[U-Boot] [PATCH 0/4] Make u-boot true PIC for ppc

[Joakim Tjernlund]

Any interest in these patches I sent some time ago?

         Jocke

Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund at transmode.se> wrote on 02/11/2009 19:01:16:

> From: Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund at transmode.se>
> To: u-boot at lists.denx.de
> Cc: Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund at transmode.se>
> Date: 02/11/2009 19:01
> Subject: [PATCH 0/4] Make u-boot true PIC for ppc
>
> This series adds link_off(), a function to calculate
> the difference between load address and link address.
>
> Using this function it is possible to make u-boot 100%
> PIC by wrapping global data accesses LINK_OFF() calls.
> Plenty of examples in the code to show how to use it.
>
> All start.S needs to be updated too and I have done
> so with mpc83xx.
>
> -DCONFIG_LINK_OFF in your platform config.mk to
> make use of this function.
>
> Needs the -ffixed-r14 patches I just sent or
> you can fix the conflicts manually.
>
> Would really appreciate some testing by 83xx owners.
> Scott?
>
>         Jocke
>
> Joakim Tjernlund (4):
>   ppc: Add const void *link_off(const void *addr)
>   Use LINK_OFF to access global data
>   Use LINK_OFF in enviroment too
>   ppc: Make mpc83xx start.S relative.
>
>  common/cmd_nvedit.c           |    2 +
>  common/console.c              |   12 ++++++--
>  common/env_common.c           |    2 +-
>  common/env_flash.c            |   65 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
>  cpu/mpc83xx/cpu.c             |   10 +++---
>  cpu/mpc83xx/cpu_init.c        |   38 ++++++++++++-----------
>  cpu/mpc83xx/speed.c           |   28 +++++++-----------
>  cpu/mpc83xx/start.S           |   35 +++++++++++++++++----
>  drivers/serial/serial.c       |   21 +++++++------
>  include/common.h              |    7 ++++
>  include/linux/ctype.h         |    6 ++--
>  lib_generic/crc32.c           |    7 ++++-
>  lib_generic/ctype.c           |    2 +-
>  lib_generic/display_options.c |    5 ++-
>  lib_generic/vsprintf.c        |    9 ++++--
>  lib_ppc/board.c               |    5 ++-
>  lib_ppc/reloc.S               |   21 +++++++++++++
>  tools/updater/ctype.c         |    2 +-
>  18 files changed, 177 insertions(+), 100 deletions(-)
>