Muthukumar Ratty wrote: > To add to my previous mail: > The same code when I build with Algorithmics tool chain builds "jal > gt64120" properly, I mean it doesnt use _gp. > > But I cannot stick with Algorithmics tool chain because when I build the > kernel 2.4.3 it complains that "my Algorithmics toolchain is old and it > builds buggy kernel." Just remove the check from the kernel. > > I am really stuck here for a while and any help would be appreciated. > Thanks a lot, > Muthu > > On Fri, 1 Mar 2002, Muthukumar Ratty wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > My toolchain information > > Host : redhat linux 7.1 in a i386 PC > > > > Tool chains built as per Brad LaRonde's writeup. > > (Building a Modern MIPS Cross-Toolchain for Linux) > > gcc: version 3.0.3 > > binutils : version 2.11.92.0.7 20011016 > > glibc: version 2.2.3 with linux threads patch and mips-base-addr patch > > from Brad. > > > > I was able to build kernel 2.4.3, I got from oss.sgi.com and it works fine > > (thanks to everyone). So I assumed my toolchain is working fine. Next I > > modified the yamon startup code (just used reset.S, gt64120.S, link.xn and > > did some cleaning to get it compiled). When I tried to run srecconv.pl > > util, I got error message "Out of memory!" (I wanto convert it into flash > > format to download. The strange thing is, I have an Algorithmics toolchain > > version egcs-2.90.23 980102, GNU ld 2.9.1/sde-4.0.3, and the srec I got > > from it doesnt havethis problem) > > > > I tried to trace down and found that the srec generated has load > > address 0x80001000 for data and 0xbfc00000 for the startup code (this is > > because the link.xn is defined this way). So when an associative array is > > used in perl script srecconv.pl, it runs out of memory. I dont know perl > > and I am stuck here. Can somebody point me how to proceed? thanks a lot. > > (i really want to have the data loaded at 0x80001000 but it should be > > initially in flash). > > > > So I changed the data load address to 0xbfc01000 and now the srecconv > > works fine and I got a .fl image. But my "jal gt64120_init" is assembled > > to use _gp and I dont think I set the _gp properly ( I am still in the > > process of reading Dominics book:). so the code is not at all entering in > > to the gt64120_init function. but when I change it to "j gt64120_init" > > it works fine. (Cant I use "jal" here?) > > > > Any help would be appreciated and sorry for this long mail, > > Thanks, > > Muthu > > > > > >
