[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] Use an absolute address when jumping out of 4k boot page

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Tue Aug 7 21:15:42 CEST 2007


In message <Pine.LNX.4.64.0708071321210.9458 at blarg.am.freescale.net> you wrote:
> On e500 when we leave the 4k boot page we should use an absolute address since
> we don't know where the board code may want us to be really running at.

I'm not sure I understand the problem or your intentions.

Normally we try to keep start.S more  or  less  position-independent.
Thus,  an  absolute  jump  seems  contra-productive  to me. Maybe I'm
missing something?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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