Re: [PATCH CFT] ARM:S3C24XX: Enable ARM_PATCH_PHYS_VIRT and AUTO_ZRELADDR by default

[Heiko Stübner]

Am Freitag, 13. Dezember 2013, 12:28:25 schrieb panchaxari:
> Configs ARM_PATCH_PHYS_VIRT and AUTO_ZRELADDR are enabled as default
> to platform S3C24XX.
> 
> Introduction of PHYS_VIRT config as default would enable phy-to-virt and
> virt-to-phy translation function at boot and module loading time
> and enforce dynamic reallocation of memory. AUTO_ZRELADDR config would
> enable calculation of kernel load address at run time.
> 
> PHYS_VIRT config is mutually exclusive to XIP_KERNEL, XIP_KERNEL is used in
> systems with NOR flash devices, and ZRELADDR config is mutually exclusive
> to ZBOOT_ROM.
> 
> CFT::Call For Testing
> 
> Requesting maintainers of S3C24XX  platforms to evaluate the changes on the
> board and comment, as I dont have the board for testing and also requesting
> an ACK the changes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: panchaxari <panchaxari.prasannamurthy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Heiko Stuebner <heiko@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Ben Dooks <ben-linux@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Kukjin Kim <kgene.kim@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Russell King <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-samsung-soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

apart from the possible issue Vasily pointed out, my current kernels for 
s3c2442 and s3c2416 seem to work flawlessly with AUTO_ZRELADDR and 
ARM_PATCH_PHYS_VIRT.

I just checked the configs and it seems these options get automatically 
selected and must be specially deselected by the user.


Heiko
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