Is the MIPS kernel buildable from HEAD?

[M. Warner Losh]

In message: <AANLkTinhMdBVKEr2dNETKF=aBAu+1yTCq_2dk97LGVng at mail.gmail.com>
            Juli Mallett <jmallett at FreeBSD.org> writes:
: Hi Patrick,
: 
: Those aren't errors per se; if nothing is happening after that,
: something else is wrong.  If you aren't using a recent U-Boot, I
: suggest installing a recent U-Boot.  If you are using a recent U-Boot
: and know how to recompile it, I can send you patches that might help.
: There is an unused data structure, linux_app_boot_info_t, which
: clobbers some of the memory used for launching multiple processors in
: U-Boot 1.9.0.  I have patches to remove it if you would like to give
: that a try.

I've also noticed that each of the boards have a different load
address.  Maybe 200000000 isn't right for your hardware?


: Thanks,
: Juli.
: 
: On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 14:34, Patrick Mahan <PMahan at adaranet.com> wrote:
: > Warner,
: >
: > I'm trying to build it for a Cavium eval board EBT5800 -  and I am getting
: > the following error(s):
: >
: > Octeon ebt5800# bootoctlinux 20000000
: > ELF file is 32 bit
: > Skipping non LOAD program header (type 0x6)
: > Skipping non LOAD program header (type 0x3)
: > Skipping non LOAD program header (type 0x70000000)
: >
: >
: > Have you seen this?
: >
: > This is trying to build it with OCTEON1-32 configuration file.
: >
: > Thanks,
: >
: > Patrick
: >
: >> -----Original Message-----
: >> From: M. Warner Losh [mailto:imp at bsdimp.com]
: >> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:13 PM
: >> To: Patrick Mahan
: >> Cc: freebsd-mips at FreeBSD.org
: >> Subject: Re: Is the MIPS kernel buildable from HEAD?
: >>
: >> In message: <32AB5C9615CC494997D9ABB1DB12783C024C875590 at SJ-EXCH-
: >> 1.adaranet.com>
: >>             Patrick Mahan <PMahan at adaranet.com> writes:
: >> : Is it possible to build the MIPS kernel from HEAD?  Or is the
: >> : current development still external to the HEAD branch?
: >>
: >> Yes.  The tip of head is where the mips action is these days.  There
: >> is no external development branch.
: >>
: >> There is one issue, however.  If you are building for one of the
: >> 64-bit processors a 64-bit kernel, then the required userland won't
: >> build.  There's still issues that need to be sorted out...
: >>
: >> Warner
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