[U-Boot-Users] ELF Loader

[Wolfgang Denk]

Chris,

in message <A1DD009E87CDD2119E940008C7334DA4021CCB18 at ns.radstone.co.uk> you wrote:
> I've come across a problem using the ELF loader, the existing one relocates
> the data in the ELF image using section headers.  This prevented a LynxOS
> image I have being loaded correctly.  I was lead to believe by the ELF
> standard that section headers are for linking, not loading and execution.  
> I have reimplemented the ELF loader using program headers, this is shown in
> the code snippet below.  (The original code is left in for reference but
> commmented out)  Can anyone tell me if there is a valid reason for the way
> it was done originally?  

I think your code is correct. As far as I can tell, according to  the
standard  an  ELF file is supposed to be loaded using program headers
and not section headers.

Can you please submit your new code as a patch  against  the  current
CVS tree?


Ummm... are you aware of the fact that you don't clear the  BSS  are,
which is required by the standard?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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