The generic arm linker script contains this section:
.bss __rel_dyn_start (OVERLAY) : {
...
}
The (OVERLAY) syntax in the description causes the .bss section to be
included in the NOR area of the image:
$ objdump -t -j .bss spl/u-boot-spl
SYMBOL TABLE:
0000c61c l d .bss 00000000 .bss
0000c640 l O .bss 00000040 __value.0
0000c68c g O .bss 00000000 __bss_end
0000c61c g O .bss 00000000 __bss_start
0000c680 g O .bss 0000000c stdio_devices
This is what the custom linker script tries to avoid, as the NOR area is
read-only.
Remove the OVERLAY syntax to fix the BSS location:
$ objdump -t -j .bss spl/u-boot-spl
SYMBOL TABLE:
83000000 l d .bss 00000000 .bss
83000000 l O .bss 00000040 __value.0
0000c61c g O .bss 00000000 __image_copy_end
8300004c g O .bss 00000000 __bss_end
83000000 g O .bss 00000000 __bss_start
83000040 g O .bss 0000000c stdio_devices
This restores the state of the linker script before the patch that fixed
the linker lists issue.
Fixes: f6810b749f ("aspeed/ast2600: Fix SPL linker script")
Signed-off-by: Joel Stanley <joel@jms.id.au>
The commit 99e2fbcb69 ("linker_lists: Rename sections to remove .
prefix") changed the name of the linker list sections. As the Aspeed SPL
linker wasn't in the tree yet, it missed the change.
This updates the SPL linker to match arch/arm/cpu/u-boot-spl.lds which
Aspeed was copied from.
Fixes: 442a69c143 ("configs: ast2600: Move SPL bss section to DRAM space")
Signed-off-by: Joel Stanley <joel@jms.id.au>
The commit b583348ca8 ("image: fit: Align hash output buffers") places
the hash output buffer at the .bss section. However, AST2600 by default
executes SPL in the NOR flash XIP way. This results in the hash output
cannot be written to the buffer as it is located at the R/X only region.
We need to move the .bss section out of the SPL body to the DRAM space,
where hash output can be written to. This patch includes:
- Define the .bss section base and size
- A new SPL linker script is added with a separate .bss region specified
- Enable CONFIG_SPL_SEPARATE_BSS kconfig option
Signed-off-by: Chia-Wei Wang <chiawei_wang@aspeedtech.com>
Reviewed-by: Neal Liu <neal_liu@aspeedtech.com>
