From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: vimal.newwork@gmail.com (Vimal Singh) Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 13:18:37 +0530 Subject: Self modifying code in ARM 11 architectures In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org CC'ing correct ARM mailing list. On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Ashok Babu 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 > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-omap" in > the body of a message to majordomo at vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at ?http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- Regards, Vimal Singh