[RFC PATCH 8/8] ARM: vmlinux.lds: Setup correct entry point to physical address
Michal Simek
monstr at monstr.eu
Mon Jun 18 07:30:11 EDT 2012
linker script setups entry point to virtual address.
Signed-off-by: Michal Simek <monstr at monstr.eu>
---
Not sure what is the reason to setup entry point to virtual address.
---
arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 4 +++-
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b996bc0..de43b01 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
#endif
OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
-ENTRY(stext)
+ENTRY(arm_start)
#ifndef __ARMEB__
jiffies = jiffies_64;
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ SECTIONS
#ifdef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
. = XIP_VIRT_ADDR(CONFIG_XIP_PHYS_ADDR);
+ arm_start = . ;
#else
. = PAGE_OFFSET + TEXT_OFFSET;
+ arm_start = CONFIG_PHYS_OFFSET + TEXT_OFFSET;
#endif
.head.text : AT(ADDR(.head.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
_text = .;
--
1.7.0.4
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