From: Thiemo Seufer <ths@networkno.de>
To: Franck Bui-Huu <vagabon.xyz@gmail.com>
Cc: Kumba <kumba@gentoo.org>,
Linux MIPS List <linux-mips@linux-mips.org>,
Arnaud Giersch <arnaud.giersch@free.fr>
Subject: Re: IP32 prom crashes due to __pa() funkiness
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:07:38 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070319140738.GA28895@networkno.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <45FE95EE.5030108@innova-card.com>
Franck Bui-Huu wrote:
[snip]
> > Now I guess we're back to CONFIG_BUILD_ELF64=n? I guess the real
> > question is, which way is the OneWay(TM), RightWay(TM) and OnlyWay(TM)?
>
> Now it's clear that CONFIG_BUILD_ELF64 is really confusing. I would say
> that whatever the value of CONFIG_BUILD_ELF64, your kernel should run
> fine. BUT it really depends on your kernel load address:
>
> if CONFIG_BUILD_ELF64=y then kernel load address must be in XKPHYS
> if CONFIG_BUILD_ELF64=n then kernel load address must be in CKSEG0
>
> All others configs (I think) are buggy...
Why? A ELF64 kernel for CKSEG0 should be fine, at least in principle,
even if it doesn't work wih the current codebase.
> That's said, it seems that IPxx kernels are really special
> beasts. Take from MIPS makefile:
>
> """
> Some machines like the Indy need 32-bit ELF binaries for booting
> purposes.
> """
This is true for netbooting via firmware. For booting from disk the
bootloaders support AFAIR ELF64-for-CKSEG0.
Thiemo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-03-19 14:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 110+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-03-04 23:18 Building 64 bit kernel on Cobalt Jim Gifford
2007-03-04 23:27 ` Ralf Baechle
2007-03-08 6:11 ` Jim Gifford
2007-03-08 8:46 ` Jim Gifford
2007-03-08 12:48 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-08 16:11 ` Jim Gifford
2007-03-13 0:57 ` Jim Gifford
2007-03-13 10:38 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-13 11:53 ` Ralf Baechle
2007-03-18 21:52 ` Jim Gifford
2007-03-19 1:12 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-19 5:20 ` Jim Gifford
2007-03-19 6:07 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-19 10:08 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-19 10:17 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-21 17:07 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-21 19:31 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-23 13:47 ` Kumba
2007-03-23 15:24 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-24 3:31 ` Kumba
2007-03-24 14:47 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-24 23:16 ` Thiemo Seufer
2007-03-25 7:25 ` [PATCH]: Remove CONFIG_BUILD_ELF64 entirely Kumba
2007-03-25 14:45 ` Thiemo Seufer
2007-03-26 11:35 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2007-03-26 11:56 ` Ralf Baechle
2007-03-26 12:09 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2007-03-26 12:34 ` Ralf Baechle
2007-03-25 16:10 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-25 16:40 ` Ralf Baechle
2007-03-26 9:14 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-26 9:42 ` Thiemo Seufer
2007-03-25 16:59 ` Kumba
2007-03-25 17:07 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-25 18:33 ` Kumba
2007-03-26 10:36 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-26 13:48 ` Kumba
2007-03-26 14:43 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-27 0:51 ` Kumba
2007-03-27 14:53 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-27 17:54 ` Ilya A. Volynets-Evenbakh
2007-03-28 15:14 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-27 19:01 ` Thiemo Seufer
2007-03-28 13:26 ` Kumba
2007-03-28 15:24 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-29 1:50 ` Kumba
2007-03-29 14:53 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-30 6:18 ` Kumba
2007-03-30 2:20 ` Kumba
2007-02-18 20:00 ` IP32 prom crashes due to __pa() funkiness Kumba
2007-03-01 4:33 ` Kumba
2007-03-01 9:39 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-10 9:41 ` [PATCH], " peter fuerst
2007-03-17 19:52 ` Kumba
2007-03-17 21:48 ` Arnaud Giersch
2007-03-18 2:04 ` Kumba
2007-03-19 13:53 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-19 14:07 ` Thiemo Seufer [this message]
2007-03-19 14:19 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-19 14:17 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-19 14:24 ` Kumba
2007-03-19 14:45 ` Thiemo Seufer
2007-03-19 14:46 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-19 21:35 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-20 14:10 ` Kumba
2007-03-23 15:12 ` Franck Bui-Huu
[not found] ` <45FC3923.2080207@gentoo.org>
2007-03-18 9:42 ` peter fuerst
2007-03-18 21:26 ` Kumba
2007-03-18 21:37 ` Kumba
2007-03-18 22:44 ` Kumba
2007-03-19 13:57 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-30 3:01 ` [PATCH]: Remove CONFIG_BUILD_ELF64 entirely Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-30 5:35 ` Kumba
2007-03-30 6:09 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-09-26 2:08 ` CONFIG_BUILD_ELF64 broken on IP32 since 2.6.20 Atsushi Nemoto
2007-09-26 5:59 ` Martin Michlmayr
2007-09-26 6:19 ` Giuseppe Sacco
2007-09-27 0:24 ` Thiemo Seufer
2007-09-26 9:14 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-09-26 14:42 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-25 22:19 ` [PATCH]: Remove CONFIG_BUILD_ELF64 entirely Ralf Baechle
2007-03-26 13:25 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-26 13:54 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-26 14:48 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-26 15:31 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-26 15:45 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-26 16:07 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-27 3:12 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-27 8:01 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-26 15:56 ` Thiemo Seufer
2007-03-26 9:02 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-03-25 15:40 ` Building 64 bit kernel on Cobalt Atsushi Nemoto
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2007-09-25 18:13 CONFIG_BUILD_ELF64 broken on IP32 since 2.6.20 Martin Michlmayr
2007-09-25 18:32 ` sknauert
2007-09-25 18:43 ` Martin Michlmayr
2007-09-25 18:56 ` sknauert
2007-09-26 8:03 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-09-26 9:14 ` Martin Michlmayr
2007-09-26 9:54 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-09-26 10:24 ` Martin Michlmayr
2007-09-26 11:32 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2007-09-26 13:34 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-09-26 13:46 ` Martin Michlmayr
2007-09-26 14:49 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2007-09-26 15:34 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-09-26 15:47 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2007-09-27 8:11 ` Franck Bui-Huu
2007-09-27 11:10 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2007-09-27 13:36 ` Ralf Baechle
2007-09-27 13:47 ` Franck Bui-Huu
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