Re: [PATCH 10/10] tilo: allocate kernel memory dynamically on sun4u

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From: Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@xxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2013 14:31:23 +0200

> Hi,
> 
> On Sun, Dec 08, 2013 at 01:26:59AM +0200, Aaro Koskinen wrote:
>> Allocate memory for kernel image dynamically on sun4u. This allows to
>> boot bigger modern day kernels.
>> 
>> External root image is not yet supported, but this can be workarounded
>> by embedding the rootfs into the kernel with CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE.
> 
> It seems it's possible to pass the ramdisk straight from TILO image with:
> 
> 	image_table[kernel_number].root_start = (unsigned)orig_code +
> 		image_table[ROOT_IMAGE].packed_start + 0x400000;
> 
> There are also some other minor issues in the patches, I'll post an
> updated series maybe after next week.

Your changes otherwise look fine to me, I especially appreciate the
portability fixes (HOSTCC, endianness, etc.)

Thanks.
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