From: tony@atomide.com (Tony Lindgren) Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:58:27 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/9] ARM: zImage: make sure the stack is 64-bit aligned In-Reply-To: <1304031024-5121-2-git-send-email-nico@fluxnic.net> References: <1304031024-5121-1-git-send-email-nico@fluxnic.net> <1304031024-5121-2-git-send-email-nico@fluxnic.net> Message-ID: <20110429065826.GO3755@atomide.com> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org * Nicolas Pitre [110428 15:47]: > From: Nicolas Pitre > > With ARMv5+ and EABI, the compiler expects a 64-bit aligned stack so > instructions like STRD and LDRD can be used. Without this, mysterious > boot failures were seen semi randomly with the LZMA decompressor. > > While at it, let's align .bss as well. > > Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre > Tested-by: Shawn Guo > CC: stable at kernel.org Acked-by: Tony Lindgren