linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.28-rc3-git1: spitz still won't boot

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Date:	Sat, 8 Nov 2008 23:21:11 +0000
From:	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Dmitry <dbaryshkov@...il.com>
Cc:	Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>, Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>,
	Eric Miao <eric.y.miao@...il.com>, Cyril Hrubis <metan@....cz>,
	lenz@...wisc.edu, kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dirk@...er-online.de, arminlitzel@....de, pavel.urban@...cz,
	thommycheck@...il.com
Subject: Re: 2.6.28-rc3-git1: spitz still won't boot

On Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 02:12:47AM +0300, Dmitry wrote:
> 2008/11/8 Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>:
> > Firstly, I don't think that patch should ever make it into a mainline
> > kernel. I can perhaps give some clues why its required though. I think
> > the bootloader on the zaurus truncates the image when writing the kernel
> > into flash using the standard flashing process. By having that much
> > extra padding on the end of the kernel, nothing important is lost.
...
> 
> I did rewrote your patch in a bit cleaner way (to apply the hack to
> vmlinux.lds.in
> in a cleaner way and only on PXA_SHARPSL), however I'm not submitting it
> till I find what's the real reason for this problem.

Even if the reason is found, I don't think it's something that should
concern the kernel, especially as there is a script which writes the
kernel image into the flash.  If it's a case that the boot loader needs
an extra 4K tacked on the end of the kernel image, that should be easy
enough for this 'updater.sh' shell script to do.

-- 
Russell King
 Linux kernel    2.6 ARM Linux   - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
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