[U-Boot-Users] Re: Why exceptions are enabled before exception vector code is copied

Cedric VINCENT cedric.vincent at gmail.com
Wed Jul 6 10:53:23 CEST 2005


> No exceptions are supposed to happen until then.

> What  do  you  suggest  hoiw  such  a
> situation should be handled while running from flash?

There is no reason to enable them before exception vector code is
copied. So exceptions should be enabled *after* exception vector code
is copied.

> It does not happen on other systems.

The spurious "Machine Check Excpetion" is well known on Virtex/PPC.
Most Xilinx FPGA boards are affected (tested on Virtex-II Pro and
Virtex 4).

regards, Cedric VINCENT.




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