Using Android FOTA system on general Linux systems











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The Android FOTA API is really great imo, even though I really dislike almost everything else about Android. Here's why it's great:




  • built-in authentication and integrity checks

  • inter-OS communication and logging through dedicated partition is simple but elegant

  • super general due to the fact that the ota package can be any arbitrary executable

  • incremental upgrades possible

  • implementing most of the upgrade logic in initramfs rather than bootloader

  • allows A/B updating for not only rootfs, but other partitions as well

  • dedicated user partition outside the jurisdiction of FOTA (by default anyway)


But none of this is in any way closely tied to Android itself. So my question is: Are there any FOTA systems implemented for general Linux (with U-Boot) that are similar in spirit to Android FOTA, possibly even re-using components from Android?










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    The Android FOTA API is really great imo, even though I really dislike almost everything else about Android. Here's why it's great:




    • built-in authentication and integrity checks

    • inter-OS communication and logging through dedicated partition is simple but elegant

    • super general due to the fact that the ota package can be any arbitrary executable

    • incremental upgrades possible

    • implementing most of the upgrade logic in initramfs rather than bootloader

    • allows A/B updating for not only rootfs, but other partitions as well

    • dedicated user partition outside the jurisdiction of FOTA (by default anyway)


    But none of this is in any way closely tied to Android itself. So my question is: Are there any FOTA systems implemented for general Linux (with U-Boot) that are similar in spirit to Android FOTA, possibly even re-using components from Android?










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      The Android FOTA API is really great imo, even though I really dislike almost everything else about Android. Here's why it's great:




      • built-in authentication and integrity checks

      • inter-OS communication and logging through dedicated partition is simple but elegant

      • super general due to the fact that the ota package can be any arbitrary executable

      • incremental upgrades possible

      • implementing most of the upgrade logic in initramfs rather than bootloader

      • allows A/B updating for not only rootfs, but other partitions as well

      • dedicated user partition outside the jurisdiction of FOTA (by default anyway)


      But none of this is in any way closely tied to Android itself. So my question is: Are there any FOTA systems implemented for general Linux (with U-Boot) that are similar in spirit to Android FOTA, possibly even re-using components from Android?










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      The Android FOTA API is really great imo, even though I really dislike almost everything else about Android. Here's why it's great:




      • built-in authentication and integrity checks

      • inter-OS communication and logging through dedicated partition is simple but elegant

      • super general due to the fact that the ota package can be any arbitrary executable

      • incremental upgrades possible

      • implementing most of the upgrade logic in initramfs rather than bootloader

      • allows A/B updating for not only rootfs, but other partitions as well

      • dedicated user partition outside the jurisdiction of FOTA (by default anyway)


      But none of this is in any way closely tied to Android itself. So my question is: Are there any FOTA systems implemented for general Linux (with U-Boot) that are similar in spirit to Android FOTA, possibly even re-using components from Android?







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