[U-Boot] [RFC] [PATCH] Avoid R_ARM_ABS32 for bss start and end references -- tester(s) needed for non-ARM architectures also

[Albert ARIBAUD]

Hi Andreas,

On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:43:06 +0100, "Andreas Bießmann"
<andreas.devel at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Hi Albert,
> 
> On 02/14/2013 09:10 AM, Albert ARIBAUD wrote:
> > Hi Luka,
> > 
> > On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:17:24 +0100, Luka Perkov <luka at openwrt.org>
> > wrote:
> > 
> >> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 06:27:27PM +0100, Albert ARIBAUD wrote:
> >>> This patch SHOULD NOT BE applied in any official U-boot tree! It is
> >>> submitted as an RFC and a request to test.
> >>
> >> I can confirm that this patch applied on top of 9c748e0 worked for my
> >> two kirkwood boards. One is in mainline (ib62x0) and one is not.
> >>
> >> Tested-by: Luka Perkov <luka at openwrt.org>
> > 
> > Thanks Luka!
> > 
> > Anyone available to test on a non-ARM architecture? I can provide the
> > patched linker script if testing on a mainline-supported target.
> 
> I can on AVR32, would you provide the linker script (atstk1002
> preferred, but AFAIR all AVR32 targets use the same linker script)?

Yes, there is a single linker script for AVR. Do you have a URL handy
for the AVR toolchain you're using?

> I think we should apply this change on top of "Refactor linker-generated
> arrays", am I right?

It uses the same methods as the linker lists one, and eventually it
will be part of the series, but it is autonomous -- no need to apply
anything else.

Thanks for your help!

> Best regards
> 
> Andreas Bießmann

Amicalement,
-- 
Albert.