[RFC 3/3] zImage: Exception vector support

Josh Boyer jwboyer at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Sun Feb 18 12:40:43 EST 2007


On Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 05:17:08PM -0800, Geoff Levand wrote:
> Add SMP exception vector support to the powerpc zImage bootwrapper.  For
> platforms which have entry points in the vector table.  This implements
> SMP entry via the system reset vector.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Geoff Levand <geoffrey.levand at am.sony.com>
> 
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/boot/head.S       |   96 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.lds.S |    2 

This one seems pretty PS3 specific, and there's no makefile entry to actually
compile it...  Could we name it head_ps3.S or something similar?

Or am I misunderstanding the code and it's really generic to most SMP
machines (which would make a case to arguably call it head_smp.S).

josh



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