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From: mementux <mementux@gmail.com>
To: ecos-discuss@ecos.sourceware.org
Subject: [ECOS] Illegal memory access
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:48:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2d14e2ca0902111248l903ae2bq3d2c8a67b60e11f4@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

Hi,

I've a problem loading Linux with RedBoot 2.04 [ROMRAM] on a Compex
device: when I try to execute the loaded ramdisk image I get an
"illegal memory access" error. This is the log:

RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROMRAM]
Red Hat certified release, version 2.04 - built 09:48:17, Jun  6 2007

Platform: WP18/WP188/WPM188/NP18 Development Platform (IXP4XX) BE
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

RAM: 0x00000000-0x04000000, [0x0006c2b0-0x03fc1000] available
FLASH: 0x50000000 - 0x50800000, 64 blocks of 0x00020000 bytes each.
== Executing boot script in 1.000 seconds - enter ^C to abort
^C
RedBoot> ^C
RedBoot> load -r -b %{FREEMEMLO} openwrt-compex-2.6-zImage.mm
Using default protocol (TFTP)
Raw file loaded 0x0006c400-0x008641f3, assumed entry at 0x0006c400
RedBoot> exec
Using base address 0x0006c400 and length 0x007f7df4
** command abort - illegal memory access?
RedBoot>

If I load a smaller ramdisk image, then I can execute it correctly:

RedBoot> load -r -b %{FREEMEMLO} openwrt-compex-2.6-zImage.mm
Using default protocol (TFTP)
Raw file loaded 0x0006c400-0x00562acf, assumed entry at 0x0006c400
RedBoot> exec
Using base address 0x0006c400 and length 0x004f66d0
Uncompressing Linux.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
done, booting the kernel.
Linux version 2.6.19.2 (root@alberto-desktop) (gcc version 4.1.2) #5
Wed Feb 11 12:07:18 UTC 2009
CPU: XScale-IXP42x Family [690541c2] revision 2 (ARMv5TE), cr=000039ff
Machine: Compex WP18 / NP18A
Memory policy: ECC disabled, Data cache writeback
[... cut ...]

I think that the only difference is the size of the ramdisk images.
The first image is about 8 Mbyte big; the second image is instead 5
Mbyte big.
I successfully use the first ramdisk  image on others IXP4xx-based
devices with RedBoot 2.01 [ROM]. Can it be RedBoot limit/bug? Or can
it be an hardware limit?

Have someone any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,
Albert.

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