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From: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
To: Grant Likely <glikely@gmail.com>
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: Fwd: Memory Size Requirement to Run Linux on Embedded Environment
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 23:15:21 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050212221526.2B75FC1430@atlas.denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 12 Feb 2005 11:57:06 MST." <528646bc05021210572aaeaa3f@mail.gmail.com>

In message <528646bc05021210572aaeaa3f@mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
> 
> > This is not correct. U-Boot is located where your memory map dictates
> > it, this can be the begining or the end or right  in  the  middle  of
> > your flash - depending on your hardware design.
> I suggested the beginning of flash under the assumption that u-boot
> would be the first code to execute.  Albert, if it is not then you
> will need to have some other code at the boot location.

That's what I intended topoint out: this is hardware dependent;  some
processiors  support  low-boot  (0x100)  and  high-boot (0xFFF00100),
others  have  a  fixed  reset  vector  (0xFFFFFFFC),  and  yet  other
architectures behave differently (like ARM startin at 0x0000).

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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      reply	other threads:[~2005-02-12 22:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-02-12  8:19 Memory Size Requirement to Run Linux on Embedded Environment David, Albert
     [not found] ` <528646bc05021201091a106a96@mail.gmail.com>
2005-02-12 10:17   ` Fwd: " Grant Likely
2005-02-12 18:21     ` Wolfgang Denk
2005-02-12 18:57       ` Grant Likely
2005-02-12 22:15         ` Wolfgang Denk [this message]

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