[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH][FOR 1.3.4] 85xx: Don't move interrupt vector to low memory

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Wed Aug 6 16:42:51 CEST 2008


In message <41F2F68F-34F5-4D3B-8AA1-294589B48033 at kernel.crashing.org> you wrote:
> 
> > Oops? This is expected and normal behaviour. Did anybody complain
> > about this?
> 
> Real, any reason why?  I understand on classic PPC this might be the  
> case but I see no reason for it to be so on book-e parts.

Well, one reason might be to have identical code for all PPC systems ?

> > High memory means leave them in flash?
> 
> No I leave them at the relocated location in DDR.

Ah, I see.

> > All references to flash memory must be relocated to RAM, including the
> > exception vectors, of course.
> 
> Any they are.  I'm just removing a second relocation that is a hold  
> over from how 6xx PPC exception vectors work.

Not only 6xx. Actually all PPC.

> > I don't think so. Seems to introduce a bug.
> 
> I disagree with that.  It resolved a bug when I did.  'setenv  
> autostart no; bootm'

That might be a problem only when using your broken autostart patches.

We will fix this by backing out that patch ;-)

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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