[U-Boot-Users] simple_strtoul overwrites bd_info field

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <44F54522.4010608 at dave-tech.it> you wrote:
>
> > Check the assembler code (single step it under a debugger).
> This is the offending instruction in simple_strtoul:
> *endp = (char *)cp;
> 
> As endp points to one field of the struct bd_info, it gets corrupted. So 

Umm.. it should not. endp is the second art when calling
simple_strtoul(), and "lib_arm/board.c" passes the address of a local
variable here.

> the problem is about the pointer "e" in function start_armboot that is 
> passed to simple_strtoul. Any idea?

Did you check which address gets passed to simple_strtoul()?
Did you check the generated assembler code as I suggested?
[Try "display/i $pc" followed by single-stepping using "si".]

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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