From: Grant Likely <grant.likely-s3s/WqlpOiPyB63q8FvJNQ@public.gmane.org>
To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: sodaville-hfZtesqFncYOwBW4kG4KsQ@public.gmane.org,
devicetree-discuss-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org,
arjan-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] of/fdt: add kernel command line option for dtb_compat string
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:34:40 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20101116063440.GC4074@angua.secretlab.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4CE1CFDA.7030900-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 04:27:06PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 11/13/2010 10:22 PM, Grant Likely wrote:
> >
> > 'char' is completely bogus in this context. Either void or struct
> > boot_param_header would be more accurate and useful. I believe you
> > can do:
> >
> > extern void __dtb_start;
> > extern_void __dtb_end;
> >
> > And then reference the addresses with &__dtb_start and &__dtb_end.
> > That would eliminate a lot of the casting below.
> >
>
> Except that doesn't work with gcc 4.5+; you really need to use an array
> type.
heh. Oh well, an array it must be then.
g.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-11-16 6:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-11-12 0:03 [PATCH 0/4] [RFC V4] Adding DTB to architecture independent vmlinux dirk.brandewie-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w
[not found] ` <cover.1289520079.git.dirk.brandewie-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-11-12 0:03 ` [PATCH 1/4] x86/of: Support building device tree blob(s) into image dirk.brandewie-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w
[not found] ` <1b004c685c67c07a5a0b2b16b3a00dd016e2b759.1289520079.git.dirk.brandewie-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-11-14 5:13 ` Grant Likely
2010-11-12 0:03 ` [PATCH 2/4] of: Add support for linking device tree blobs into vmlinux dirk.brandewie-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w
[not found] ` <7d0a9d70f1616340115c187547006c76b0135ca7.1289520079.git.dirk.brandewie-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-11-14 5:25 ` Grant Likely
[not found] ` <20101114052525.GC2355-MrY2KI0G/OVr83L8+7iqerDks+cytr/Z@public.gmane.org>
2010-11-15 16:37 ` Dirk Brandewie
[not found] ` <4CE161AE.4030103-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-11-15 21:27 ` [sodaville] " H. Peter Anvin
2010-11-12 0:03 ` [PATCH 3/4] of/dtc: force dtb size to modulo 32 bytes dirk.brandewie-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w
[not found] ` <a7e6885535e6c930560f3d79a8a55ae922499752.1289520079.git.dirk.brandewie-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-11-12 0:47 ` [sodaville] " H. Peter Anvin
[not found] ` <4CDC8EA3.6080608-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
2010-11-12 1:01 ` Dirk Brandewie
[not found] ` <4CDC91DC.7030407-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-11-12 1:16 ` David Gibson
2010-11-12 16:24 ` Dirk Brandewie
[not found] ` <4CDD6A55.6040603-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-11-12 19:08 ` H. Peter Anvin
2010-11-12 22:20 ` Jon Loeliger
2010-11-14 0:44 ` David Gibson
2010-11-14 4:35 ` Grant Likely
2010-11-12 0:03 ` [PATCH 4/4] of/fdt: add kernel command line option for dtb_compat string dirk.brandewie-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w
[not found] ` <855a5a11d04a7c1883675b6a77992c4af85222fd.1289520079.git.dirk.brandewie-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-11-14 6:22 ` Grant Likely
2010-11-14 6:26 ` Stephen Neuendorffer
[not found] ` <2573ead1-944d-4ba5-ace3-12936693d872-RaUQJvECHiv5op9OF0Koj7jjLBE8jN/0@public.gmane.org>
2010-11-14 6:33 ` Grant Likely
[not found] ` <20101114062246.GD2355-MrY2KI0G/OVr83L8+7iqerDks+cytr/Z@public.gmane.org>
2010-11-16 0:27 ` H. Peter Anvin
[not found] ` <4CE1CFDA.7030900-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
2010-11-16 6:34 ` Grant Likely [this message]
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