[yocto] Kernel 3.9 uImage build problem

[Hans Beckérus]

On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 11:38 AM,  <lothar at denx.de> wrote:
> Am 2013-08-27 11:08, schrieb Hans Beckérus:
>>
>> Hi. We are trying to build a Linux 3.9 kernel (uplift from 3.6) and
>> are suddenly facing a completely new error when creating the uImage.
>>
>> HOSTCC  scripts/mod/file2alias.o
>> |   HOSTLD  scripts/mod/modpost
>> | make[1]: `include/generated/mach-types.h' is up to date.
>> |   CALL    scripts/checksyscalls.sh
>> |   CHK     include/generated/compile.h
>> |   CHK     kernel/config_data.h
>> |   Kernel: arch/arm/boot/Image is ready
>> |   Kernel: arch/arm/boot/zImage is ready
>> | multiple (or no) load addresses:
>> | This is incompatible with uImages
>> | Specify LOADADDR on the commandline to build an uImage
>> | make[1]: *** [arch/arm/boot/uImage] Error 1
>> | make: *** [uImage] Error 2
>>
>> Any hints on where to start look for source of the problem?
>> In our machine config UBOOT_LOADADDR is set.
>>
>> Build Configuration:
>> BB_VERSION        = "1.19.0"
>> BUILD_SYS         = "x86_64-linux"
>> NATIVELSBSTRING   = "SUSE-LINUX-11"
>> TARGET_SYS        = "arm-poky-linux-gnueabi"
>> MACHINE           = "zynq-zc706"
>> DISTRO            = "poky-chris"
>> DISTRO_VERSION    = "1.4+snapshot-20130827"
>> TUNE_FEATURES     = "armv7a vfp cortexa9"
>> TARGET_FPU        = "vfp"
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Hans
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>
>
> Hi,
>
> I once had a similar issue with an ARM kernel. I fixed it by setting in my
> machine conf for the u-boot
> UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT := "0x70008000"
> and for the kernel
> KERNEL_EXTRA_ARGS += "LOADADDR=${UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT}"
>
> In my case UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT initializes UBOOT_LOADADDR automatically, but
> both are only for u-boot. The kernel may need to be set to the same value
> manually via compile param, which then has to happen separately.
>
> Perhaps it's similar in your case. Just an idea.
>
Thanks. That did the trick! :) I added KERNEL_EXTRA_ARGS to my .bbappend.
Seems this change was made somewhere between 3.6 and 3.9. Have not
tried to figure out exactly where.

> BR,
> Lothar Rubusch
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