From: stanley.miao@windriver.com (stanley.miao)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] support ARM BE8 mode on a little endian machine
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:23:28 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4D3418A0.7050504@windriver.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimXAtpRz=ZjmN8brHMQNqgGMKhpo=v_sFk_Aeuf@mail.gmail.com>
Catalin Marinas wrote:
> On 17 January 2011 08:42, Stanley.Miao <stanley.miao@windriver.com> wrote:
>
>> When BE8 kernel is running on a little endian machine, the kernel endian
>> mode need to be converted at the begining of the startup procedure with
>> the instruction "setend be".
>>
>
> Can we not let the boot loader do this? It could also prepare the tags
> as big endian.
>
>
Yes, the bootloader can also do this. However, it is dangerous to modify
the
bootloader. If the new boot loader can't work, it is difficult to update
the
bootloader again. So, I choose to modify Linux kernel.
Stanley.
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Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-01-17 8:42 [PATCH 0/3] Support BE8 kernel modules relocation Stanley.Miao
2011-01-17 8:42 ` Stanley.Miao
2011-01-17 8:42 ` [PATCH 1/3] Support BE8 mode " Stanley.Miao
2011-01-17 8:42 ` Stanley.Miao
2011-01-17 8:52 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-01-17 8:52 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-01-17 9:56 ` Catalin Marinas
2011-01-17 9:56 ` Catalin Marinas
2011-01-18 1:22 ` Stanley.Miao
2011-01-18 15:23 ` Catalin Marinas
2011-01-19 6:21 ` Stanley.Miao
2011-01-19 17:32 ` Catalin Marinas
2011-01-21 9:39 ` stanley.miao
2011-01-17 8:42 ` [PATCH 2/3] support ARM BE8 mode on a little endian machine Stanley.Miao
2011-01-17 8:42 ` Stanley.Miao
2011-01-17 10:01 ` Catalin Marinas
2011-01-17 10:01 ` Catalin Marinas
2011-01-17 10:23 ` stanley.miao [this message]
2011-01-18 1:24 ` Stanley.Miao
2011-01-17 8:42 ` [PATCH 3/3] Add ARM kernel debug macros for locating the boot problems quickly Stanley.Miao
2011-01-17 8:42 ` Stanley.Miao
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2011-01-19 6:44 [PATCH V2 0/3] Support BE8 kernel modules relocation Stanley.Miao
2011-01-19 6:44 ` [PATCH 2/3] support ARM BE8 mode on a little endian machine Stanley.Miao
2011-01-21 9:46 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-01-21 10:51 ` Stanley.Miao
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