[PATCH 1/2] ARM startup: invalidate I-cache before jumping to relocated binary
Sascha Hauer
s.hauer at pengutronix.de
Wed May 23 16:28:59 EDT 2012
barebox can startup with I-cache enabled, so to be on the safe
side we should invalidate the I-cache before jumping to a binary
we just copied in place.
Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer at pengutronix.de>
---
arch/arm/cpu/start.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/start.c b/arch/arm/cpu/start.c
index ede8fd1..0fcc950 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/start.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/start.c
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ void __naked __section(.text_ll_return) board_init_lowlevel_return(void)
/* clear bss */
memset(__bss_start, 0, __bss_stop - __bss_start);
+ /* flush I-cache before jumping to the copied binary */
+ __asm__ __volatile__("mcr p15, 0, %0, c7, c5, 0" : : "r" (0));
+
/* call start_barebox with its absolute address */
r = (unsigned int)&start_barebox;
__asm__ __volatile__("mov pc, %0" : : "r"(r));
--
1.7.10
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