[PATCH v2] bootm: update os_entry from uimage

Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD plagnioj at jcrosoft.com
Mon Sep 23 10:32:26 EDT 2013


On 11:13 Mon 23 Sep     , Sascha Hauer wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 10:16:00AM +0200, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> > On 17:20 Sat 21 Sep     , Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> > > if not uimage set 0 by default
> > > 
> > > today we do not see the issue as the kernel entry point is the same as the
> > > load_addr but on other binary its not necessary the case
> > > 
> > > as today we ignore the entry point set in the uimage and just assume it's the
> > > same as the load_addr
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj at jcrosoft.com>
> > > ---
> > 
> > this patch will also prepare to add a globalval and a getopt to overwrite the
> > os_entry
> 
> We already have a getopt to overwrite the os_entry: -e
> 
> > 
> > yours do not care about this preparation by not setting
> > data.os_entry = UIMAGE_SOME_ADDRESS;
> 
> Because UIMAGE_SOME_ADDRESS is not suitable for a relative offset to the
> image start.

I use this ti let known th e uimage code that the os_entry is not overwrite
and that it must not modify it

because if you specify  via getopt or global and do not set UIMAGE_SOME_ADDRESS
the uimage code will overwrite the provided value

Best Regards,
J.



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