I have run a quick test on x86 with a saving of 5.8kB with no apparent problems. NOTE: If I add -fdata-sections as per the NIOS patches, U-Boot fails to run.
I'm in the middle of a major re-write of the x86 startup code and will include this as a formal patch when that work is complete.
Regards,
Graeme
diff --git a/arch/i386/config.mk b/arch/i386/config.mk index 4b990e0..0e80a1a 100644 --- a/arch/i386/config.mk +++ b/arch/i386/config.mk @@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ CROSS_COMPILE ?= i386-linux- STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR = 0x40000
PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_I386 -D__I386__ + +LDFLAGS += --cref --gc-sections +PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -ffunction-sections diff --git a/board/eNET/u-boot.lds b/board/eNET/u-boot.lds index d78d75f..7b211a8 100644 --- a/board/eNET/u-boot.lds +++ b/board/eNET/u-boot.lds @@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ SECTIONS _i386boot_bss_size = SIZEOF(.bss);
/* 16bit realmode trampoline code */ - .realmode 0x7c0 : AT ( LOADADDR(.rel.dyn) + SIZEOF(.rel.dyn) ) { *(.realmode) } + .realmode 0x7c0 : AT ( LOADADDR(.rel.dyn) + SIZEOF(.rel.dyn) ) { KEEP(*(.realmode)) }
_i386boot_realmode = LOADADDR(.realmode); _i386boot_realmode_size = SIZEOF(.realmode);
/* 16bit BIOS emulation code (just enough to boot Linux) */ - .bios 0 : AT ( LOADADDR(.realmode) + SIZEOF(.realmode) ) { *(.bios) } + .bios 0 : AT ( LOADADDR(.realmode) + SIZEOF(.realmode) ) { KEEP(*(.bios)) }
_i386boot_bios = LOADADDR(.bios); _i386boot_bios_size = SIZEOF(.bios); @@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ SECTIONS * The fff0 offset of resetvec is important, however. */ . = 0xfffffe00; - .start32 : AT (TEXT_BASE + 0x3fe00) { *(.start32); } + .start32 : AT (TEXT_BASE + 0x3fe00) { KEEP(*(.start32)); }
. = 0xf800; - .start16 : AT (TEXT_BASE + 0x3f800) { *(.start16); } + .start16 : AT (TEXT_BASE + 0x3f800) { KEEP(*(.start16)); }
. = 0xfff0; - .resetvec : AT (TEXT_BASE + 0x3fff0) { *(.resetvec); } + .resetvec : AT (TEXT_BASE + 0x3fff0) { KEEP(*(.resetvec)); } _i386boot_end = (LOADADDR(.resetvec) + SIZEOF(.resetvec) ); }