[{"id":3676272,"web_url":"http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/comment/3676272/","msgid":"","list_archive_url":null,"date":"2026-04-11T15:39:28","subject":"Re: [PATCH v2 01/10] Makefile: add SPL_REMAKE_ELF_LDSCRIPT feature","submitter":{"id":6170,"url":"http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/people/6170/","name":"Simon Glass","email":"sjg@chromium.org"},"content":"Hi Michael,\n\nOn 2026-04-11T00:00:12, Michael Srba wrote:\n> Makefile: add SPL_REMAKE_ELF_LDSCRIPT feature\n>\n> On some platforms (at least Qualcomm), the bootrom expects an ELF file.\n> Since the contents of the ELF file are platform specific, add a config\n> option that allows specifying a linker script to use to produce the\n> ELF file.\n>\n> Signed-off-by: Michael Srba \n>\n> Makefile | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n> common/spl/Kconfig | 9 +++++++++\n> 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+)\n\n> diff --git a/common/spl/Kconfig b/common/spl/Kconfig\n> @@ -247,6 +247,15 @@ config SPL_HANDOFF\n> +config SPL_REMAKE_ELF_LDSCRIPT\n> + string \"Linker script to run with u-boot-spl.bin as input\"\n> + depends on !SPL_REMAKE_ELF\n> + help\n> + This allows specifying a linker script that will act on u-boot-spl.bin.\n> + Some platforms (e.g Qualcomm) use the ELF format in creative ways,\n> + including in the bootrom. Unlike SPL_REMAKE_ELF which uses a standard\n> + linker script, this allows specifying a platorm-specific one.\n\nTypo: platform-specific\n\n> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile\n> @@ -2010,10 +2015,33 @@ spl/u-boot-spl.elf: spl/u-boot-spl.bin u-boot-elf.lds\n> +quiet_cmd_u-boot-spl-elf ?= LD $@\n> + cmd_u-boot-spl-elf ?= $(LD) spl/u-boot-spl-elf.o -o $@ \\\n> + $(if $(CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN),-EB,-EL) \\\n> + -T spl/u-boot-spl-elf.lds --defsym=$(CONFIG_PLATFORM_ELFENTRY)=$(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE) \\\n> + -Ttext=$(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE) -z max-page-size=0x1000\n\nThe -z max-page-size=0x1000 flag is only added to the new path. If\nneeded for correct ELF generation, perhaps add it to the existing\ncmd_u-boot-spl-elf too? If it is Qualcomm-specific, please add a\ncomment explaining why.\n\nReviewed-by: Simon Glass \n\nRegards,\nSimon","headers":{"Return-Path":"","X-Original-To":"incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org","Delivered-To":"patchwork-incoming@legolas.ozlabs.org","Authentication-Results":["legolas.ozlabs.org;\n\tdkim=pass (1024-bit key;\n unprotected) header.d=chromium.org header.i=@chromium.org header.a=rsa-sha256\n header.s=google header.b=a/fhPTeb;\n\tdkim-atps=neutral","legolas.ozlabs.org;\n spf=pass (sender SPF authorized) smtp.mailfrom=lists.denx.de\n (client-ip=85.214.62.61; helo=phobos.denx.de;\n envelope-from=u-boot-bounces@lists.denx.de; receiver=patchwork.ozlabs.org)","phobos.denx.de;\n dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=chromium.org","phobos.denx.de;\n spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=u-boot-bounces@lists.denx.de","phobos.denx.de;\n\tdkim=pass (1024-bit key;\n unprotected) header.d=chromium.org header.i=@chromium.org\n header.b=\"a/fhPTeb\";\n\tdkim-atps=neutral","phobos.denx.de;\n dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=chromium.org","phobos.denx.de;\n spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=sjg@chromium.org"],"Received":["from phobos.denx.de (unknown [85.214.62.61])\n\t(using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)\n\t key-exchange x25519)\n\t(No client certificate requested)\n\tby legolas.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4ftrHk5qwyz1y2d\n\tfor ; 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