linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] Kbuild: centralize MKIMAGE and cmd

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Date:	Wed, 7 Mar 2012 13:25:51 -0500
From:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
To:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>
Cc:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>, nico@...xnic.net,
	Haavard Skinnemoen <hskinnemoen@...il.com>,
	"Hans-Christian Egtvedt" <egtvedt@...fundet.no>,
	Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>,
	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Guan Xuetao <gxt@...c.pku.edu.cn>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	uclinux-dist-devel@...ckfin.uclinux.org,
	microblaze-uclinux@...e.uq.edu.au, linux-sh@...r.kernel.org,
	sparclinux@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] Kbuild: centralize MKIMAGE and cmd_uimage definitions

On Wednesday 07 March 2012 12:41:52 Stephen Warren wrote:
> On 03/06/2012 08:56 PM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > On Tuesday 06 March 2012 19:30:36 Stephen Warren wrote:
> >> +UIMAGE_ENTRYADDR = $(shell $(NM) vmlinux | awk '$$NF == "__start"
> >> {print $$1}')
> > 
> > i feel like if we tried harder, we could automate the -e arg for all
> > arches. i understand if you don't want to undertake that though.
> 
> Yes, this might be possible. I'd guess the symbol name varies between
> archs, but that can probably be taken care of.

i think we could avoid the symbol lookup.  if the entry point is set correctly 
in the ELF, we could do:
UIMAGE_ENTRYADDR = $(shell $(READELF) -h vmlinux | \
	awk '$$0 ~ /Entry point address:/ { print $$NF }'

99% sure this would work for Blackfin kernel images ...

> This is probably best
> left as a follow-on patch though, since it's a behavioral change,
> whereas this patch is just consolidation.

of course
-mike

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