[U-Boot] Kernel OOPS on memcpy - bad memory setup?
Wolfgang Denk
wd at denx.de
Thu Oct 28 21:15:55 CEST 2010
Dear Kristoffer Ericson,
In message <20101028190714.GD893 at boggieman.bredbandsbolaget.se> you wrote:
>
> > No. U-Boot is long dead and gone when Linux boots.
>
> Is that true even if I were to setup the memory registers incorrect?
It is truye that U-Boot ceases to exist as soon as Linux starts
executing.
> I thought that linux pretty much expected the bootloader
> to setup everything regarding the memory settings?
Of course Linux relies on proper hardware initialization by the boot
loader.
> Oh, and IF I configured the memory incorrect, I should be able
> to see somekind of fault when doing a memtest in u-boot, correct?
No. Usually this is NOT the case.
> Or atleast that the write != read values?
No. Please read the FAQ:
http://www.denx.de/wiki/DULG/UBootCrashAfterRelocation
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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