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-rw-r--r--README6
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S27
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S27
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S26
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S26
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/lowlevel_init.S14
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/start.S27
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S27
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S26
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S26
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S3
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S23
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S27
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S26
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/lib/board.c12
-rw-r--r--board/armltd/integrator/lowlevel_init.S2
-rw-r--r--board/cm4008/flash.c2
-rw-r--r--board/cm41xx/flash.c2
-rw-r--r--board/mpl/vcma9/lowlevel_init.S5
-rw-r--r--board/samsung/goni/lowlevel_init.S3
-rw-r--r--board/samsung/smdk2410/lowlevel_init.S5
-rw-r--r--board/samsung/smdkc100/lowlevel_init.S3
-rw-r--r--board/ti/omap5912osk/lowlevel_init.S4
-rw-r--r--common/board_f.c14
-rw-r--r--common/board_r.c4
-rw-r--r--include/asm-generic/sections.h26
26 files changed, 24 insertions, 369 deletions
diff --git a/README b/README
index d4eb099..5b7dec9 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3707,12 +3707,6 @@ Configuration Settings:
its config.mk file). If you find problems enabling this option on
your board please report the problem and send patches!
-- CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
- This is set by architectures that use offsets for link symbols
- instead of absolute values. So bss_start is obtained using an
- offset _bss_start_ofs from CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE, rather than
- directly. You should not need to touch this setting.
-
- CONFIG_OMAP_PLATFORM_RESET_TIME_MAX_USEC (OMAP only)
This is set by OMAP boards for the max time that reset should
be asserted. See doc/README.omap-reset-time for details on how
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
index 00d1b30..3e2358e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
@@ -70,32 +70,6 @@ _end_vect:
*************************************************************************
*/
-.globl _TEXT_BASE
-_TEXT_BASE:
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
-#else
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
-#endif
-
-/*
- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
- * them null.
- */
-.globl _bss_start_ofs
-_bss_start_ofs:
- .word __bss_start - _start
-
-.globl _bss_end_ofs
-_bss_end_ofs:
- .word __bss_end - _start
-
-.globl _end_ofs
-_end_ofs:
- .word _end - _start
-
#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
/* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
.globl IRQ_STACK_START
@@ -295,7 +269,6 @@ cpu_init_crit:
#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
.align 5
do_hang:
- ldr sp, _TEXT_BASE /* use 32 words about stack */
bl hang /* hang and never return */
#else /* !CONFIG_SPL_BUILD */
.align 5
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
index ffd7dd0..ce62011 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
@@ -77,33 +77,6 @@ _end_vect:
*************************************************************************
*/
-.globl _TEXT_BASE
-_TEXT_BASE:
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
-#else
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
-#endif
-
-/*
- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
- * them null.
- */
-
-.globl _bss_start_ofs
-_bss_start_ofs:
- .word __bss_start - _start
-
-.globl _bss_end_ofs
-_bss_end_ofs:
- .word __bss_end - _start
-
-.globl _end_ofs
-_end_ofs:
- .word _end - _start
-
/* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) + 8 bytes */
.globl IRQ_STACK_START_IN
IRQ_STACK_START_IN:
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
index f180eb8..1a34842 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
@@ -67,32 +67,6 @@ _pad: .word 0x12345678 /* now 16*4=64 */
*************************************************************************
*/
-.globl _TEXT_BASE
-_TEXT_BASE:
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
-#else
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
-#endif
-
-/*
- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
- * them null.
- */
-.globl _bss_start_ofs
-_bss_start_ofs:
- .word __bss_start - _start
-
-.globl _bss_end_ofs
-_bss_end_ofs:
- .word __bss_end - _start
-
-.globl _end_ofs
-_end_ofs:
- .word _end - _start
-
#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
/* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
.globl IRQ_STACK_START
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
index a67b659..7bf094a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
@@ -55,32 +55,6 @@ _fiq: .word fiq
*************************************************************************
*/
-.globl _TEXT_BASE
-_TEXT_BASE:
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
-#else
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
-#endif
-
-/*
- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
- * them null.
- */
-.globl _bss_start_ofs
-_bss_start_ofs:
- .word __bss_start - _start
-
-.globl _bss_end_ofs
-_bss_end_ofs:
- .word __bss_end - _start
-
-.globl _end_ofs
-_end_ofs:
- .word _end - _start
-
#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
/* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
.globl IRQ_STACK_START
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/lowlevel_init.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/lowlevel_init.S
index e83968f..a9ec81a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/lowlevel_init.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/at91/lowlevel_init.S
@@ -26,27 +26,18 @@
#define CONFIG_SYS_MATRIX_EBICSA_VAL CONFIG_SYS_MATRIX_EBI0CSA_VAL
#endif
-_TEXT_BASE:
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
-
.globl lowlevel_init
.type lowlevel_init,function
lowlevel_init:
- mov r5, pc /* r5 = POS1 + 4 current */
POS1:
+ adr r5, POS1 /* r5 = POS1 run time */
ldr r0, =POS1 /* r0 = POS1 compile */
- ldr r2, _TEXT_BASE
- sub r0, r0, r2 /* r0 = POS1-_TEXT_BASE (POS1 relative) */
sub r5, r5, r0 /* r0 = CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE-1 */
- sub r5, r5, #4 /* r1 = text base - current */
/* memory control configuration 1 */
ldr r0, =SMRDATA
ldr r2, =SMRDATA1
- ldr r1, _TEXT_BASE
- sub r0, r0, r1
- sub r2, r2, r1
add r0, r0, r5
add r2, r2, r5
0:
@@ -149,9 +140,6 @@ PLL_setup_end:
ldr r0, =SMRDATA1
ldr r2, =SMRDATA2
- ldr r1, _TEXT_BASE
- sub r0, r0, r1
- sub r2, r2, r1
add r0, r0, r5
add r2, r2, r5
2:
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/start.S
index 5de2bad..34a0fcb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mxs/start.S
@@ -101,32 +101,6 @@ fiq:
*************************************************************************
*/
-.globl _TEXT_BASE
-_TEXT_BASE:
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
-#else
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
-#endif
-
-/*
- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
- * them null.
- */
-.globl _bss_start_ofs
-_bss_start_ofs:
- .word __bss_start - _start
-
-.globl _bss_end_ofs
-_bss_end_ofs:
- .word __bss_end - _start
-
-.globl _end_ofs
-_end_ofs:
- .word _end - _start
-
#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
/* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
.globl IRQ_STACK_START
@@ -207,6 +181,5 @@ _reset:
bx lr
_hang:
- ldr sp, _TEXT_BASE /* switch to abort stack */
1:
bl 1b /* hang and never return */
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S
index 5360f55..0717327 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S
@@ -102,32 +102,6 @@ _fiq:
*************************************************************************
*/
-.globl _TEXT_BASE
-_TEXT_BASE:
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
-#else
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
-#endif
-
-/*
- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
- * them null.
- */
-.globl _bss_start_ofs
-_bss_start_ofs:
- .word __bss_start - _start
-
-.globl _bss_end_ofs
-_bss_end_ofs:
- .word __bss_end - _start
-
-.globl _end_ofs
-_end_ofs:
- .word _end - _start
-
#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
/* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
.globl IRQ_STACK_START
@@ -330,7 +304,6 @@ flush_dcache:
#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
.align 5
do_hang:
- ldr sp, _TEXT_BASE /* switch to abort stack */
1:
bl 1b /* hang and never return */
#else /* !CONFIG_SPL_BUILD */
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
index e16b088..7d50145 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
@@ -71,32 +71,6 @@ _vectors_end:
*************************************************************************
*/
-.globl _TEXT_BASE
-_TEXT_BASE:
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
-#else
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
-#endif
-
-/*
- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
- * them null.
- */
-.globl _bss_start_ofs
-_bss_start_ofs:
- .word __bss_start - _start
-
-.globl _bss_end_ofs
-_bss_end_ofs:
- .word __bss_end - _start
-
-.globl _end_ofs
-_end_ofs:
- .word _end - _start
-
#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
/* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
.globl IRQ_STACK_START
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
index 5783df1..7404ea7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
@@ -67,32 +67,6 @@ _fiq:
*************************************************************************
*/
-.globl _TEXT_BASE
-_TEXT_BASE:
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
-#else
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
-#endif
-
-/*
- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
- * them null.
- */
-.globl _bss_start_ofs
-_bss_start_ofs:
- .word __bss_start - _start
-
-.globl _bss_end_ofs
-_bss_end_ofs:
- .word __bss_end - _start
-
-.globl _end_ofs
-_end_ofs:
- .word _end - _start
-
#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
/* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
.globl IRQ_STACK_START
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S
index 6f7261b..78577b1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
#include <asm/arch/clocks_omap3.h>
#include <linux/linkage.h>
-_TEXT_BASE:
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE /* sdram load addr from config.mk */
-
#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
ENTRY(save_boot_params)
ldr r4, =omap3_boot_device
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
index 5aac773..ac1e55a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
@@ -70,29 +70,6 @@ _end_vect:
*
*************************************************************************/
-.globl _TEXT_BASE
-_TEXT_BASE:
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
-#else
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
-#endif
-
-/*
- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
- */
-.globl _bss_start_ofs
-_bss_start_ofs:
- .word __bss_start - _start
-
-.globl _bss_end_ofs
-_bss_end_ofs:
- .word __bss_end - _start
-
-.globl _end_ofs
-_end_ofs:
- .word _end - _start
-
#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
/* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
.globl IRQ_STACK_START
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
index d8fb812..ae0d13c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
@@ -84,32 +84,6 @@ _end_vect:
*************************************************************************
*/
-.globl _TEXT_BASE
-_TEXT_BASE:
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
-#else
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
-#endif
-
-/*
- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
- * them null.
- */
-.globl _bss_start_ofs
-_bss_start_ofs:
- .word __bss_start - _start
-
-.globl _bss_end_ofs
-_bss_end_ofs:
- .word __bss_end - _start
-
-.globl _end_ofs
-_end_ofs:
- .word _end - _start
-
#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
/* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
.globl IRQ_STACK_START
@@ -316,7 +290,6 @@ cpu_init_crit:
#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
.align 5
do_hang:
- ldr sp, _TEXT_BASE /* use 32 words about stack */
bl hang /* hang and never return */
#else /* !CONFIG_SPL_BUILD */
.align 5
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
index 27bcda5..bf80937 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
@@ -56,32 +56,6 @@ _fiq: .word fiq
*************************************************************************
*/
-.globl _TEXT_BASE
-_TEXT_BASE:
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
- .word CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE
-#else
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
-#endif
-
-/*
- * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
- * Subtracting _start from them lets the linker put their
- * relative position in the executable instead of leaving
- * them null.
- */
-.globl _bss_start_ofs
-_bss_start_ofs:
- .word __bss_start - _start
-
-.globl _bss_end_ofs
-_bss_end_ofs:
- .word __bss_end - _start
-
-.globl _end_ofs
-_end_ofs:
- .word _end - _start
-
#ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
/* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
.globl IRQ_STACK_START
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/board.c b/arch/arm/lib/board.c
index c320a35..1de5812 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/board.c
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ static int display_banner(void)
{
printf("\n\n%s\n\n", version_string);
debug("U-Boot code: %08lX -> %08lX BSS: -> %08lX\n",
- _TEXT_BASE,
- _bss_start_ofs + _TEXT_BASE, _bss_end_ofs + _TEXT_BASE);
+ (ulong)&_start,
+ (ulong)&__bss_start, (ulong)&__bss_end);
#ifdef CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT
debug("Modem Support enabled\n");
#endif
@@ -273,13 +273,13 @@ void board_init_f(ulong bootflag)
memset((void *)gd, 0, sizeof(gd_t));
- gd->mon_len = _bss_end_ofs;
+ gd->mon_len = (ulong)&__bss_end - (ulong)_start;
#ifdef CONFIG_OF_EMBED
/* Get a pointer to the FDT */
gd->fdt_blob = __dtb_db_begin;
#elif defined CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE
/* FDT is at end of image */
- gd->fdt_blob = (void *)(_end_ofs + _TEXT_BASE);
+ gd->fdt_blob = &_end;
#endif
/* Allow the early environment to override the fdt address */
gd->fdt_blob = (void *)getenv_ulong("fdtcontroladdr", 16,
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ void board_init_f(ulong bootflag)
gd->relocaddr = addr;
gd->start_addr_sp = addr_sp;
- gd->reloc_off = addr - _TEXT_BASE;
+ gd->reloc_off = addr - (ulong)&_start;
debug("relocation Offset is: %08lx\n", gd->reloc_off);
if (new_fdt) {
memcpy(new_fdt, gd->fdt_blob, fdt_size);
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
gd->flags |= GD_FLG_RELOC; /* tell others: relocation done */
bootstage_mark_name(BOOTSTAGE_ID_START_UBOOT_R, "board_init_r");
- monitor_flash_len = _end_ofs;
+ monitor_flash_len = (ulong)&__rel_dyn_end - (ulong)_start;
/* Enable caches */
enable_caches();
diff --git a/board/armltd/integrator/lowlevel_init.S b/board/armltd/integrator/lowlevel_init.S
index 389d5e9..0fb42ad 100644
--- a/board/armltd/integrator/lowlevel_init.S
+++ b/board/armltd/integrator/lowlevel_init.S
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ cm_remap:
/* Now 0x00000000 is writeable, replace the vectors */
ldr r0, =_start /* r0 <- start of vectors */
- ldr r2, =_TEXT_BASE /* r2 <- past vectors */
+ add r2, r0, #64 /* r2 <- past vectors */
sub r1,r1,r1 /* destination 0x00000000 */
copy_vec:
diff --git a/board/cm4008/flash.c b/board/cm4008/flash.c
index 2511928..8315a57 100644
--- a/board/cm4008/flash.c
+++ b/board/cm4008/flash.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ unsigned long flash_init (void)
*/
flash_protect (FLAG_PROTECT_SET,
CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE,
- CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE + _bss_start_ofs,
+ CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE + (__bss_end - __bss_start),
&flash_info[0]);
return size;
diff --git a/board/cm41xx/flash.c b/board/cm41xx/flash.c
index 2511928..8315a57 100644
--- a/board/cm41xx/flash.c
+++ b/board/cm41xx/flash.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ unsigned long flash_init (void)
*/
flash_protect (FLAG_PROTECT_SET,
CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE,
- CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE + _bss_start_ofs,
+ CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE + (__bss_end - __bss_start),
&flash_info[0]);
return size;
diff --git a/board/mpl/vcma9/lowlevel_init.S b/board/mpl/vcma9/lowlevel_init.S
index b889cf9..cca9c0c 100644
--- a/board/mpl/vcma9/lowlevel_init.S
+++ b/board/mpl/vcma9/lowlevel_init.S
@@ -197,13 +197,10 @@
#define REFCNT_266 0
/**************************************/
-_TEXT_BASE:
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
-
.globl lowlevel_init
lowlevel_init:
/* use r0 to relocate DATA read/write to flash rather than memory ! */
- ldr r0, _TEXT_BASE
+ ldr r0, =CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
ldr r13, =BWSCON
/* enable minimal access to PLD */
diff --git a/board/samsung/goni/lowlevel_init.S b/board/samsung/goni/lowlevel_init.S
index 726211a..d52bc09 100644
--- a/board/samsung/goni/lowlevel_init.S
+++ b/board/samsung/goni/lowlevel_init.S
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
* r9 has Mobile DDR size, 1 means 1GiB, 2 means 2GiB and so on
*/
-_TEXT_BASE:
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
-
.globl lowlevel_init
lowlevel_init:
mov r11, lr
diff --git a/board/samsung/smdk2410/lowlevel_init.S b/board/samsung/smdk2410/lowlevel_init.S
index c7b78fd..5de04f1 100644
--- a/board/samsung/smdk2410/lowlevel_init.S
+++ b/board/samsung/smdk2410/lowlevel_init.S
@@ -110,16 +110,13 @@
#define REFCNT 1113 /* period=15.6us, HCLK=60Mhz, (2048+1-15.6*60) */
/**************************************/
-_TEXT_BASE:
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
-
.globl lowlevel_init
lowlevel_init:
/* memory control configuration */
/* make r0 relative the current location so that it */
/* reads SMRDATA out of FLASH rather than memory ! */
ldr r0, =SMRDATA
- ldr r1, _TEXT_BASE
+ ldr r1, =CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
sub r0, r0, r1
ldr r1, =BWSCON /* Bus Width Status Controller */
add r2, r0, #13*4
diff --git a/board/samsung/smdkc100/lowlevel_init.S b/board/samsung/smdkc100/lowlevel_init.S
index 4df0974..65e6b7a 100644
--- a/board/samsung/smdkc100/lowlevel_init.S
+++ b/board/samsung/smdkc100/lowlevel_init.S
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
* r5 has zero always
*/
-_TEXT_BASE:
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
-
.globl lowlevel_init
lowlevel_init:
mov r9, lr
diff --git a/board/ti/omap5912osk/lowlevel_init.S b/board/ti/omap5912osk/lowlevel_init.S
index cad0a5a..e05a1c7 100644
--- a/board/ti/omap5912osk/lowlevel_init.S
+++ b/board/ti/omap5912osk/lowlevel_init.S
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@
#include <./configs/omap1510.h>
#endif
-
-_TEXT_BASE:
- .word CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE /* sdram load addr from config.mk */
-
.globl lowlevel_init
lowlevel_init:
diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
index 02965b0..5b9ba07 100644
--- a/common/board_f.c
+++ b/common/board_f.c
@@ -149,13 +149,9 @@ static int display_text_info(void)
#ifndef CONFIG_SANDBOX
ulong bss_start, bss_end;
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
- bss_start = _bss_start_ofs + _TEXT_BASE;
- bss_end = _bss_end_ofs + _TEXT_BASE;
-#else
bss_start = (ulong)&__bss_start;
bss_end = (ulong)&__bss_end;
-#endif
+
debug("U-Boot code: %08X -> %08lX BSS: -> %08lX\n",
CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE, bss_start, bss_end);
#endif
@@ -279,8 +275,8 @@ static int zero_global_data(void)
static int setup_mon_len(void)
{
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
- gd->mon_len = _bss_end_ofs;
+#ifdef __ARM__
+ gd->mon_len = (ulong)&__bss_end - (ulong)_start;
#elif defined(CONFIG_SANDBOX)
gd->mon_len = (ulong)&_end - (ulong)_init;
#else
@@ -363,11 +359,7 @@ static int setup_fdt(void)
gd->fdt_blob = __dtb_dt_begin;
#elif defined CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE
/* FDT is at end of image */
-# ifdef CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
- gd->fdt_blob = (void *)(_end_ofs + CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE);
-# else
gd->fdt_blob = (ulong *)&_end;
-# endif
#elif defined(CONFIG_OF_HOSTFILE)
if (read_fdt_from_file()) {
puts("Failed to read control FDT\n");
diff --git a/common/board_r.c b/common/board_r.c
index c2d0763..899f377 100644
--- a/common/board_r.c
+++ b/common/board_r.c
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ __weak int fixup_cpu(void)
static int initr_reloc_global_data(void)
{
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
- monitor_flash_len = _end_ofs;
+#ifdef __ARM__
+ monitor_flash_len = _end - __image_copy_start;
#elif !defined(CONFIG_SANDBOX)
monitor_flash_len = (ulong)&__init_end - gd->relocaddr;
#endif
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/sections.h b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
index 7e1eb4b..458952f 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/sections.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
@@ -63,28 +63,16 @@ extern char __image_copy_end[];
extern void _start(void);
/*
- * ARM needs to use offsets for symbols, since the values of some symbols
- * are not resolved prior to relocation (and are just 0). Maybe this can be
- * resolved, or maybe other architectures are similar, iwc this should be
- * promoted to an architecture option.
+ * ARM defines its symbols as char[]. Other arches define them as ulongs.
*/
#ifdef CONFIG_ARM
-#define CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
-/* Start/end of the relocation entries, as an offset from _start */
-extern ulong _rel_dyn_start_ofs;
-extern ulong _rel_dyn_end_ofs;
-
-/* End of the region to be relocated, as an offset form _start */
-extern ulong _image_copy_end_ofs;
-extern ulong _bss_start_ofs; /* BSS start relative to _start */
-extern ulong _bss_end_ofs; /* BSS end relative to _start */
-extern ulong _end_ofs; /* end of image relative to _start */
-
-extern ulong _TEXT_BASE; /* code start */
+extern char __bss_start[];
+extern char __bss_end[];
+extern char __image_copy_start[];
+extern char __image_copy_end[];
+extern char __rel_dyn_start[];
+extern char __rel_dyn_end[];
#else /* don't use offsets: */