[U-Boot] ARM relocation, question to Heiko

Wolfgang Denk
2010-10-03T18:05:21Z

Dear Albert ARIBAUD,

In message <4CA6FB7E.3070009@free.fr> you wrote:
>
> >>> Short answer - the relocation process does not handle pointers inside
> >>> data structures.
> >>>
> >>> And yes, this means the content arrays of pointers such as init_sequence
> >>> is not relocated. Been there, done that, can give you one of the
> >
> > The init_sequence should not called anymore after relocation, as it is
> > the init_sequence ... or?
>
> ... or you may want to have an u-boot binary which is truly =
> position-independent. I'd like to have that, but the init_sequence table =
> issue makes it difficult.

See previous thread by Pter Tyser.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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