Re: [U-Boot] A question about "Initialize GOT pointer"

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 1:41 AM, XR SU x_r_su@yahoo.com.cn wrote:

hi,all: here is a question, who can tell me? thanks.

in uboot file : cpu/mips/start.S

/* Initialize GOT pointer. */         bal     1f         nop         .word   _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_         1:         move    gp, ra         lw      t1, 0(ra)         move    gp, t1

I do't know why code "move    gp, ra"  needed?  what happened if we remove these code?

You're using old code. That was fixed about two years ago.

See http://git.denx.de/?p=u-boot.git;a=commitdiff;h=16664f72850846e645616da1c0fa...