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Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/9] MIPS: Call relocate_kernel if CONFIG_RELOCATABLE=y
From: Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn () imgtec ! com>
Date: 2015-12-04 8:20:05
Message-ID: 56614CB5.9020002 () imgtec ! com
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Hi James,
On 03/12/15 18:54, James Hogan wrote:
> On 3 December 2015 17:46:14 GMT+00:00, Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com> wrote:
>> On 12/03/2015 05:53 PM, Matt Redfearn wrote:
>>
>>>>> If CONFIG_RELOCATABLE is enabled, jump to relocate_kernel.
>>>>>
>>>>> This function will return the entry point of the relocated kernel
>> if
>>>>> copy/relocate is sucessful or the original entry point if not. The
>> stack
>>>>> pointer must then be pointed into the new image.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@imgtec.com>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> arch/mips/kernel/head.S | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>> 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
>>>>> index 4e4cc5b9a771..7dc043349d66 100644
>>>>> --- a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
>>>>> +++ b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
>>>>> @@ -132,7 +132,27 @@ not_found:
>>>>> set_saved_sp sp, t0, t1
>>>>> PTR_SUBU sp, 4 * SZREG # init stack pointer
>>>>>
>>>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
>>>>> + /* Copy kernel and apply the relocations */
>>>>> + jal relocate_kernel
>>>>> +
>>>>> + /* Repoint the sp into the new kernel image */
>>>>> + PTR_LI sp, _THREAD_SIZE - 32 - PT_SIZE
>>>>> + PTR_ADDU sp, $28
>>>> Can't you account for it in the previous PTR_LI?
>>> During relocate_kernel, $28, pointer to the current thread,
>> Ah, it's a register! I thought it was an immediate. Nevermind then. :-)
> Although, it could still be reduced:
> PTR_ADDU sp, gp, _THREAD_SIZE - 32 - PT_SIZE
>
> Assuming the immediate is in range of signed 16bit.
The immediate would be 32552, so in range of signed 16bit, but that
would be brittle if either _THREAD_SIZE or PT_SIZE were to change in
future....
Thanks,
Matt
>
> Cheers
> James
>
>> [...]
>>
>> MBR, Sergei
>
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