Re: [U-Boot-Users] Memory map on ARM

31 Mar 2003


      In message 20030331112655.GV7702@pengutronix.de you wrote:
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I would really love to see the memory map problem on ARM being fixed
before Wolfgang makes a new release. The problem is that ARMboot had the
This will not happen. I will release soon, and I will  not  introduce
any bigger architectural changes before.
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malloc area above the relocated bootloader, u-boot has it below.
I have fixed this for my two PXA250 board (CSB226, Innokom) and I have a
patch for lib_arm/board.c which was rejected by Wolfgang in.
Only because if did not address the whole problem. To  do  it  right,
the  whole  relocation  to  RAM  part  has  to be redone, taking into
account variable RAM sizes.
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IMHO the correct thing to do is to fix the other ARM boards to use the
correct memory map. Wolfgang, what is your position?
See above.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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