[PATCH] arm: relocate: Introduce data-only relocation mode

[Tom Rini]

On Sat, Mar 28, 2026 at 01:03:15AM +0100, Marek Vasut wrote:
> On 3/16/26 6:10 PM, Tom Rini wrote:
> 
> Hello Tom,
> 
> > > > > +config SKIP_RELOCATE_CODE
> > > > > +	bool "Skips relocation of U-Boot code to end of RAM"
> > > > > +	help
> > > > > +	  Skips relocation of U-Boot code to the end of RAM, but still does
> > > > > +	  relocate data to the end of RAM. This is mainly meant to relocate
> > > > > +	  data to read-write portion of the RAM, while the code remains in
> > > > > +	  read-only portion of the RAM from which it is allowed to execute.
> > > > > +	  This split configuration is present on various secure cores.
> > > > 
> > > > Is this really configurable, or is this determined by the SoC? This
> > > > feels like something a board should be select'ing rather than
> > > > configuring and I do worry about boards abusing this in the same of some
> > > > possibly dubious speed-up rather than the intented and valid use case.
> > > 
> > > On R-Car X5H, the Cortex-M core U-Boot port selects this, the Cortex-A core
> > > U-Boot port does NOT select this. So, this is neither SoC level
> > > configuration nor board level configuration, this is SoC CPU core level
> > > configuration. I can definitely hide this symbol and conditionally select it
> > > on SoC level.
> > 
> > At the high level, this sounds similar to the TI K3 platforms where we
> > have a Cortex-R build and a Cortex-A build and so (ARCH_K3 && CPU_V7R)
> > is valid in Kconfig. I assume there something similar in this situation,
> > so yes please, thanks.
> > 
> > > > [snip]
> > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/relocate.S b/arch/arm/lib/relocate.S
> > > > > index 6ee58f4edfe..b6a648708f4 100644
> > > > > --- a/arch/arm/lib/relocate.S
> > > > > +++ b/arch/arm/lib/relocate.S
> > > > > @@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ ENDPROC(relocate_vectors)
> > > > >    ENTRY(relocate_code)
> > > > >    relocate_base:
> > > > >    	adr	r3, relocate_base
> > > > > +
> > > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_SKIP_RELOCATE_CODE
> > > > > +	mov r4,	#CONFIG_SKIP_RELOCATE_CODE_DATA_OFFSET
> > > > 
> > > > Spacing. But if there's no other comments and propmting the user is
> > > > correct, I can fix when applying.
> > > Fixed in V2 .
> > 
> > Thanks.
> Either drop this patch and wait for V2, or I will send a follow up ?

Sigh, I forgot about my own feedback here even, I'll revert this in next
shortly, sorry.

-- 
Tom
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