Réf. : Re: To put Linux kernel as closer as possible to 0x80000000

[Florian DELIZY <florian.delizy@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Yoichi Yuasa wrote :
> Hi
>
> It has no problem.
> Kernel has reserved space for exception handlers.
> 
> Yoichi
> 
> 2005/12/13, colin <colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > We want to put Linux kernel as closer as possible to the bottom of memory.
> > I know that there is some stuff put in the beginning of memory, like
> > Exception table.
> > So, what's the closest address to 0x80000000 that is allowable to store
> > kernel?


You should just take care to start after reserved exception/interruption vectors 

0x80000000 : TLB Refull
0x80000080 : General Exception Vector

+ 32 instructions. 

Depending on your architecture, those addresses may vary (I don't know anything about MIPS64

BTW, what's your arch ?

-- Florian

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