[PATCH 0/4] Consistently enter the kernel in ARM state
Dave Martin
dave.martin at linaro.org
Mon Jun 20 10:17:53 EDT 2011
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 10:01:11AM -0400, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jun 2011, Dave Martin wrote:
>
> > This series rationalises the kernel entry requirements so that
> > Image is entered in ARM state, just like zImage.
> >
> > This should enable Image to be booted reliably for Thumb-2 kernels,
> > just like zImage.
> >
> > The Booting documentation is updated to describe the requirement:
> > this resolves the ARM/Thumb ambiguity for Thumb-2 kernels; for ARM
> > kernels there is no implied change.
> >
> > Dave Martin (4):
> > ARM: head: Always Enter the kernel in ARM state
> > ARM: head-nommu: Always enter the kernel in ARM state
> > ARM: zImage: Jump to the decompressed kernel entry point in ARM state
>
> I'm afraid the above 3 patches will have to be folded together,
> otherwise a Thumb2 kernel won't boot if the last patch is not applied,
> which might cause problems with git bisect.
Hmm, I was wondering about that.
> Otherwise you can add "Acked-by Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre at linaro.org>"
> to all of them.
I'll fold the patches together. It's a small series, so that shouldn't
cause trouble for people.
Thanks for the feedback.
Cheers
---Dave
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