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From: Dan Malek <dan@netx4.com>
To: bsimon@ctam.com.au
Cc: linuxppc-embedded <linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org>
Subject: Re: linuxppc embedded boot problems.
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:03:34 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <385872A6.14555CD1@netx4.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 38581CA8.152E5204@ctam.com.au


Brendan Simon wrote:

> In the mbxboot directory, the code basically copies the kernel to
> 0x100000, uncompresses the kernel and then jumps to the kernel starup
> code.  I take it this is known as the "kernel loader" ?

Yeah, I guess that is a good name for it.

> This code has statements to invalidate the cache before jumping to the
> kernel. Is this the same as making sure lines are not "locked" in the
> cache ?

No.  There are a couple of cache instructions that need to
be run during processor initialization out of reset.  I don't
have a book handy, but if you look in my fadsrom code in
start.S, the instructions are there.  It is a certain sequence
of invalidates and unlocks.


> All caches are disabled at this stage so I guess it shouldn't matter.

Right.


	-- Dan

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  reply	other threads:[~1999-12-16  5:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1999-12-15  5:55 linuxppc embedded boot problems Brian Kuschak
1999-12-15  5:22 ` linuxppc-embedded: /bin/sh wont run from nfsroot Brendan Simon
1999-12-15 11:00   ` Jim Chapman
1999-12-15 18:56     ` Alan Mimms
1999-12-15 20:09       ` Dan Malek
1999-12-15 21:27         ` Richard Hendricks
1999-12-15 21:37           ` Alan Mimms
1999-12-15 22:13             ` Dan Malek
1999-12-16 14:52             ` Richard Hendricks
1999-12-15 19:24     ` Dan Malek
1999-12-15 23:10       ` linuxppc-embedded: memory map question Brendan Simon
1999-12-16  9:37       ` linuxppc-embedded: programs wont run from nfsroot Brendan Simon
1999-12-15 22:40     ` linuxppc-embedded: /bin/sh " Brendan Simon
1999-12-16  0:24     ` Brendan Simon
1999-12-16  2:17       ` Brendan Simon
1999-12-15 19:11   ` Dan Malek
     [not found]   ` <ot66y035bv.fsf@thinktwice.zoftcorp.dk>
1999-12-15 22:29     ` Brendan Simon
1999-12-15 19:06 ` linuxppc embedded boot problems Dan Malek
1999-12-15 22:56   ` Brendan Simon
1999-12-16  5:03     ` Dan Malek [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
1999-12-16  4:08 Brian Kuschak
1999-12-14 22:12 Brendan Simon
1999-12-15  2:58 ` Dan Malek
1999-12-15  3:04   ` Brendan Simon
1999-12-15  4:11     ` Dan Malek
1999-12-15  3:51       ` Brendan Simon
1999-12-15 19:04         ` Dan Malek

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