2014-02-04 Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On Mon, Feb 03, 2014 at 10:58:06AM +0100, David Vincent wrote: >> 2014-02-03 Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >> >> > On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 10:06:10AM +0100, David Vincent wrote: >> > > This allows to load all the lowlevel init code, including the >> > > uncompressor, inside SRAM and not just the bare init part. This is >> > > useful when pbl is used as a first-stage bootloader but is loaded by an >> > > external firmware. >> > >> > Just to make sure I understand this correctly: The patch does not make a >> > code change, all it does is to check that the binary does not get too >> > big, right? >> >> >> Exactly, just like BAREBOX_MAX_BARE_INIT_SIZE but for the whole >> prebootlader code (lowlevel + uncompressor + caches (?) + etc...) not >> just functions marked as __bare_init. >> >> > >> > > +config BAREBOX_MAX_PBL_SIZE >> > > + depends on PBL_IMAGE && LOAD_PBL_SRAM >> > > + prompt "Maximum pre-bootloader size" >> > > + hex >> > > + default 0xffffffff >> > > + help >> > > + Define the maximum size of pbl >> > > + this will allow your pbl to fit in SRAM as example >> > > + ARCH can overwrite it via ARCH_BAREBOX_MAX_PBL_SIZE >> > >> > I stumble upon this 'allow', maybe better something like: >> > >> > On some hardware the ROM code can load the pbl into SRAM, but not the >> > whole image. This option specifies how big the pbl may get. >> >> >> I copied the definition from BAREBOX_MAX_BARE_INIT_SIZE as it shares >> the same goal, but if you find it clearer that way, I can resubmit the >> patch with that definition, it is up to you ! > > Yes, I think it's clearer and we should use the definition. Done > > Sascha > > > -- > Pengutronix e.K. | | > Industrial Linux Solutions | http://www.pengutronix.de/ | > Peiner Str. 6-8, 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Phone: +49-5121-206917-0 | > Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 | _______________________________________________ barebox mailing list barebox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/barebox
