Segher Boessenkool wrote:
This patch changes all LOAD_REG_ADDR macro calls to LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE
to make sure that we load the correct address.
Did you figure out _why_ LOAD_REG_ADDR doesn't work? Using
LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE is actually a step back, it makes the kernel
binary non-PIC. And
I split the patch 4: Relocation support into 3 patches
1. Generic kernel support for relocatable
2. Kdump kernel support for relocatable
3. LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE macro replacement
Relocation support
Add relocatable kernel support like take care when accessing absolute
symbols in the code by
This patch changes all LOAD_REG_ADDR macro calls to LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE
to make sure that we load the correct address.
Did you figure out _why_ LOAD_REG_ADDR doesn't work? Using
LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE is actually a step back, it makes the kernel
binary non-PIC. And LOAD_REG_ADDR _should_ work just
Relocation support
This patch changes all LOAD_REG_ADDR macro calls to LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE
to make sure that we load the correct address. It also takes care of
when accessing absolute symbols in the code by adding the relocation
kernel base address.
Signed-off-by: Mohan Kumar M [EMAIL PROTECTED]
