[U-Boot] [patch] make hello world example work for at91sam9261ek and make readme clearer about this
Wolfgang Denk
wd at denx.de
Tue Dec 16 00:10:21 CET 2008
Dear Remy Bohmer,
In message <49384d2e.2805420a.5c7b.ffff8d3b at mx.google.com> you wrote:
>
> 'examples/hello_world.c' contains a small "Hello World" Demo
> application; it is automatically compiled when you build U-Boot.
> -It's configured to run at address 0x00040004, so you can play with it
> +The address it will run on is determined by the LOAD_ADDR for
> +your board in examples/Makefile.
> +If it's configured to run at address 0x00040004, you can play with it
> like that:
Um... the new text is as misleading as the old one was. LOAD_ADDR
obviously plays a role for the entry point address, abut it's not a
1:1 relation. Probablky nobody would set LOAD_ADDR to 0x00040004 ...
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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