On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:01:45 +0200 Stefan Roese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Saturday 26 April 2008, Gary Jennejohn wrote: > > > > +#define CFG_MONITOR_LEN (256 * 1024) /* Reserve 256 > > > > kB for Monitor */ > > > > +#define CFG_MALLOC_LEN (128 * 1024) /* Reserve 128 kB for > > > > malloc() */ > > > > +#define CFG_MONITOR_BASE 0xFFF80000 > > > > > > CFG_MONITOR_BASE at 0xfff80000 makes me think that the U-Boot image has a > > > size of 512k. But CFG_MONITOR_LEN is 256k. Which one is correct? I would > > > think that 256k should be enough for this image. > > > > That's a valid point. Actually u-boot.bin is 512kB in length, but only > > because there's a reset vector at 0xFFFFFFFC. u-boot itself is really > > only 256kB in size. > > > > So now I wonder - what's correct? If CFG_MONITOR_LEN applies to RAM, > > which it seems to since it only really affects TOTAL_MALLOC_LEN, then > > 256kB is correct and no change is required. > > I would change the image size to 256k to safe some space in FLASH. For this > you have to change TEXT_BASE (in config.mk in your board directory) to > 0xfffc0000. And CFG_MONITOR_BASE too. Or even better: > > #define CFG_MONITOR_BASE (TEXT_BASE) > Well, I took these values from PPCBoot, as used by the customer, and I see no technical reason to change these values with which the customer is obviously satisfied. --- Gary Jennejohn ********************************************************************* DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: +49-8142-66989-0 Fax: +49-8142-66989-80 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ U-Boot-Users mailing list U-Boot-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users
