |