Re: [U-Boot] [PATCH 0/2] Make sure 85xx bss doesn't start at 0x0

Dear Graeme Russ,

In message d66caabb0910061824s4165d33bu5d5213f6783c09d0@mail.gmail.com you wrote:

I think that even the -mrelocatable / .fixup method may not be needed at all. -pie / -pic used by themselves creates enough information for an OS dynamic loader to relocate an executable, so why not U-Boot? Given that the type and location of each section is easily determined, a striped down dynamic loader can provide a platform-independent relocation scheme.

One reason for not using ELF images for the boot loader is size. The ELF header alone is often more than we would be willing to accept, not to mention the additional code.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk