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From: "Benoît Thébaudeau" <benoit.thebaudeau@advansee.com>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] [PATCH] ARM: Fix __bss_start and __bss_end in linker scripts
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 01:13:51 +0200 (CEST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1194440159.1175839.1365117231970.JavaMail.root@advansee.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <436405570.1175811.1365116753714.JavaMail.root@advansee.com>

On Friday, April 5, 2013 1:05:53 AM, Beno?t Th?baudeau wrote:
> Hi Albert,
> 
> On Friday, April 5, 2013 12:13:53 AM, Albert ARIBAUD wrote:
> > Subject: [PATCH] ARM: Fix __bss_start and __bss_end in linker scripts
> > 
> > Commit 3ebd1cbc introduced compiler-generated __bss_start
> > and __bss_end__ and commit c23561e7 rewrote all __bss_end__
> > as __bss_end. Their merge caused silent and harmless but
> > potentially bug-inducing clashes between compiler- and linker-
> > enerated __bss_end symbols.
> > 
> > Make __bss_end and __bss_start compiler-only, and create
> > __bss_base and __bss_limit for linker-only use.
> > 
> > Reported-by: Beno?t Th?baudeau <benoit.thebaudeau@advansee.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Albert ARIBAUD <albert.u.boot@aribaud.net>
> > ---
> >  arch/arm/cpu/ixp/u-boot.lds        |   14 ++++++++++----
> >  arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds            |   14 ++++++++++----
> >  board/actux1/u-boot.lds            |   14 ++++++++++----
> >  board/actux2/u-boot.lds            |   14 ++++++++++----
> >  board/actux3/u-boot.lds            |   14 ++++++++++----
> >  board/dvlhost/u-boot.lds           |   14 ++++++++++----
> >  board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds |   14 ++++++++++----
> >  7 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/u-boot.lds
> > index 8345b55..c999829 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/u-boot.lds
> > +++ b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/u-boot.lds
> > @@ -67,17 +67,23 @@ SECTIONS
> >  
> >  	_end = .;
> >  
> > +/*
> > + * Compiler-generated __bss_start and __bss_end, see arch/arm/lib/bss.c
> > + * __bss_base and __bss_limit are for linker only (overlay ordering)
> > + */
> > +
> >  	.bss_start __rel_dyn_start (OVERLAY) : {
> >  		KEEP(*(.__bss_start));
> > +		HIDDEN(__bss_base = .);
> >  	}
> >  
> > -	.bss __bss_start (OVERLAY) : {
> > +	.bss __bss_base (OVERLAY) : {
> >  		*(.bss*)
> >  		 . = ALIGN(4);
> > -		 __bss_end = .;
> > +		 HIDDEN(__bss_limit = .);
> >  	}
> > -	.bss_end __bss_end (OVERLAY) : {
> > -		KEEP(*(__bss_end));
> > +	.bss_end __bss_limit (OVERLAY) : {
> > +		KEEP(*(.__bss_end));
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	/DISCARD/ : { *(.dynstr*) }
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
> > index 3a1083d..0543b06 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
> > +++ b/arch/arm/cpu/u-boot.lds
> > @@ -81,18 +81,24 @@ SECTIONS
> >  		*(.mmutable)
> >  	}
> >  
> > +/*
> > + * Compiler-generated __bss_start and __bss_end, see arch/arm/lib/bss.c
> > + * __bss_base and __bss_limit are for linker only (overlay ordering)
> > + */
> > +
> >  	.bss_start __rel_dyn_start (OVERLAY) : {
> >  		KEEP(*(.__bss_start));
> > +		HIDDEN(__bss_base = .);
> >  	}
> >  
> > -	.bss __bss_start (OVERLAY) : {
> > +	.bss __bss_base (OVERLAY) : {
> >  		*(.bss*)
> >  		 . = ALIGN(4);
> > -		 __bss_end = .;
> > +		 HIDDEN(__bss_limit = .);
> >  	}
> >  
> > -	.bss_end __bss_end (OVERLAY) : {
> > -		KEEP(*(__bss_end));
> > +	.bss_end __bss_limit (OVERLAY) : {
> > +		KEEP(*(.__bss_end));
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	/DISCARD/ : { *(.dynstr*) }
> > diff --git a/board/actux1/u-boot.lds b/board/actux1/u-boot.lds
> > index c76728a..7e5c4d8 100644
> > --- a/board/actux1/u-boot.lds
> > +++ b/board/actux1/u-boot.lds
> > @@ -74,17 +74,23 @@ SECTIONS
> >  
> >  	_end = .;
> >  
> > +/*
> > + * Compiler-generated __bss_start and __bss_end, see arch/arm/lib/bss.c
> > + * __bss_base and __bss_limit are for linker only (overlay ordering)
> > + */
> > +
> >  	.bss_start __rel_dyn_start (OVERLAY) : {
> >  		KEEP(*(.__bss_start));
> > +		HIDDEN(__bss_base = .);
> >  	}
> >  
> > -	.bss __bss_start (OVERLAY) : {
> > +	.bss __bss_base (OVERLAY) : {
> >  		*(.bss*)
> >  		 . = ALIGN(4);
> > -		 __bss_end = .;
> > +		 HIDDEN(__bss_limit = .);
> >  	}
> > -	.bss_end __bss_end (OVERLAY) : {
> > -		KEEP(*(__bss_end));
> > +	.bss_end __bss_limit (OVERLAY) : {
> > +		KEEP(*(.__bss_end));
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	/DISCARD/ : { *(.dynstr*) }
> > diff --git a/board/actux2/u-boot.lds b/board/actux2/u-boot.lds
> > index 984f70e..ce1b7c9 100644
> > --- a/board/actux2/u-boot.lds
> > +++ b/board/actux2/u-boot.lds
> > @@ -74,17 +74,23 @@ SECTIONS
> >  
> >  	_end = .;
> >  
> > +/*
> > + * Compiler-generated __bss_start and __bss_end, see arch/arm/lib/bss.c
> > + * __bss_base and __bss_limit are for linker only (overlay ordering)
> > + */
> > +
> >  	.bss_start __rel_dyn_start (OVERLAY) : {
> >  		KEEP(*(.__bss_start));
> > +		HIDDEN(__bss_base = .);
> >  	}
> >  
> > -	.bss __bss_start (OVERLAY) : {
> > +	.bss __bss_base (OVERLAY) : {
> >  		*(.bss*)
> >  		 . = ALIGN(4);
> > -		 __bss_end = .;
> > +		 HIDDEN(__bss_limit = .);
> >  	}
> > -	.bss_end __bss_end (OVERLAY) : {
> > -		KEEP(*(__bss_end));
> > +	.bss_end __bss_limit (OVERLAY) : {
> > +		KEEP(*(.__bss_end));
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	/DISCARD/ : { *(.dynstr*) }
> > diff --git a/board/actux3/u-boot.lds b/board/actux3/u-boot.lds
> > index fc48cf0..3e091dd 100644
> > --- a/board/actux3/u-boot.lds
> > +++ b/board/actux3/u-boot.lds
> > @@ -74,17 +74,23 @@ SECTIONS
> >  
> >  	_end = .;
> >  
> > +/*
> > + * Compiler-generated __bss_start and __bss_end, see arch/arm/lib/bss.c
> > + * __bss_base and __bss_limit are for linker only (overlay ordering)
> > + */
> > +
> >  	.bss_start __rel_dyn_start (OVERLAY) : {
> >  		KEEP(*(.__bss_start));
> > +		HIDDEN(__bss_base = .);
> >  	}
> >  
> > -	.bss __bss_start (OVERLAY) : {
> > +	.bss __bss_base (OVERLAY) : {
> >  		*(.bss*)
> >  		 . = ALIGN(4);
> > -		 __bss_end = .;
> > +		HIDDEN(__bss_limit = .);
> >  	}
> > -	.bss_end __bss_end (OVERLAY) : {
> > -		KEEP(*(__bss_end));
> > +	.bss_end __bss_limit (OVERLAY) : {
> > +		KEEP(*(.__bss_end));
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	/DISCARD/ : { *(.dynstr*) }
> > diff --git a/board/dvlhost/u-boot.lds b/board/dvlhost/u-boot.lds
> > index b13d3e1..fe3c21b 100644
> > --- a/board/dvlhost/u-boot.lds
> > +++ b/board/dvlhost/u-boot.lds
> > @@ -74,17 +74,23 @@ SECTIONS
> >  
> >  	_end = .;
> >  
> > +/*
> > + * Compiler-generated __bss_start and __bss_end, see arch/arm/lib/bss.c
> > + * __bss_base and __bss_limit are for linker only (overlay ordering)
> > + */
> > +
> >  	.bss_start __rel_dyn_start (OVERLAY) : {
> >  		KEEP(*(.__bss_start));
> > +		HIDDEN(__bss_base = .);
> >  	}
> >  
> > -	.bss __bss_start (OVERLAY) : {
> > +	.bss __bss_base (OVERLAY) : {
> >  		*(.bss*)
> >  		 . = ALIGN(4);
> > -		 __bss_end = .;
> > +		 HIDDEN(__bss_limit = .);
> >  	}
> > -	.bss_end __bss_end (OVERLAY) : {
> > -		KEEP(*(__bss_end));
> > +	.bss_end __bss_limit (OVERLAY) : {
> > +		KEEP(*(.__bss_end));
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	/DISCARD/ : { *(.dynstr*) }
> > diff --git a/board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds
> > b/board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds
> > index 264c4e8..e6885a5 100644
> > --- a/board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds
> > +++ b/board/freescale/mx31ads/u-boot.lds
> > @@ -80,17 +80,23 @@ SECTIONS
> >  
> >  	_end = .;
> >  
> > +/*
> > + * Compiler-generated __bss_start and __bss_end, see arch/arm/lib/bss.c
> > + * __bss_base and __bss_limit are for linker only (overlay ordering)
> > + */
> > +
> >  	.bss_start __rel_dyn_start (OVERLAY) : {
> >  		KEEP(*(.__bss_start));
> > +		HIDDEN(__bss_base = .);
> >  	}
> >  
> > -	.bss __bss_start (OVERLAY) : {
> > +	.bss __bss_base (OVERLAY) : {
> >  		*(.bss*)
> >  		 . = ALIGN(4);
> > -		 __bss_end = .;
> > +		 HIDDEN(__bss_limit = .);
> >  	}
> > -	.bss_end __bss_end (OVERLAY) : {
> > -		KEEP(*(__bss_end));
> > +	.bss_end __bss_limit (OVERLAY) : {
> > +		KEEP(*(.__bss_end));
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	/DISCARD/ : { *(.bss*) }
> > --
> > 1.7.10.4
> > 
> > 
> 
> Looks good, but what about the __bss_end in
> ASSERT(__bss_end < (CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE + CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE), "SPL image
> too big");
> ?
> 
> Shouldn't it be replaced with __bss_limit, or even better, with
> __image_copy_end
> (why should BSS be taken into account for SPL image size?)?

I meant __bss_base, not __image_copy_end.

Best regards,
Beno?t

  reply	other threads:[~2013-04-04 23:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-04-04 22:13 [U-Boot] [PATCH] ARM: Fix __bss_start and __bss_end in linker scripts Albert ARIBAUD
2013-04-04 23:05 ` Benoît Thébaudeau
2013-04-04 23:13   ` Benoît Thébaudeau [this message]
2013-04-04 23:54     ` Albert ARIBAUD
2013-04-05  3:44       ` Benoît Thébaudeau
2013-04-05  6:00         ` Albert ARIBAUD
2013-04-05 13:53           ` Tom Rini
2013-04-05 15:59             ` Stephen Warren
2013-04-11 17:52               ` Tom Warren
2013-04-11 17:59                 ` Albert ARIBAUD
2013-04-11 18:13                   ` Tom Warren
2013-04-05 13:56           ` Benoît Thébaudeau
2013-04-05 16:00             ` Tom Rini
2013-04-05 17:32               ` Benoît Thébaudeau
2013-04-05 17:55                 ` Tom Rini
2013-04-05 19:17                   ` Albert ARIBAUD
2013-04-05 19:28                     ` Albert ARIBAUD
2013-04-05 19:44                     ` Tom Rini
2013-04-05 20:04                       ` Albert ARIBAUD
2013-04-05 20:23                         ` Tom Rini
2013-04-08 19:03                           ` Albert ARIBAUD
2013-04-08 19:56                             ` Tom Rini
2013-04-08 20:05                               ` Albert ARIBAUD
2013-04-04 23:12 ` Albert ARIBAUD
2013-04-11 15:30 ` Albert ARIBAUD
2013-04-11 15:43 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH V2] " Albert ARIBAUD
2013-04-12 16:34   ` Albert ARIBAUD
2013-04-13 21:16   ` Albert ARIBAUD

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