Wolfgang Denk wrote:
In message 485AC5C5.5080709@freescale.com you wrote:
I did say that. Simply making the global variable not static caused it to fail.
Ummm... I guess there must be more than one variable in U-Boot, as there are several source files and several board configurations.
Sorry, I was under the assumption that the problem is not unique to the actual variable in question. That is, making any global variable non-static risks having relocation fail.
I was looking for a more general explanation to the problem. I was hoping that someone who understood the relocation code well could explain to me, in theoretical terms, how this could happen.
What is "same"? Which source file is this? Which line? Which board? Which compiler from which distro? Which binutils?
This is a new file that I haven't posted yet. It is a replacement for board/freescale/common/sys_eeprom.c. It's currently undergoing internal review. That's why I asked for a general explanation.
Compiler: powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc (GCC) 4.2.1 Binutils: GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.18.50.20070820