Re: Kernel ELF entry point

[Nick Hudson <nick.hudson%gmx.co.uk@localhost>]

On 11/10/14 07:10, Masao Uebayashi wrote:
> Unfortunately NetBSD kernel build infrastructure can't differentiate
> kernel configuration from how it's loaded (load address, entry
> address).  Consequently you have to use workarounds, not a solution.

Defining ENTRYPOINT seems perfectly reasonable to me.

> I'm wondering that kernel should be always provided as a relocatable,
> so that it can be linked against different load addresses.  I've
> received only negative reactions, though.

You have had mostly questions about the value of using a relocatable 
stage to solve
the MI linker script as far as I can tell.

Are there any others? For example, how about generating a linker script 
from MI and MD parts
at for use at final link time?

Nick