[patch 30/33] PS3: Bootwrapper support.
Paul Mackerras
paulus at samba.org
Tue Jun 19 16:44:39 EST 2007
Geoff Levand writes:
> This is from the comment the patch adds to the wrapper script. I think
> it gives you what you need:
>
> +ps3)
> + # The ps3's loader supports loading gzipped binary images from flash
> + # rom to addr zero. The loader enters the image at addr 0x100. A
> + # bootwrapper overlay is use to arrange for the kernel to be loaded
> + # to addr zero and to have a suitable bootwrapper entry at 0x100.
> + # To construct the rom image, 0x100 bytes from offset 0x100 in the
> + # kernel is copied to the bootwrapper symbol __system_reset_kernel.
> + # The 0x100 bytes at the bootwrapper symbol __system_reset_overlay is
> + # then copied to offset 0x100. At runtime the bootwrapper program
> + # copies the 0x100 bytes at __system_reset_kernel to addr 0x100.
Yes, that is useful, but Mark is right, your patch description is a
bit terse, and something like that in the patch description would be
useful.
Paul.
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