Re: [PATCH 6/9] MIPS: Call relocate_kernel if CONFIG_RELOCATABLE=y

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On 12/03/2015 05:53 PM, Matt Redfearn wrote:

If CONFIG_RELOCATABLE is enabled, jump to relocate_kernel.

This function will return the entry point of the relocated kernel if
copy/relocate is sucessful or the original entry point if not. The stack
pointer must then be pointed into the new image.

Signed-off-by: Matt Redfearn <matt.redfearn@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
  arch/mips/kernel/head.S | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
  1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
index 4e4cc5b9a771..7dc043349d66 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
@@ -132,7 +132,27 @@ not_found:
      set_saved_sp    sp, t0, t1
      PTR_SUBU    sp, 4 * SZREG        # init stack pointer

+#ifdef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
+    /* Copy kernel and apply the relocations */
+    jal        relocate_kernel
+
+    /* Repoint the sp into the new kernel image */
+    PTR_LI        sp, _THREAD_SIZE - 32 - PT_SIZE
+    PTR_ADDU    sp, $28

   Can't you account for it in the previous PTR_LI?

During relocate_kernel, $28, pointer to the current thread,

   Ah, it's a register! I thought it was an immediate. Nevermind then. :-)

[...]

MBR, Sergei





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