Genimage __link__

partition rootfs in-partition-table = true image = "rootfs.ext4" size = 256M filesystem = ext4 mountpoint = "/"

The GenImage version is not only shorter but also: genimage

In the world of embedded Linux, build systems (like Yocto, Buildroot, or OpenWrt), and OS development, one recurring challenge is creating ready-to-use disk images from a directory tree. You could write a complex script using dd , losetup , mkfs , and mount , or you could use a much simpler solution: . partition rootfs in-partition-table = true image = "rootfs

image image.ext4 size = 64M filesystem = ext4 block_size = 4096 inodes = 8192 contents = "rootfs" build systems (like Yocto