[PATCH v2] PowerPC: kernel: compiling issue, make additional room in exception vector area

Chen Gang gang.chen at asianux.com
Fri Apr 26 12:06:23 EST 2013


On 2013年04月26日 10:03, Mike Qiu wrote:
> �� 2013/4/26 9:36, Chen Gang �:
>> > On 2013��04��26�� 09:18, Chen Gang wrote:
>>> >> On 2013��04��26�� 09:06, Chen Gang wrote:
>>>>> >>>> CFAR is the Come From Register.  It saves the location of the last
>>>>>> >>>>> branch and is hence overwritten by any branch.
>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>> Do we process it just like others done (e.g. 0x300, 0xe00, 0xe20 ...) ?
>>>> >>> 	. = 0x900
>>>> >>> 	.globl decrementer_pSeries
>>>> >>> decrementer_pSeries:
>>>> >>>  	HMT_MEDIUM_PPR_DISCARD
>>>> >>> 	SET_SCRATCH0(r13)
>>>> >>> 	b decrementer_pSeries_0
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> 	...
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>> > Oh, it seems EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1 will save the regesters which related
>> > with CFAR, so I think need move EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1 to near 0x900.
> I will try your diff V2, to see if the machine can boot up

OK, thanks. (hope it can work)

:-)

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Chen Gang

Asianux Corporation


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