Hi,
* Wu Zhangjin <wuzhangjin@gmail.com> [2009-08-10 16:49:14+0800]:
>
> This patch will help to generate smaller kernel images for linux-MIPS,
>
> [snipped]
>
> NOTE: this should work for the other MIPS-based machines, but I have
> used the command bc in the Makefile to calculate the load address of the
> compressed kernel. I'm not sure this is suitable. perhaps I need to
> rewrite this part in C program or somebody help to simplify the current
> implementation.
>
Remembered you wanted a nicer way to work out the load address so this
is my best attempt so far....I think it's fine to leave it as shell code
personally; but I'm not a maintainer :)
> + [snipped]
>
> +# The load address of the compressed kernel, VMLINUZ_LOAD_ADDRESS >
> VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS + VMLINUX_SIZE
> +VMLINUX_SIZE := $(shell wc -c $(objtree)/$(KBUILD_IMAGE) 2>/dev/null | cut
> -d' ' -f1)
> +VMLINUX_SIZE := $(shell echo "obase=16;ibase=10;(($(VMLINUX_SIZE)/65536 + 1)
> * 65536)" | bc | cut -d'.' -f1)
> +VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS = $(shell echo $(LOADADDR) | sed -e "s/0xffffffff//g")
> +VMLINUZ_LOAD_ADDRESS := $(shell echo "obase=16; ibase=16;
> ($(VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS) + $(VMLINUX_SIZE))" | bc)
> +VMLINUZ_LOAD_ADDRESS := 0x$(if
> $(CONFIG_64BIT),ffffffff,)$(VMLINUZ_LOAD_ADDRESS)
> +LOADADDR := 0x$(if $(CONFIG_64BIT),ffffffff,)$(VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS)
> +
Slightly prettier is to get rid of the 'bc' dependency, a divide and a
'cut' here and there.
Cheers
--
Alexander Clouter
.sigmonster says: Nice guys finish last.
-- Leo Durocher
diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
index f9ccd97..e531b28 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
# Author: Wu Zhangjin <wuzj@lemote.com>
#
-# The load address of the compressed kernel, VMLINUZ_LOAD_ADDRESS >
VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS + VMLINUX_SIZE
-VMLINUX_SIZE := $(shell wc -c $(objtree)/$(KBUILD_IMAGE) 2>/dev/null | cut -d'
' -f1)
-VMLINUX_SIZE := $(shell echo "obase=16;ibase=10;(($(VMLINUX_SIZE)/65536 + 1) *
65536)" | bc | cut -d'.' -f1)
-VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS = $(shell echo $(LOADADDR) | sed -e "s/0xffffffff//g")
-VMLINUZ_LOAD_ADDRESS := $(shell echo "obase=16; ibase=16;
($(VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS) + $(VMLINUX_SIZE))" | bc)
+# compressed kernel load addr: VMLINUZ_LOAD_ADDRESS > VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS +
VMLINUX_SIZE
+VMLINUX_SIZE := $(shell wc -c $(objtree)/$(KBUILD_IMAGE) | cut -d' ' -f1)
+VMLINUX_SIZE := $(shell echo $$(($(VMLINUX_SIZE) + (65536 - $(VMLINUX_SIZE) %
65536))))
+VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS = $(shell echo $(LOADADDR) | sed -e 's/0xffffffff//')
+VMLINUZ_LOAD_ADDRESS := $(shell printf %x $$((0x$(VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS) +
$(VMLINUX_SIZE))))
VMLINUZ_LOAD_ADDRESS := 0x$(if
$(CONFIG_64BIT),ffffffff,)$(VMLINUZ_LOAD_ADDRESS)
LOADADDR := 0x$(if $(CONFIG_64BIT),ffffffff,)$(VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS)
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