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Subject: Re: loader startup code
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Hi Aditya,

> This is my first mail to the list. There don't seem to be any
> discussions going on here, so I don't know whether this is the right
> place to post the query.

  This is the right place.

> I've been trying to navigate my way through the execution of the
> kernel and in the loader directory (boot/powerpc/loader/start.c), a
> function called 'main' gets called. I couldn't find this function
> though. Any pointers?

  It's in boot/ofw/common/main.c. The makefile in powerpc/loader/ gives 
clues to the files/libs that are used.

later,

Peter.