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From: "David Müller (ELSOFT AG)" <d.mueller@elsoft.ch>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] arm: make sure board_init_r() is being called using the right mode (ARM / THUMB)
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:57:38 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <56BAED72.9090901@elsoft.ch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20160209170354.GO11375@bill-the-cat>

Hello

Tom Rini wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 09, 2016 at 04:48:28PM +0100, David M?ller wrote:
>>  	/* call board_init_r */
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_SYS_THUMB_BUILD)
>> +	ldr	lr, =board_init_r	/* this is auto-relocated! */
>> +	bx	lr
>> +#else
>>  	ldr	pc, =board_init_r	/* this is auto-relocated! */
>> -
>> +#endif
>>  	/* we should not return here. */
>>  #endif
> 
> In general, my preference is always to use the thumb compatible way, can
> you rework like that and explain in the commit message?  Thanks!

AFAIK, the "bx" instruction is undefined on non-THUMB capable
architectures. I therefore don't see a way to avoid some kind of
#if/#else/#endif construct.

Dave

  reply	other threads:[~2016-02-10  7:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-02-09 15:48 [U-Boot] [PATCH 0/4] Use THUMB mode for VCMA9 U-Boot builts David Müller
2016-02-09 15:48 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] arm: make sure board_init_r() is being called using the right mode (ARM / THUMB) David Müller
2016-02-09 17:03   ` Tom Rini
2016-02-10  7:57     ` David Müller (ELSOFT AG) [this message]
2016-02-10 22:12       ` Tom Rini
2016-02-15 22:35   ` [U-Boot] [U-Boot, " Tom Rini
2016-02-09 15:48 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 2/4] arm: the ARM920T is THUMB capable, so select the appropriate ISA David Müller
2016-02-15 22:35   ` [U-Boot] [U-Boot, " Tom Rini
2016-02-09 15:48 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 3/4] arm: build some file(s) as ARM mode only David Müller
2016-02-15 22:35   ` [U-Boot] [U-Boot,3/4] " Tom Rini
2016-02-09 15:48 ` [U-Boot] [PATCH 4/4] arm: VCMA9: because of NOR flash space constrains, activate THUMB build mode David Müller
2016-02-15 22:35   ` [U-Boot] [U-Boot, " Tom Rini

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