From owner-freebsd-mips@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 25 22:29:09 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mips@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CB9810656A7 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:29:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from PMahan@adaranet.com) Received: from barracuda.adaranet.com (smtp.adaranet.com [72.5.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41F3C8FC12 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:29:09 +0000 (UTC) X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1282775348-506149a80001-1gY7mK Received: from SJ-EXCH-1.adaranet.com ([10.10.1.29]) by barracuda.adaranet.com with ESMTP id x77p1A7ggwkgjnI5; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:29:08 -0700 (PDT) X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: PMahan@adaranet.com Received: from SJ-EXCH-1.adaranet.com ([fe80::7042:d8c2:5973:c523]) by SJ-EXCH-1.adaranet.com ([fe80::7042:d8c2:5973:c523%14]) with mapi; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:29:08 -0700 From: Patrick Mahan X-Barracuda-BBL-IP: fe80::7042:d8c2:5973:c523 X-Barracuda-RBL-IP: fe80::7042:d8c2:5973:c523 To: Juli Mallett , "M. Warner Losh" Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:28:50 -0700 X-ASG-Orig-Subj: RE: Is the MIPS kernel buildable from HEAD? Thread-Topic: Is the MIPS kernel buildable from HEAD? Thread-Index: ActEoxK3Xlkpn1cxSmm/FVE9Lm5+hgAAYdzA Message-ID: <32AB5C9615CC494997D9ABB1DB12783C024C8755D9@SJ-EXCH-1.adaranet.com> References: <20100825.151325.645538350615354761.imp@bsdimp.com> <32AB5C9615CC494997D9ABB1DB12783C024C8755B1@SJ-EXCH-1.adaranet.com> <20100825.160214.864843819430707347.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-cr-hashedpuzzle: CRi6 ClXX CuQS C7eo EvZn IPF8 MRTa NOaB UQrO XbjX Xenv Y2My Z6IX dr+e gp0R i0L2; 3; ZgByAGUAZQBiAHMAZAAtAG0AaQBwAHMAQABmAHIAZQBlAGIAcwBkAC4AbwByAGcAOwBpAG0AcABAAGIAcwBkAGkAbQBwAC4AYwBvAG0AOwBqAG0AYQBsAGwAZQB0AHQAQABmAHIAZQBlAGIAcwBkAC4AbwByAGcA; Sosha1_v1; 7; {E88009A8-EB86-4A5F-921B-190EFE618D8A}; cABtAGEAaABhAG4AQABhAGQAYQByAGEAbgBlAHQALgBjAG8AbQA=; Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:28:50 GMT; UgBFADoAIABJAHMAIAB0AGgAZQAgAE0ASQBQAFMAIABrAGUAcgBuAGUAbAAgAGIAdQBpAGwAZABhAGIAbABlACAAZgByAG8AbQAgAEgARQBBAEQAPwA= x-cr-puzzleid: {E88009A8-EB86-4A5F-921B-190EFE618D8A} acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Barracuda-Connect: UNKNOWN[10.10.1.29] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1282775348 X-Barracuda-URL: http://172.16.10.203:8000/cgi-mod/mark.cgi X-Virus-Scanned: by bsmtpd at adaranet.com Cc: "freebsd-mips@freebsd.org" Subject: RE: Is the MIPS kernel buildable from HEAD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mips@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to MIPS List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:29:09 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: juli@clockworksquid.com [mailto:juli@clockworksquid.com] On Behalf = Of > Juli Mallett > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 3:15 PM > To: M. Warner Losh > Cc: Patrick Mahan; freebsd-mips@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Is the MIPS kernel buildable from HEAD? > > On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 15:02, M. Warner Losh wrote: > > In message: > > > Juli Mallett writes: > > : Hi Patrick, > > : > > : Those aren't errors per se; if nothing is happening after that, > > : something else is wrong. If you aren't using a recent U-Boot, I > > : suggest installing a recent U-Boot. If you are using a recent U-Boot > > : and know how to recompile it, I can send you patches that might help. > > : There is an unused data structure, linux_app_boot_info_t, which > > : clobbers some of the memory used for launching multiple processors in > > : U-Boot 1.9.0. I have patches to remove it if you would like to give > > : that a try. > > > > I've also noticed that each of the boards have a different load > > address. Maybe 200000000 isn't right for your hardware? > > If it were wrong you'd be (very unlikely) to see it recognized as an ELF > file. > > I don't understand you silly people who use addresses by hand instead > of 0 which uses $(loadaddr) (only with Octeon U-Boot, though) which is > usually correct for the board, anyway :) Because we are hoary old silly kernel people who still remember using punch= -tape and still don't trust these new fangled serial consoles... VBEG I've used 20000000, 18000000 and 21000000. It seems dependent upon the Oct= eon eval board. Patrick