[U-Boot] [PATCH 1/4] mpc83xx: Make start.S true PIC

Joakim Tjernlund joakim.tjernlund at transmode.se
Mon Jan 10 02:05:34 CET 2011


Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de> wrote on 2011/01/10 00:25:59:
>
> Dear Joakim Tjernlund,
>
> In message <OF7F8BAE70.CE1486C7-ONC1257813.00727B82-C1257813.0072BE1B at transmode.se> you wrote:
> >
> > > But your new code does not reference CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE at all,
> > > but uses CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE instead.
> >
> > You can't assume a fixed address when doing PIC therefore the change.
>
> I understand this change is intentionally, then?

Yes it is needed, otherwise is isn't PIC as you assume a fixed start
address. The FLASH base is the same in both cases.

>
> > > On which boards has this been tested?
> >
> > Only on our custom 83xx boards.
>
> Can you please try at least on one (or more) of the standard eval
> boards as well?

Don't have one. We borrowed a board during early development but this board
has been returned long ago.

 Jocke



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