From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
To: BAREBOX <barebox@lists.infradead.org>
Cc: "Claude Sonnet 4.5" <noreply@anthropic.com>
Subject: [PATCH 12/19] ARM: use relative jumps in exception table
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:26:53 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260105-pbl-load-elf-v1-12-e97853f98232@pengutronix.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260105-pbl-load-elf-v1-0-e97853f98232@pengutronix.de>
Create position-independent exception vectors using relative branches
instead of absolute addresses. This works on ARMv7 onwards which
supports setting the address of the exception vectors.
New .text_inplace_exceptions section contains PC-relative branches,
enabling barebox proper to start with MMU already configured using
ELF segment addresses.
Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
---
arch/arm/cpu/exceptions_32.S | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
arch/arm/cpu/interrupts_32.c | 3 +--
arch/arm/cpu/mmu_32.c | 5 +++--
arch/arm/cpu/no-mmu.c | 11 +----------
arch/arm/include/asm/sections.h | 1 +
arch/arm/lib/pbl.lds.S | 6 +++---
arch/arm/lib32/barebox.lds.S | 4 ++++
7 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/exceptions_32.S b/arch/arm/cpu/exceptions_32.S
index 235996f7ec296b44261637bc98c1c5ee30a3cbe1..302e4d030d6347e8fdb488db73a0a3a4bb1c0ec7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/exceptions_32.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/exceptions_32.S
@@ -156,6 +156,26 @@ ENTRY(arm_fixup_vectors)
ENDPROC(arm_fixup_vectors)
#endif
+.section .text_inplace_exceptions
+1: b 1b /* barebox_arm_reset_vector */
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_EXCEPTIONS
+ b undefined_instruction /* undefined instruction */
+ b software_interrupt /* software interrupt (SWI) */
+ b prefetch_abort /* prefetch abort */
+ b data_abort /* data abort */
+1: b 1b /* (reserved) */
+ b irq /* irq (interrupt) */
+ b fiq /* fiq (fast interrupt) */
+#else
+1: b 1b /* undefined instruction */
+1: b 1b /* software interrupt (SWI) */
+1: b 1b /* prefetch abort */
+1: b 1b /* data abort */
+1: b 1b /* (reserved) */
+1: b 1b /* irq (interrupt) */
+1: b 1b /* fiq (fast interrupt) */
+#endif
+
.section .text_exceptions
.globl extable
extable:
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/interrupts_32.c b/arch/arm/cpu/interrupts_32.c
index 185646e38195b2bdc9f0d7e30d53a0506932fa13..6ebcbcd8dc1299c0333da87e496bc57172691fa8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/interrupts_32.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/interrupts_32.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ void arm_pbl_init_exceptions(void)
if (cpu_architecture() < CPU_ARCH_ARMv7)
return;
- set_vbar((unsigned long)__exceptions_start);
- arm_fixup_vectors();
+ set_vbar((unsigned long)__inplace_exceptions_start);
}
#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/mmu_32.c b/arch/arm/cpu/mmu_32.c
index 86a55d165ba3cec5154c345a1a3a9cb959f0996f..9ce77078d5e35810f2239d82f29f67e2aa2e4d8e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/mmu_32.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/mmu_32.c
@@ -629,8 +629,9 @@ void setup_trap_pages(void)
* First try to use the vectors where they actually are, works
* on ARMv7 and later.
*/
- if (!set_vector_table((unsigned long)__exceptions_start)) {
- arm_fixup_vectors();
+ if (!set_vector_table((unsigned long)__inplace_exceptions_start)) {
+ pr_debug("Using inplace exception vectors at 0x%08lx\n",
+ (unsigned long)__inplace_exceptions_start);
create_zero_page();
return;
}
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/no-mmu.c b/arch/arm/cpu/no-mmu.c
index c4ef5d1f9d55136d606c244309dbeeb8fd988784..68246d71156c7c84b9faff452cebb37132b83573 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/no-mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/no-mmu.c
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
#include <asm/sections.h>
#include <asm/cputype.h>
-#define __exceptions_size (__exceptions_stop - __exceptions_start)
-
static bool has_vbar(void)
{
u32 mainid;
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@ static bool has_vbar(void)
static int nommu_v7_vectors_init(void)
{
- void *vectors;
u32 cr;
if (cpu_architecture() < CPU_ARCH_ARMv7)
@@ -58,13 +55,7 @@ static int nommu_v7_vectors_init(void)
cr &= ~CR_V;
set_cr(cr);
- arm_fixup_vectors();
-
- vectors = xmemalign(PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE);
- memset(vectors, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
- memcpy(vectors, __exceptions_start, __exceptions_size);
-
- set_vbar((unsigned int)vectors);
+ set_vbar((unsigned int)__inplace_exceptions_start);
return 0;
}
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/sections.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/sections.h
index 15b1a6482a5b148284ab47de2db1c2653909da09..bf4fb7b109a7a22d9a298257af23a11b9efe6861 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/sections.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/sections.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ extern char __dynsym_start[];
extern char __dynsym_end[];
extern char __exceptions_start[];
extern char __exceptions_stop[];
+extern char __inplace_exceptions_start[];
#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/pbl.lds.S b/arch/arm/lib/pbl.lds.S
index 9c51f5eb3a3d8256752a78e03fed851c84d92edb..53b21084cff2e3d916cd37485281f2f78166c37d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/pbl.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/pbl.lds.S
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ SECTIONS
*(.text_bare_init*)
__bare_init_end = .;
. = ALIGN(0x20);
- __exceptions_start = .;
- KEEP(*(.text_exceptions*))
- __exceptions_stop = .;
+ __inplace_exceptions_start = .;
+ KEEP(*(.text_inplace_exceptions*))
+ __inplace_exceptions_stop = .;
*(.text*)
}
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib32/barebox.lds.S b/arch/arm/lib32/barebox.lds.S
index ede6889991f16d00f2bad79dd777ae9b5e639ff4..9b2b65e2f17d62d5134fc367621cce733dcea06a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib32/barebox.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib32/barebox.lds.S
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ SECTIONS
__exceptions_start = .;
KEEP(*(.text_exceptions*))
__exceptions_stop = .;
+ . = ALIGN(0x20);
+ __inplace_exceptions_start = .;
+ KEEP(*(.text_inplace_exceptions*))
+ __inplace_exceptions_stop = .;
*(.text*)
}
BAREBOX_BARE_INIT_SIZE
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-05 11:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 49+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-05 11:26 [PATCH 00/19] PBL: Add PBL ELF loading support with dynamic relocations Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 01/19] elf: Use memcmp to make suitable for PBL Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 11:46 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 02/19] elf: build for PBL as well Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 03/19] elf: add dynamic relocation support Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 14:05 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 04/19] ARM: implement elf_apply_relocations() for ELF " Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 11:58 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 19:53 ` Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 05/19] riscv: " Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 06/19] elf: implement elf_load_inplace() Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 13:37 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 22:42 ` Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 8:18 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 07/19] elf: create elf_open_binary_into() Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 08/19] Makefile: add barebox.elf build target Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 12:22 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 15:43 ` Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 17:11 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 09/19] PBL: allow to link ELF image into PBL Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 12:11 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 10/19] mmu: add MAP_CACHED_RO mapping type Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 12:14 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 11/19] mmu: introduce pbl_remap_range() Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 12:15 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 8:50 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 9:25 ` Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 11:26 ` Sascha Hauer [this message]
2026-01-05 11:44 ` [PATCH 12/19] ARM: use relative jumps in exception table Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 12:29 ` Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 12:31 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 13/19] ARM: exceptions: make in-binary exception table const Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 14/19] ARM: linker script: create separate PT_LOAD segments for text, rodata, and data Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 13:11 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 23:01 ` Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 7:59 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 15/19] ARM: link ELF image into PBL Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 12:27 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 16/19] ARM: PBL: setup MMU with proper permissions from ELF segments Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 12:58 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 17/19] riscv: link ELF image into PBL Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 13:12 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 11:26 ` [PATCH 18/19] riscv: linker script: create separate PT_LOAD segments for text, rodata, and data Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 13:40 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 11:27 ` [PATCH 19/19] riscv: add ELF segment-based memory protection with MMU Sascha Hauer
2026-01-05 13:58 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 14:08 ` [PATCH 00/19] PBL: Add PBL ELF loading support with dynamic relocations Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-05 16:47 ` Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 8:35 ` Ahmad Fatoum
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