From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: dave.martin@linaro.org (Dave Martin) Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:17:53 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 0/4] Consistently enter the kernel in ARM state In-Reply-To: References: <1308577229-23681-1-git-send-email-dave.martin@linaro.org> Message-ID: <20110620141753.GB6310@arm.com> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 10:01:11AM -0400, Nicolas Pitre wrote: > On Mon, 20 Jun 2011, Dave Martin wrote: > > > This series rationalises the kernel entry requirements so that > > Image is entered in ARM state, just like zImage. > > > > This should enable Image to be booted reliably for Thumb-2 kernels, > > just like zImage. > > > > The Booting documentation is updated to describe the requirement: > > this resolves the ARM/Thumb ambiguity for Thumb-2 kernels; for ARM > > kernels there is no implied change. > > > > Dave Martin (4): > > ARM: head: Always Enter the kernel in ARM state > > ARM: head-nommu: Always enter the kernel in ARM state > > ARM: zImage: Jump to the decompressed kernel entry point in ARM state > > I'm afraid the above 3 patches will have to be folded together, > otherwise a Thumb2 kernel won't boot if the last patch is not applied, > which might cause problems with git bisect. Hmm, I was wondering about that. > Otherwise you can add "Acked-by Nicolas Pitre " > to all of them. I'll fold the patches together. It's a small series, so that shouldn't cause trouble for people. Thanks for the feedback. Cheers ---Dave