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Date:      Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:26:04 -0700
From:      Patrick Mahan <PMahan@adaranet.com>
To:        "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>, "jmallett@FreeBSD.ORG" <jmallett@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        "freebsd-mips@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-mips@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: Is the MIPS kernel buildable from HEAD?
Message-ID:  <32AB5C9615CC494997D9ABB1DB12783C024C8755D7@SJ-EXCH-1.adaranet.com>
In-Reply-To: <20100825.160214.864843819430707347.imp@bsdimp.com>
References:  <20100825.151325.645538350615354761.imp@bsdimp.com> <32AB5C9615CC494997D9ABB1DB12783C024C8755B1@SJ-EXCH-1.adaranet.com> <AANLkTinhMdBVKEr2dNETKF=aBAu%2B1yTCq_2dk97LGVng@mail.gmail.com> <20100825.160214.864843819430707347.imp@bsdimp.com>

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: M. Warner Losh [mailto:imp@bsdimp.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 3:02 PM
> To: jmallett@FreeBSD.ORG
> Cc: Patrick Mahan; freebsd-mips@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: Is the MIPS kernel buildable from HEAD?
>
> In message: <AANLkTinhMdBVKEr2dNETKF=3DaBAu+1yTCq_2dk97LGVng@mail.gmail.c=
om>
>             Juli Mallett <jmallett@FreeBSD.org> 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?
>

It is what we have been using successfully here.

Octeon ebt5800# printenv loadaddr
loadaddr=3D0x20000000

Patrick

>
> : Thanks,
> : Juli.
> :
> : On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 14:34, Patrick Mahan <PMahan@adaranet.com> wrot=
e:
> : > Warner,
> : >
> : > I'm trying to build it for a Cavium eval board EBT5800 -  and I am
> getting
> : > the following error(s):
> : >
> : > Octeon ebt5800# bootoctlinux 20000000
> : > ELF file is 32 bit
> : > Skipping non LOAD program header (type 0x6)
> : > Skipping non LOAD program header (type 0x3)
> : > Skipping non LOAD program header (type 0x70000000)
> : >
> : >
> : > Have you seen this?
> : >
> : > This is trying to build it with OCTEON1-32 configuration file.
> : >
> : > Thanks,
> : >
> : > Patrick
> : >
> : >> -----Original Message-----
> : >> From: M. Warner Losh [mailto:imp@bsdimp.com]
> : >> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:13 PM
> : >> To: Patrick Mahan
> : >> Cc: freebsd-mips@FreeBSD.org
> : >> Subject: Re: Is the MIPS kernel buildable from HEAD?
> : >>
> : >> In message: <32AB5C9615CC494997D9ABB1DB12783C024C875590@SJ-EXCH-
> : >> 1.adaranet.com>
> : >>             Patrick Mahan <PMahan@adaranet.com> writes:
> : >> : Is it possible to build the MIPS kernel from HEAD?  Or is the
> : >> : current development still external to the HEAD branch?
> : >>
> : >> Yes.  The tip of head is where the mips action is these days.  There
> : >> is no external development branch.
> : >>
> : >> There is one issue, however.  If you are building for one of the
> : >> 64-bit processors a 64-bit kernel, then the required userland won't
> : >> build.  There's still issues that need to be sorted out...
> : >>
> : >> Warner
> : > _______________________________________________
> : > freebsd-mips@freebsd.org mailing list
> : > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mips
> : > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mips-unsubscribe@freebsd.or=
g"
> : >
> :
> :



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