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From: "Andreas Bießmann" <andreas.devel@googlemail.com>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] [PATCH RFC 3/3] arm920t: do not relocate NULL pointer
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:50:45 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4CF4BAE5.2060107@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <OF43754554.CFE59E69-ONC12577EB.00301013-C12577EB.00304296@transmode.se>

Dear All,

Am 30.11.2010 09:47, schrieb Joakim Tjernlund:
>>
>> Le 30/11/2010 08:06, Andreas Bie?mann a ?crit :
>>> Signed-off-by: Andreas Bie?mann<andreas.devel@googlemail.com>
>>
>>> +   cmp   r1, #0         /* symbol == NULL ? */
>>> +   beq   fixnext
>>
>> Nak. Don't hide a null pointer. NULL pointers are *not* relocated, since
>> they are a constant. If a NULL ends up in relocation tables, that is
>> because of a corruption *or* because it was to be relocated, and should
>> thus never be ignored.
> 
> Depends, if the same routine is used for relocating fixups you need
> this test.

> Undefined weaks will generate a NULL fixup entry.

As mentioned by Jens and one other some time ago. Albert, please build
e.g. at91rm9200ek boards and search for board_reset(), defined in
arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/at91/reset.c

regards

Andreas Bie?mann

  reply	other threads:[~2010-11-30  8:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-11-29 19:58 [U-Boot] Try to fix Board eb_cpux9k2 Jens Scharsig
2010-11-30  7:06 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH RFC 0/3] chenages to arm relocation Andreas Bießmann
2010-11-30  7:06   ` [U-Boot] [PATCH RFC 1/3] arm920t: do not set register useless Andreas Bießmann
2010-11-30  8:07     ` Albert ARIBAUD
2010-11-30  8:28       ` Andreas Bießmann
2010-11-30  9:25         ` Albert ARIBAUD
2010-11-30  7:06   ` [U-Boot] [PATCH RFC 2/3] arm920t: do not use r8 for relocation Andreas Bießmann
2010-11-30  8:22     ` Albert ARIBAUD
2010-11-30  8:35       ` Andreas Bießmann
2010-11-30  8:58         ` Albert ARIBAUD
2010-11-30  7:06   ` [U-Boot] [PATCH RFC 3/3] arm920t: do not relocate NULL pointer Andreas Bießmann
2010-11-30  8:32     ` Albert ARIBAUD
2010-11-30  8:47       ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-11-30  8:50         ` Andreas Bießmann [this message]
2010-11-30  9:02         ` Albert ARIBAUD
2010-11-30  9:41           ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-11-30 11:48             ` Andreas Bießmann
2010-11-30 11:56               ` Joakim Tjernlund
2010-11-30  8:37 ` [U-Boot] Try to fix Board eb_cpux9k2 Albert ARIBAUD
2010-12-02 20:27   ` Jens Scharsig
2010-12-02 20:49     ` Albert ARIBAUD
2010-12-01  6:44 ` Albert ARIBAUD

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