ppc32 doesn't boot when linkaddr=0x00900000

Christophe Leroy christophe.leroy at csgroup.eu
Sat Sep 25 22:24:18 AEST 2021


Hi,

Le 25/09/2021 à 11:49, cp a écrit :
> hi
> I am new to this list. Hope this is the right place to ask.
> 
> I am working with a PPC405GP board, and as far as I understand, the
> support for ppc40x platforms like Acadia and Walnut were dropped with
> kernel 5.8.0, so this seems like a pretty straightforward question,
> but extensive experiments from kernel 4.11 to kernel 5.7.19 haven't
> shown a really clear, up-to-date answer.
> 
> In k4.11 .. k5.7.19, when the kernel size is bigger than 8 MB, the
> final kernel doesn't boot but rather arch/powerpc/boot/main.c dies
> before the first message from the kernel shows up.
> 
> Why?

That's the fourth time I receive your email. Please give us time to 
analyse it, there is no point in sending it again and again unless you 
have additional information to provide.

Christophe


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