Re: [PATCHv1 01/12] unicore32 core architecture: buildinfrastructure

From: Sam Ravnborg
Date: Sat Jan 08 2011 - 06:48:41 EST


> > > +textofs-y := 0x00408000
> > > +
> > > +# The byte offset of the kernel image in RAM from the start of RAM.
> > > +TEXT_OFFSET := $(textofs-y)
> >
> > If you are going to have different TEXT_OFFSET's then I suggest to move
> > this to KConfig as an "hex "Text offset" config option.
> > You can set default values dependign on BSP etc.
> There is no different TEXT_OFFSET.
>
> >
> > Also defiing stuff here just to export it for use in boot/
> > has always looked like a strange concept - but many archs do so today.
> > You do not export TEXT_OFFSET but I guess this is a bug?
> I need TEXT_OFFSET for kernel/ and boot/, so export it.

I would suggest to move this to you Kconfig file.
something like this:

# The byte offset of the kernel image in RAM from the start of RAM
config UNICORE32_TEXT_OFFSET
hex
default 0x00408000

Then you have the symbol available as CONFIG_UNICORE32_TEXT_OFFSET
both in your Makefiles and in your source files.
> >
> > > +
> > > +core-y += arch/unicore32/kernel/ arch/unicore32/mm/
> > > +core-$(CONFIG_UNICORE_FPU_F64) += arch/unicore32/uc-f64/
> > > +
> > > +drivers-$(CONFIG_ARCH_PUV3) += drivers/staging/puv3/
> > > +
> > > +libs-y += arch/unicore32/lib/
> > > +# include libc.a in libs-y for string functions, like memcpy and so on.
> > > +libs-y += $(shell $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -print-file-name=libc.a)
> > > +libs-y += $(shell $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -print-file-name=libgcc.a)
> > > +
> >
> > The other three archs that uses libgcc use:
> >
> > $(shell $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -print-libgcc-file-name)
> >
> > So when I read the above I am confused why it looks different than the others.
> > For libc I guess you do nto have that option and what you do is fine there.
> It's the same with -print-libgcc-file-name and -print-file-name=libgcc.a.
> And we need libc.a for string like functions.

And then they use equal methods - OK.

Sam
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