[U-Boot] [PATCH v2] arm: use common instructions applicable to armv7m & other arm archs

This patch cleans the code by using instructions allowed for armv7m as well as other Arm archs.
Signed-off-by: Vikas Manocha vikas.manocha@st.com Reviewed-by: Simon Glass sjg@chromium.org --- Changes in v2: reword message commit. Removed info regarding BIC instruction on SP, was creating confusion.
arch/arm/lib/crt0.S | 25 +++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/crt0.S b/arch/arm/lib/crt0.S index 2f4c14e..3731d0c 100644 --- a/arch/arm/lib/crt0.S +++ b/arch/arm/lib/crt0.S @@ -71,18 +71,12 @@ ENTRY(_main) */
#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_STACK) - ldr sp, =(CONFIG_SPL_STACK) + ldr r0, =(CONFIG_SPL_STACK) #else - ldr sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR) + ldr r0, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR) #endif -#if defined(CONFIG_CPU_V7M) /* v7M forbids using SP as BIC destination */ - mov r3, sp - bic r3, r3, #7 - mov sp, r3 -#else - bic sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */ -#endif - mov r0, sp + bic r0, r0, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */ + mov sp, r0 bl board_init_f_alloc_reserve mov sp, r0 /* set up gd here, outside any C code */ @@ -100,14 +94,9 @@ ENTRY(_main) * 'here' but relocated. */
- ldr sp, [r9, #GD_START_ADDR_SP] /* sp = gd->start_addr_sp */ -#if defined(CONFIG_CPU_V7M) /* v7M forbids using SP as BIC destination */ - mov r3, sp - bic r3, r3, #7 - mov sp, r3 -#else - bic sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */ -#endif + ldr r0, [r9, #GD_START_ADDR_SP] /* sp = gd->start_addr_sp */ + bic r0, r0, #7 + mov sp, r0 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */ ldr r9, [r9, #GD_BD] /* r9 = gd->bd */ sub r9, r9, #GD_SIZE /* new GD is below bd */

Hello Vikas,
Am 04.02.2016 um 21:41 schrieb Vikas Manocha:
This patch cleans the code by using instructions allowed for armv7m as well as other Arm archs.
Signed-off-by: Vikas Manocha vikas.manocha@st.com Reviewed-by: Simon Glass sjg@chromium.org
Changes in v2: reword message commit. Removed info regarding BIC instruction on SP, was creating confusion.
arch/arm/lib/crt0.S | 25 +++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/crt0.S b/arch/arm/lib/crt0.S index 2f4c14e..3731d0c 100644 --- a/arch/arm/lib/crt0.S +++ b/arch/arm/lib/crt0.S @@ -71,18 +71,12 @@ ENTRY(_main) */
#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_STACK)
- ldr sp, =(CONFIG_SPL_STACK)
- ldr r0, =(CONFIG_SPL_STACK) #else
- ldr sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
- ldr r0, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR) #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_CPU_V7M) /* v7M forbids using SP as BIC destination */
- mov r3, sp
- bic r3, r3, #7
- mov sp, r3
-#else
- bic sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
-#endif
- mov r0, sp
- bic r0, r0, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
- mov sp, r0 bl board_init_f_alloc_reserve mov sp, r0 /* set up gd here, outside any C code */
@@ -100,14 +94,9 @@ ENTRY(_main)
- 'here' but relocated.
*/
- ldr sp, [r9, #GD_START_ADDR_SP] /* sp = gd->start_addr_sp */
-#if defined(CONFIG_CPU_V7M) /* v7M forbids using SP as BIC destination */
- mov r3, sp
- bic r3, r3, #7
- mov sp, r3
-#else
- bic sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
-#endif
- ldr r0, [r9, #GD_START_ADDR_SP] /* sp = gd->start_addr_sp */
- bic r0, r0, #7
- mov sp, r0 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
Why do you move this comment to the mov instruction? the "bic r0, r0, #7" does the 8-byte alignment ... please add this comment to this line, thanks!
ldr r9, [r9, #GD_BD] /* r9 = gd->bd */ sub r9, r9, #GD_SIZE /* new GD is below bd */
Beside of this nitpick: Reviewed-by: Heiko Schocher hs@denx.de
bye, Heiko

Thanks Heiko,
-----Original Message----- From: Heiko Schocher [mailto:hs@denx.de] Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2016 9:39 PM To: Vikas MANOCHA Cc: albert.u.boot@aribaud.net; Simon Glass; Przemyslaw Marczak; Heiko Schocher; rev13@wp.pl; open list Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] arm: use common instructions applicable to armv7m & other arm archs
Hello Vikas,
Am 04.02.2016 um 21:41 schrieb Vikas Manocha:
This patch cleans the code by using instructions allowed for armv7m as well as other Arm archs.
Signed-off-by: Vikas Manocha vikas.manocha@st.com Reviewed-by: Simon Glass sjg@chromium.org
Changes in v2: reword message commit. Removed info regarding BIC instruction on SP, was creating confusion.
arch/arm/lib/crt0.S | 25 +++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/crt0.S b/arch/arm/lib/crt0.S index 2f4c14e..3731d0c 100644 --- a/arch/arm/lib/crt0.S +++ b/arch/arm/lib/crt0.S @@ -71,18 +71,12 @@ ENTRY(_main) */
#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_STACK)
- ldr sp, =(CONFIG_SPL_STACK)
- ldr r0, =(CONFIG_SPL_STACK) #else
- ldr sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
- ldr r0, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR) #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_CPU_V7M) /* v7M forbids using SP as BIC
destination */
- mov r3, sp
- bic r3, r3, #7
- mov sp, r3
-#else
- bic sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
-#endif
- mov r0, sp
- bic r0, r0, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
- mov sp, r0 bl board_init_f_alloc_reserve mov sp, r0 /* set up gd here, outside any C code */ @@ -100,14 +94,9 @@
ENTRY(_main)
- 'here' but relocated.
*/
- ldr sp, [r9, #GD_START_ADDR_SP] /* sp = gd->start_addr_sp */
-#if defined(CONFIG_CPU_V7M) /* v7M forbids using SP as BIC
destination */
- mov r3, sp
- bic r3, r3, #7
- mov sp, r3
-#else
- bic sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
-#endif
- ldr r0, [r9, #GD_START_ADDR_SP] /* sp = gd->start_addr_sp */
- bic r0, r0, #7
- mov sp, r0 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
Why do you move this comment to the mov instruction? the "bic r0, r0, #7" does the 8-byte alignment ... please add this comment to this line, thanks!
Ok, I will send v3 with this correction.
Cheers, Vikas
ldr r9, [r9, #GD_BD] /* r9 = gd->bd */ sub r9, r9, #GD_SIZE /* new GD is below bd */
Beside of this nitpick: Reviewed-by: Heiko Schocher hs@denx.de
bye, Heiko -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, Managing Director: Wolfgang Denk HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany
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