[U-Boot] [PATCH RFC v2] Fix build problems caused by "_end" -> "__bss_end__" rename

Po-Yu Chuang ratbert.chuang at gmail.com
Wed Mar 30 03:38:49 CEST 2011


Hi Wolfgang,

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 3:51 AM, Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de> wrote:
> Dear Po-Yu Chuang,
>
> In message <1301402371-8697-1-git-send-email-wd at denx.de> I wrote:
>> Commit 44c6e65 "rename _end to __bss_end__ broke building of a large
>> number of systems (at least all PowerPC?):
>>
>> libstubs.o: In function `app_startup':
>> examples/standalone/stubs.c:197: undefined reference to `__bss_end__'
>>
>> The rename should not be done for the files in the
>> examples/standalone/ directory, as these are not using the code from
>> start.S, but do their own BSS clearing, and either use their own
>> linker scripts or the ones provided by the compilers.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Denk <wd at denx.de>
>> ---
>> V2:   Instead of messing with linker defines, revert the patch in
>>       question for the files in examples/standalone/ as suggested by
>>       Albert Aribaud. (Thanks!)
>
> Only now I realize that you submitted the very same patch before.
> Stupid me.
>
> Does that mean that we have an agreement that this hould be the fix
> then?  If yes, I would like to pull this in (Po-Yu Chuang's patch,
> that is).
>
> Do you agree?

Your commit message is better. Please just use your v2 as is. :-)

Thanks,
Po-Yu Chuang


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