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Re: [PATCH, RFC, RFT] ARM relocation fixes


From: Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
Subject: Re: [PATCH, RFC, RFT] ARM relocation fixes
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 09:09:36 +0100
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On 02.12.2013 21:46, Leif Lindholm wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 02, 2013 at 09:04:47PM +0100, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' 
> Serbinenko wrote:
>>>>> My default ARMv7 UEFI build fails to grub-install with
>>>>> /work/local/grub/uefi/sbin/grub-install: error: bl/b.w targettting ARM.
>>>>
>>>> This is a problem because of asm functions which are always ARM and gcc
>>>> uses bl to jump to them from thumb that an't be satisified. I wonder if
>>>> it's better to add veneers to mkimage or to add explicit thumb interwork
>>>> to all asm functions like I did in my other patch.
>>>
>>> Ah. When linking with a standalone linker, it rewrites BL to BLX where
>>> this is required for state change
>>
>> Doesn't this require Thumb2 ?
> 
> No, BLX immediate has been supported since ARMv5T.
> (Yes, that is effectively a 32-bit encoding in what is a 16-bit
> instruction set - but so is the basic BL.)
> 
In my branch I added veneers to mkimage. Do you have a tutorial on
setting up arm-efi VM?
> /
>     Leif
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