Thread (19 messages) 19 messages, 6 authors, 2007-02-23

Re: [RFC 3/3] zImage: Exception vector support

From: Geoff Levand <hidden>
Date: 2007-02-19 21:39:48

Josh Boyer wrote:
On Mon, 2007-02-19 at 07:03 -0800, Geoff Levand wrote:
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Josh Boyer wrote:
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On Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 05:17:08PM -0800, Geoff Levand wrote:
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Add SMP exception vector support to the powerpc zImage bootwrapper.  For
platforms which have entry points in the vector table.  This implements
SMP entry via the system reset vector.

Signed-off-by: Geoff Levand <redacted>

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 arch/powerpc/boot/head.S       |   96 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.lds.S |    2 
This one seems pretty PS3 specific, and there's no makefile entry to actually
compile it...  Could we name it head_ps3.S or something similar?

Or am I misunderstanding the code and it's really generic to most SMP
machines (which would make a case to arguably call it head_smp.S).
No, its not platform specific nor SMP specific, it should work
with all SMP and UP platforms that need this kind of support.
Well, I'm not sure it will work with all UP platforms anyway.  The SPR
you're peeking at to look at the thread number doesn't even exist on 4xx
for example.
The 4xx wrapper needs a reset vector?  If so, what bootloader are you using?

-Geoff
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