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

[Andreas Bießmann]

Hi Albert,

On 02/14/2013 11:31 AM, Albert ARIBAUD wrote:
> 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:

>> 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?

No, I use a self patched OSELAS toolchain, I like to push the changes
mainline but haven't managed yet.
I know buildroot and openwrt has toolchain support for avr32 and AFAIR
Mike Frysinger has a set of pre-compiled toolchains including a AVR32
one [1].

> 
>> 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.

Ok.

Best regards

Andreas Bießmann

[1] http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.boot-loaders.u-boot/117404