[U-Boot] undefine reference to `__bss_end__' error

[Simon Glass]

Hi Will,

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Will Khan <willk at optiscan.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Will Khan <willk at optiscan.com> wrote:
> ...
>> > I googled around and saw (perhaps  unrelated) that in some cases, the
>> symbol `__bss_end__'  may not be defined.  So, in
>> /arch/powerpc/mpc83xx/Start.s and arch/powerpc/lib/board.c, I manually
>> changed `__bss_end__'   to `_end'.  However, I now get the following
>> error:
>> >
>> > arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/start.o:(.got2+0x8): undefined reference to
>> `_end'
>> > arch/powerpc/lib/libpowerpc.o:(.got2+0x54): undefined reference to
>> `_end'
>> >
>> > So, my question is, is my problem a basic definition of these
>> symbols, and if so, how to define `__bss_end__' or '_end'?  (and where
>> is the best place to put the definition)?
>>
>> Well, _bss_end__ should be defined in the link script - which might be
>> arch/powerpc/cpu/*/u-boot.lds. But if you have a special link script
>> for your board then you might need to adjust it. In some places this
>> symbol is called __bss_end.
>>
>> But _end is a different symbol, so you shouldn't change one into the
>> other.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Simon
>
> Hi Simon.  Thanks -it worked!  It looks like in arch/powerpc/cpu/*/u-boot.lds, "__bss_end__ = . ;" got removed along the way.  I put it back in, and it built fine.

OK, pleased to hear it!

Regards,
Simon

> Will
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