> On 2010-08-19 08:55:19, Nathan Binkert wrote:
> > Seems reasonable.  How does the mask work and why is it different for two 
> > different OSes?  Can you add a better comment somewhere?
> 
> Ali Saidi wrote:
>     ARM linux is compiled at some virtual address that is platform dependent 
> (although they're almost all the same). However, however it needs to be 
> loaded in physical memory which normally starts at address 0. We did the same 
> thing for Alpha years ago. Some bare-metal tool sets generate code where 
> physical address == virtual address so this doesn't need to be done.
>     
>
> 
> Nathan Binkert wrote:
>     Can you explain this in the code somewhere?

adde to system.hh


- Ali


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On 2010-08-13 09:42:08, Ali Saidi wrote:
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> (Updated 2010-08-13 09:42:08)
> 
> 
> Review request for Default.
> 
> 
> Summary
> -------
> 
> Loader: Make the load address mask be a parameter of the system rather than a 
> constant. This allows one two different OS requirements for the same ISA to 
> be handled.
> 
> 
> Diffs
> -----
> 
>   src/arch/alpha/AlphaSystem.py 3c48b2b3cb83 
>   src/arch/alpha/isa_traits.hh 3c48b2b3cb83 
>   src/arch/alpha/system.cc 3c48b2b3cb83 
>   src/arch/arm/ArmSystem.py 3c48b2b3cb83 
>   src/arch/arm/isa_traits.hh 3c48b2b3cb83 
>   src/arch/mips/MipsSystem.py 3c48b2b3cb83 
>   src/arch/mips/isa_traits.hh 3c48b2b3cb83 
>   src/arch/mips/system.cc 3c48b2b3cb83 
>   src/arch/sparc/SparcSystem.py 3c48b2b3cb83 
>   src/arch/sparc/isa_traits.hh 3c48b2b3cb83 
>   src/arch/x86/X86System.py 3c48b2b3cb83 
>   src/arch/x86/isa_traits.hh 3c48b2b3cb83 
>   src/sim/System.py 3c48b2b3cb83 
>   src/sim/system.hh 3c48b2b3cb83 
>   src/sim/system.cc 3c48b2b3cb83 
> 
> Diff: http://reviews.m5sim.org/r/160/diff
> 
> 
> Testing
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> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ali
> 
>

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