[U-Boot-Users] Non-static global variables cause relocation to fail

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <485BC2E5.8040101 at freescale.com> you wrote:
> 
> I did notice this code in fsl_i2c.c:
> 
> #ifdef CFG_SPD_BUS_NUM
> static unsigned int i2c_bus_num __attribute__ ((section ("data"))) =
> CFG_SPD_BUS_NUM;
> #else
> static unsigned int i2c_bus_num __attribute__ ((section ("data"))) = 0;
> #endif
> 
> I wrote this code, but I don't remember why I added the "__attribute__ ((section
> ("data")))".  I guess I should have commented it, but I wonder if it applies to
> my current problem.

Most probably you reference these variables before the bss  has  been
set  up  and  initialized,  i.  e.  before relocation to RAM, and you
wanted to make sure that they are really initialized with zero.


Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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