linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 8/8] ARM: vmlinux.lds: Setup correct entry point to physical address

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Message-Id: <1340019011-18642-9-git-send-email-monstr@monstr.eu>
Date:	Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:30:11 +0200
From:	Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Ohad Ben-Cohen <ohad@...ery.com>,
	Peter Crosthwaite <peter.crosthwaite@...alogix.com>,
	Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 8/8] ARM: vmlinux.lds: Setup correct entry point to physical address

linker script setups entry point to virtual address.

Signed-off-by: Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>

---
Not sure what is the reason to setup entry point to virtual address.
---
 arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S |    4 +++-
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b996bc0..de43b01 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #endif
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
-ENTRY(stext)
+ENTRY(arm_start)
 
 #ifndef __ARMEB__
 jiffies = jiffies_64;
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ SECTIONS
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_XIP_KERNEL
 	. = XIP_VIRT_ADDR(CONFIG_XIP_PHYS_ADDR);
+	arm_start = . ;
 #else
 	. = PAGE_OFFSET + TEXT_OFFSET;
+	arm_start = CONFIG_PHYS_OFFSET + TEXT_OFFSET;
 #endif
 	.head.text : AT(ADDR(.head.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
 		_text = .;
-- 
1.7.0.4

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