[PATCH v2] Fix data abort caused by mis-aligning FIT data

[Tom Rini]

On Tue, Sep 01, 2020 at 09:32:01PM +0000, Reuben Dowle wrote:

> Attempting to place device tree immediately after an image in memory can lead
> to mis-aligned data accesses if that image size is not divisible by the
> alignment requirements of the architecture.
> 
> Data aborts caused by this were observed on a custom Marvel A388 based system,
> where the image was a uboot FIT file. The total size varies depending on the
> uboot device tree size, which does not always lead to correct alignment.
> 
> The minimum alignment specified for ARM [1] and ARM64 [2] linux booting has been
> used
> 
> [1] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/arm/booting.rst#n126
> [2] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/arm64/booting.rst#n45
> 
> Signed-off-by: Reuben Dowle <reuben.dowle at 4rf.com>

Applied to u-boot/master, thanks!

-- 
Tom
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