From: vimal.newwork@gmail.com (Vimal Singh)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Self modifying code in ARM 11 architectures
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 13:18:37 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <BANLkTinrj-dkJShzTQuhYSOWkK4QSEnQgQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTimyju7eEgtCpb_U6s8LNHk-_FGK4Q@mail.gmail.com>
CC'ing correct ARM mailing list.
On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Ashok Babu <ashok3d@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am no success in booting up the ARM1176 processor with the
> linux-2.6.32 kernel.
> While googling about the ARM?Harvard?architecture, I came to know that
> we have to flush/invalidate the D-Cache and I-Cache
> when using the self modifying codes.
>
> So here my questions/doubts :
> 1) Is'nt it the kernel itself is self modifying code with lots of
> function pointers ?
> ? ? If yes, how is synchronization b/w d-cache and i-cache handled in
> the kernel ?
> 2) Can this be the reason for the kernel not booting for me ?
> ? ? Because If i disable the I-Cache in the config, then the kernel
> boots up without any issues.
> Any pointers on this will be of great help.
>
> Thanks & Best Regards
> Ashok
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Regards,
Vimal Singh
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2011-05-25 7:48 ` Vimal Singh [this message]
2011-05-25 11:45 ` Self modifying code in ARM 11 architectures Uwe Kleine-König
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