linux.git/arch/ppc64/boot, branch v2.6.14

[PATCH] PPC64: large INITRD causes kernel not to boot

2005-09-09T12:11:37+00:00

In PPC64 there are number of problems in arch/ppc64/boot/main.c that
prevent a kernel from making use of a large (greater than ~16MB) INITRD.
This is 64 bit architecture and really large INITRD images should be
possible.

Simply put the existing code has a fixed reservation (claim) address and
once the kernel plus initrd image are large enough to pass this address
all sorts of bad things occur. The fix is the dynamically establish the
first claim address above the loaded kernel plus initrd (plus some
"padding" and rounding). If PROG_START is defined this will be used as
the minimum safe address - currently known to be 0x01400000 for the
firmwares tested so far.

Signed-off-by: Mark Bellon 
Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras

[PATCH] ppc64: makefile cleanup

2005-09-09T12:11:35+00:00

This patch cleans up the output generated by ppc64 builds.

Signed-off-by: Geoff Levand 
Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras

[PATCH] ppc64: zimage build fix

2005-09-09T12:11:35+00:00

Signed-off-by: Geoff Levand 
Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras

[PATCH] ppc64: make arch/ppc64/boot standalone

2005-08-29T00:53:31+00:00

Make the bootheader for ppc64 independent from kernel and libc headers.
* add -nostdinc -isystem $gccincludes to not include libc headers
* declare all functions in header files, also the stuff from string.S
* declare some functions static
* use stddef.h to get size_t (hopefully ok)
* remove ppc32-types.h, only elf.h used the __NN types

With further modifications by Paul Mackerras and Stephen Rothwell.

Signed-off-by: Olaf Hering 
Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras

[PATCH] Update in-kernel zlib routines

2005-08-05T23:23:21+00:00

These bugs have been fixed in the standard zlib for a while.

See for example

 a) http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-gnu-utils/1999-06/msg00183.html
 b) http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94584

Signed-off-by: Tim Yamin 
Signed-off-by: Tavis Ormandy 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

[PATCH] remove duplicate printf in arch/ppc64/boot/main.c

2005-06-28T11:01:46+00:00

initrd size is printed as hex, add a missing 0x
remove a duplicate printf when initrd is used.
remove use of kernel type to access the first bytes of the initrd memarea.

Signed-off-by: Olaf Hering 
Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras

[PATCH] remove printk usage in arch/ppc64/boot/prom.c

2005-06-28T11:01:35+00:00

remove the printk usage in the zImage. we are not there, yet.

Signed-off-by: Olaf Hering 
Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras

[PATCH] remove unused arch/ppc64/boot/mknote.c

2005-06-28T11:01:28+00:00

mknote is not called in arch/ppc64/boot/Makefile

Signed-off-by: Olaf Hering 
Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras

[PATCH] remove unused arch/ppc64/boot/piggyback.c

2005-06-28T11:01:21+00:00

piggyback is not called in arch/ppc64/boot/Makefile

Signed-off-by: Olaf Hering 
Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras

[PATCH] use ${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel in arch/*/boot/install.sh

2005-06-23T16:45:07+00:00

The attached patch causes the various arch specific install.sh scripts to
look for ${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel rather than just installkernel (in
both /sbin/ and ~/bin/ where the script already did this).  This allows you
to have e.g.  arm-linux-installkernel as a handy way to install on your
cross target.  It also prevents the script picking up on the host
/sbin/installkernel which causes the script to fall through and do the
install itself (which is what I actually use myself, with $INSTALL_PATH
set).

I don't believe it causes back-compatibility problems since calling the
host installkernel was never likely to work or be what you wanted when
cross compiling anyway.  If $CROSS_COMPILE isn't set then nothing changes.

I only use ARM and i386 myself but I figured it couldn't hurt to do the
whole lot.  I've cc'd those who I hope are the arch maintainers for files
that I've touched.

Signed-off-by: Ian Campbell 
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds