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[U-Boot,v2,4/4] README: update ARM register usage

Message ID 1376504746-15173-5-git-send-email-jeroen@myspectrum.nl
State Changes Requested
Delegated to: Albert ARIBAUD
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Jeroen Hofstee Aug. 14, 2013, 6:25 p.m. UTC 
Besides the change of this patchset it also updates the
README to reflect that GOT-generated relocations are no
longer supported on ARM.

cc: Albert ARIBAUD <albert.u.boot@aribaud.net>
Signed-off-by: Jeroen Hofstee <jeroen@myspectrum.nl>
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 README | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/README b/README
index 3918807..d8af074 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -5534,15 +5534,17 @@  On ARM, the following registers are used:
 
 	R0:	function argument word/integer result
 	R1-R3:	function argument word
-	R9:	GOT pointer
-	R10:	stack limit (used only if stack checking if enabled)
+	R9:	platform specific
+	R10:	stack limit (used only if stack checking is enabled)
 	R11:	argument (frame) pointer
 	R12:	temporary workspace
 	R13:	stack pointer
 	R14:	link register
 	R15:	program counter
 
-    ==> U-Boot will use R8 to hold a pointer to the global data
+    ==> U-Boot will use R9 to hold a pointer to the global data
+
+    Note: on ARM, only R_ARM_RELATIVE relocations are supported.
 
 On Nios II, the ABI is documented here:
 	http://www.altera.com/literature/hb/nios2/n2cpu_nii51016.pdf