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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/arm/lib/crt0.S')
-rw-r--r-- | arch/arm/lib/crt0.S | 26 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/crt0.S b/arch/arm/lib/crt0.S index afd4f10..4c3a94a 100644 --- a/arch/arm/lib/crt0.S +++ b/arch/arm/lib/crt0.S @@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ * the GD ('global data') structure, both located in some readily * available RAM (SRAM, locked cache...). In this context, VARIABLE * global data, initialized or not (BSS), are UNAVAILABLE; only - * CONSTANT initialized data are available. + * CONSTANT initialized data are available. GD should be zeroed + * before board_init_f() is called. * * 2. Call board_init_f(). This function prepares the hardware for * execution from system RAM (DRAM, DDR...) As system RAM may not @@ -34,24 +35,29 @@ * data include the relocation destination, the future stack, and * the future GD location. * - * (the following applies only to non-SPL builds) - * * 3. Set up intermediate environment where the stack and GD are the * ones allocated by board_init_f() in system RAM, but BSS and * initialized non-const data are still not available. * - * 4. Call relocate_code(). This function relocates U-Boot from its - * current location into the relocation destination computed by - * board_init_f(). + * 4a.For U-Boot proper (not SPL), call relocate_code(). This function + * relocates U-Boot from its current location into the relocation + * destination computed by board_init_f(). + * + * 4b.For SPL, board_init_f() just returns (to crt0). There is no + * code relocation in SPL. * * 5. Set up final environment for calling board_init_r(). This * environment has BSS (initialized to 0), initialized non-const * data (initialized to their intended value), and stack in system - * RAM. GD has retained values set by board_init_f(). Some CPUs - * have some work left to do at this point regarding memory, so - * call c_runtime_cpu_setup. + * RAM (for SPL moving the stack and GD into RAM is optional - see + * CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R). GD has retained values set by board_init_f(). + * + * 6. For U-Boot proper (not SPL), some CPUs have some work left to do + * at this point regarding memory, so call c_runtime_cpu_setup. + * + * 7. Branch to board_init_r(). * - * 6. Branch to board_init_r(). + * For more information see 'Board Initialisation Flow in README. */ /* |