x86: Move initial gd to fixed location

3 files changed, 36 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/arch/i386/cpu/start.S b/arch/i386/cpu/start.S
index 97bac8f3a64..0ce97134d58 100644
--- a/arch/i386/cpu/start.S
+++ b/arch/i386/cpu/start.S
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ mem_ok:
 	/* Set the upper memory limit parameter */
 	subl	$CONFIG_SYS_STACK_SIZE, %eax
 
-	/* Reserve space for global data */
-	subl	$(GD_SIZE * 4), %eax
+	/* Pointer to temporary global data */
+	movl	$CONFIG_SYS_INIT_GD_ADDR, %edx
 
-	/* %eax points to the global data structure */
-	movl	%esp, (GD_RAM_SIZE * 4)(%eax)
-	movl	%ebx, (GD_FLAGS * 4)(%eax)
-	movl	%ecx, (GD_LOAD_OFF * 4)(%eax)
+	/* %edx points to the global data structure */
+	movl	%esp, (GD_RAM_SIZE * 4)(%edx)
+	movl	%ebx, (GD_FLAGS * 4)(%edx)
+	movl	%ecx, (GD_LOAD_OFF * 4)(%edx)
 
 	call	board_init_f	/* Enter, U-boot! */
 
diff --git a/arch/i386/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/i386/include/asm/global_data.h
index e9000c37cbb..cd067f54866 100644
--- a/arch/i386/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/i386/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -87,7 +87,12 @@ extern gd_t *gd;
 #define GD_FLG_COLD_BOOT	0x00100	/* Cold Boot */
 #define GD_FLG_WARM_BOOT	0x00200	/* Warm Boot */
 
-
+#if 0
 #define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR
+#else
+#define XTRN_DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR    extern
+#define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     XTRN_DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR \
+gd_t *gd
+#endif
 
 #endif /* __ASM_GBL_DATA_H */
diff --git a/arch/i386/lib/board.c b/arch/i386/lib/board.c
index 2cadce82296..42273125a8d 100644
--- a/arch/i386/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/i386/lib/board.c
@@ -45,7 +45,15 @@
 #include <miiphy.h>
 #endif
 
-DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+/*
+ * Pointer to initial global data area
+ *
+ * Here we initialize it.
+ */
+#undef	XTRN_DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR
+#define XTRN_DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR	/* empty = allocate here */
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR = (gd_t *) (CONFIG_SYS_INIT_GD_ADDR);
+
 
 /* Exports from the Linker Script */
 extern ulong __text_start;
@@ -168,7 +176,7 @@ gd_t *gd;
 /*
  * Load U-Boot into RAM, initialize BSS, perform relocation adjustments
  */
-void board_init_f (ulong gdp)
+void board_init_f(ulong mem_top)
 {
 	void *text_start = &__text_start;
 	void *data_end = &__data_end;
@@ -187,11 +195,11 @@ void board_init_f (ulong gdp)
 	Elf32_Rel *re_end;
 
 	/* Calculate destination RAM Address and relocation offset */
-	dest_addr  = (void *)gdp - (bss_end - text_start);
+	dest_addr  = (void *)mem_top - (bss_end - text_start);
 	rel_offset = text_start - dest_addr;
 
 	/* Perform low-level initialization only when cold booted */
-	if (((gd_t *)gdp)->flags & GD_FLG_COLD_BOOT) {
+	if (gd->flags & GD_FLG_COLD_BOOT) {
 		/* First stage CPU initialization */
 		if (cpu_init_f() != 0)
 			hang();
@@ -203,8 +211,8 @@ void board_init_f (ulong gdp)
 
 	/* Copy U-Boot into RAM */
 	dst_addr = (ulong *)dest_addr;
-	src_addr = (ulong *)(text_start + ((gd_t *)gdp)->load_off);
-	end_addr = (ulong *)(data_end  + ((gd_t *)gdp)->load_off);
+	src_addr = (ulong *)(text_start + gd->load_off);
+	end_addr = (ulong *)(data_end  + gd->load_off);
 
 	while (src_addr < end_addr)
 		*dst_addr++ = *src_addr++;
@@ -217,8 +225,8 @@ void board_init_f (ulong gdp)
 		*dst_addr++ = 0x00000000;
 
 	/* Perform relocation adjustments */
-	re_src = (Elf32_Rel *)(rel_dyn_start + ((gd_t *)gdp)->load_off);
-	re_end = (Elf32_Rel *)(rel_dyn_end + ((gd_t *)gdp)->load_off);
+	re_src = (Elf32_Rel *)(rel_dyn_start + gd->load_off);
+	re_end = (Elf32_Rel *)(rel_dyn_end + gd->load_off);
 
 	do {
 		if (re_src->r_offset >= CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE)
@@ -226,11 +234,11 @@ void board_init_f (ulong gdp)
 				*(Elf32_Addr *)(re_src->r_offset - rel_offset) -= rel_offset;
 	} while (re_src++ < re_end);
 
-	((gd_t *)gdp)->reloc_off = rel_offset;
-	((gd_t *)gdp)->flags |= GD_FLG_RELOC;
+	gd->reloc_off = rel_offset;
+	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_RELOC;
 
 	/* Enter the relocated U-Boot! */
-	(board_init_r - rel_offset)((gd_t *)gdp, (ulong)dest_addr);
+	(board_init_r - rel_offset)(gd, (ulong)dest_addr);
 
 	/* NOTREACHED - board_init_f() does not return */
 	while(1);
@@ -242,11 +250,15 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 	int i;
 	ulong size;
 	static bd_t bd_data;
+	static gd_t gd_data;
 	init_fnc_t **init_fnc_ptr;
 
 	show_boot_progress(0x21);
 
-	gd = id;
+	/* Global data pointer is now writable */
+	gd = &gd_data;
+	memcpy(gd, id, sizeof(gd_t));
+
 	/* compiler optimization barrier needed for GCC >= 3.4 */
 	__asm__ __volatile__("": : :"memory");