boot: cleanup and prep for more platforms
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| # | Subject and files | Size | Replies | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/7 | boot: use a common zImage rulearch/ | +12 | 4 replies | |
| 2/7 | boot: rebuild when wrapper changesarch/ | +2 | 2 replies | |
| 3/7 | boot: use FORCEarch/ | +13 | 1 reply | |
| 4/7 | bootwrapper: add a fatal error helperarch/ arch/ arch/ +1 more | +28 | 3 replies | |
| 5/7 | bootwrapper: missing relocation in crt0.Sarch/ | +9 | 2 replies | |
| 6/7 | bootwrapper: allow platforms to call library zImage_startarch/ | +2 | 1 reply | |
| 7/7 | boot: export flush_cachearch/ arch/ | +1 | 1 reply |
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3 of 7 patches have a Reviewed-by or Acked-by.
| Patch | David Gibson | Segher Boessenkool |
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| 1/7 | ||
| 2/7 | A-b | A-b |
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| 6/7 | A-b | |
| 7/7 | A-b |
Trailers given in replies are filled; those carried in the patches from earlier versions are outlined with dashes.
Cover letter [PATCH 0/7] boot: cleanup and prep for more platforms
What follows are the first 7 of my 13 patch series working on a zImage that kexec will boot to, at least on 64 bit boxes.
The first one makes the Makefile maintainable, the second and third make the Makefile work correctly. The forth is a cleanup for a common idiom, the fifth adds some missing relocations, and the sixth and seventh allow other code to reuse the existing functions after necessary setup.
All have been compile and link tested, and were created against a 2.6.20 tree + the 20 patches I found related to the boot directory in powerpc.git + patchwork numbers 10010 and 10012 (which seemed to be moving that direction). I have included additional notes in some of the patches with the testing. I think all could be applied to for-2.6.22.
The last 4, that I am not posting at this time, build upon these to create a zImage for use by 64-bit kexec, add a sreset based derivative target, and allow for disjoint vmlinuz payloads. I hope to be able to find time in the near future to debug and post them.
milton
boot-zImage-rule
boot-add-wrapper-to-wrapperbits
boot-add-FORCE
boot-add-fatal
boot-crt0-missing-reloc
boot-crt0-export
boot-export-flush-cache