[U-Boot] Debugging U-boot after relocation
Wolfgang Denk
wd at denx.de
Thu Nov 26 23:15:15 CET 2009
Dear "Dunda, Matthias",
In message <569685F045B85741820D0265E0D2999D019CFD69 at tddhh01.hh.thales-naval.de> you wrote:
>
> Then, I calculate the RAM address for the symbols as described in
> DULG-10.1.2.:
>
> RAM is 512 MB --> 0x2000 0000
> Monitor Len according to board specific file is 256k --> 0x0004 0000
> This yields address 0x1FFC 0000.
As already explaine din PM this calculation is only valid in the
"usual" case - and MPC85xx uses not the usual mappings.
> On the other hand, calculating the address the other way yields
>
> (gdb) print/x ((gd_t *)$r2)->reloc_off
> $4 = 0x1fff0000
>
> adding this to TEXT_BASE which is
>
> ./board/freescale/mpc8568mds/config.mk:TEXT_BASE = 0xfff80000
>
> results in something above 32 bit.
...What's the problem? This is a 32 bit system, so addresses just wrap
around.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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