Re: [PATCH v2] powerpc: mpc: Put U-Boot version string at correct place by linker script

On Sun, Aug 08, 2021 at 01:20:38PM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote:

It is unknown why version string is placed at specific position on these powerpc mpc platforms. But there is no need to overload version_string symbol. Just use common definition of version_string and modify linker script to put it at "correct place".

Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár pali@kernel.org

Changes in v2:

• Put explicit ".section" keyword before declaring ".text_pre" section as some gcc versions cannot recognize specifying custom section without it.
• Tested compilation for: $ make CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc-linux-gnu- MCR3000_defconfig u-boot.bin and checked that u-boot.bin header is same with and without this patch

Please note that qemu-ppce500 still fails to build, now with a different error: https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/jobs/323027 which I am investigating how to resolve.