From: linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH 8/8] ARM: vmlinux.lds: Setup correct entry point to physical address
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:37:16 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120618113716.GG12029@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1340019011-18642-9-git-send-email-monstr@monstr.eu>
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 01:30:11PM +0200, Michal Simek wrote:
> linker script setups entry point to virtual address.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michal Simek <monstr@monstr.eu>
>
> ---
> Not sure what is the reason to setup entry point to virtual address.
> ---
> arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 4 +++-
> 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> index b996bc0..de43b01 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
> #endif
>
> OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
> -ENTRY(stext)
> +ENTRY(arm_start)
stext etc better stay as the virtual address through this change. The
kernel makes use of all stext/etext etc symbols as virtual addresses.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-06-18 11:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-06-18 11:30 ARM SMP/GIC/LDS patches for Xilinx Zynq remoteproc Michal Simek
2012-06-18 11:30 ` [RFC PATCH 1/8] ARM: gic: Support forcing cpumask for possible cpus in the system Michal Simek
2012-06-18 11:33 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2012-06-18 11:41 ` Michal Simek
2012-06-20 6:48 ` Michal Simek
2012-06-18 11:30 ` [RFC PATCH 2/8] ARM: gic: Export gic_raise_softirq function for kernel modules Michal Simek
2012-06-18 11:30 ` [RFC PATCH 3/8] ARM: gic: Introduce new gic_set_cpu Michal Simek
2012-06-18 11:30 ` [RFC PATCH 4/8] ARM: smp: Move cpu initialization directly to ipi_cpu_stop Michal Simek
2012-06-18 11:34 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2012-06-18 11:53 ` Michal Simek
2012-06-18 11:30 ` [RFC PATCH 5/8] AMP: smp: Extend number of IPIs Michal Simek
2012-06-18 11:35 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2012-06-18 11:54 ` Michal Simek
2012-06-18 11:30 ` [RFC PATCH 6/8] ARM: smp: Use generic API for ipi Michal Simek
2012-06-18 11:36 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2012-06-18 11:54 ` Michal Simek
2012-06-18 11:30 ` [RFC PATCH 7/8] ARM: vmlinux.lds: Setup physical load address not virtual Michal Simek
2012-06-18 14:06 ` Nicolas Pitre
2012-06-18 18:15 ` Michal Simek
2012-06-18 19:02 ` Nicolas Pitre
2012-06-18 19:23 ` Michal Simek
2012-06-18 21:10 ` Nicolas Pitre
2012-06-19 4:16 ` Michal Simek
2012-06-18 11:30 ` [RFC PATCH 8/8] ARM: vmlinux.lds: Setup correct entry point to physical address Michal Simek
2012-06-18 11:37 ` Russell King - ARM Linux [this message]
2012-06-18 11:45 ` Michal Simek
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