Patches (was Re: Problem with L4Linux accessing ethernet clocks)

[Paul Boddie]

On Wednesday 1. November 2017 00.38.23 Adam Lackorzynski wrote:
> 

[Cache detail querying]

> I just modified the code to have a fixed value and that worked for me as
> a quick hack. I don't think the value will ever change for a particular
> CPU. But it's still a hack and there's a smarter way definitely.

In a lot of systems, I guess people would use a configuration setting for this 
kind of thing (U-Boot seems to have a lot of this going on). I'd have to look 
at the code to see how this instruction got included, though.

[...]

> Debian is building pie code per default nowadays, I think that's where
> it's coming from, and we should handle this.
> 
> The MIPS vendor compiler is actually gcc but an older one:
> https://www.mips.com/develop/tools/codescape-mips-sdk/download-codescape-mi
> ps-sdk-essentials/

I'm guessing that there might have been different defaults and therefore 
corresponding assumptions that don't hold true for vanilla gcc.

[Accessing 1GB]

> There's a hole, and it also looks like the first 256MB is mirrored at
> 512MB. However, using all the memory is just a matter actually making it
> known, I've just tried it and it seems to work. All Ci20's have 1GB,
> right?

Yes. My interpretation was also that the first 256MB resides at zero for 
compatibility with earlier SoCs in the family, and that they "started again" 
at a higher location (at 512MB, I guess, if you've looked it up!) when their 
products needed more address space.

Thanks for taking a look at this! I doubt that the CI20 is so high priority 
now, but who knows what its corporate parents will do after their separation?

Paul