[U-Boot] [PATCH 13/13] ppc: Remove reloc_off field from global_data structure

Peter Tyser ptyser at xes-inc.com
Thu Sep 24 00:34:49 CEST 2009


> In message <1253550038-16734-14-git-send-email-ptyser at xes-inc.com> you wrote:
> > Now that proper relocation is supported, the reloc_off field is no longer
> > necessary.
> > 
> > Note that the location of the standalone application jump table pointer
> > in the global data structure is affected by this change, breaking
> > execution of standalone applications compiled for previous versions of
> > U-Boot.
> 
> We must increment the XF_VERSION value, then. See
> doc/README.standalone.

Ah, will do.

While we're at it, any interest in a follow-up patch which moves the
jump table pointer to the 2nd field of global_data, right after the bd
field?  This would hopefully reduce the breakage of the jt pointer as
the global_data structure inevitably changes down the road.

Best,
Peter



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