Re: eCos Loader testing

[Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>]

On Wed, May 11, 2005 at 06:19:03PM -0500, Anthony Tonizzo wrote:
> Andrew:
> 
> Are you interested in testing an eCos loader, before I
> submit it? I would like to do some extensive test, since right
> now the whole thing is pretty crude. For obvious reasons,
> I would like to draft some "expert witnesses" for the job.
> 
> Currently it is working in my PowerPC system. I can compile
> libraries into .o files, then load the files from a file
> system with dlopen() (I use Savin's FAT on a CardFlash, but JFFS2 
> will work as well) and access symbols through dlsym() calls. 
> The libraries can also make calls to the operating system using 
> selected functions of your choice. I have compiled a simple 
> library that holds a disassembler function for the PowerPC and the 
> threads of the twothread example, for a total of about 40K of code. 
> The library works flawlessy now.
> 
> There are two architecture dependent function (which ideally
> would go in packages/hal): One is to test that a specific 
> library was written for the proper architecture (endiannes 
> and all...) and the second does the actual relocation.
> 
> The rest is architecture independent.
> 
> I need direction and plenty of suggestions for improvement.
> Any interest?

Hi Anthony

Unfortunetely i go on Holiday for three weeks starting tomorrow. So i
think it would be better for a different maintainer to take a look at
your code. The obvious candidate is Nick Garrett.

Nick, can you do this? 

        Thanks
                Andrew