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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




  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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