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-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/boot/main.c21
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/main.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/main.c
index 418497482b6..630a453e16f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/main.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/main.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int is_elf32(void *hdr)
return 1;
}
-static void prep_kernel(unsigned long *a1, unsigned long *a2)
+static void prep_kernel(unsigned long a1, unsigned long a2)
{
int len;
@@ -205,11 +205,14 @@ static void prep_kernel(unsigned long *a1, unsigned long *a2)
}
/*
- * Now we try to alloc memory for the initrd (and copy it there)
+ * Now find the initrd
+ *
+ * First see if we have an image attached to us. If so
+ * allocate memory for it and copy it there.
*/
initrd.size = (unsigned long)(_initrd_end - _initrd_start);
initrd.memsize = initrd.size;
- if ( initrd.size > 0 ) {
+ if (initrd.size > 0) {
printf("Allocating 0x%lx bytes for initrd ...\n\r",
initrd.size);
initrd.addr = (unsigned long)malloc((u32)initrd.size);
@@ -218,8 +221,6 @@ static void prep_kernel(unsigned long *a1, unsigned long *a2)
"ramdisk !\n\r");
exit();
}
- *a1 = initrd.addr;
- *a2 = initrd.size;
printf("initial ramdisk moving 0x%lx <- 0x%lx "
"(0x%lx bytes)\n\r", initrd.addr,
(unsigned long)_initrd_start, initrd.size);
@@ -227,6 +228,12 @@ static void prep_kernel(unsigned long *a1, unsigned long *a2)
initrd.size);
printf("initrd head: 0x%lx\n\r",
*((unsigned long *)initrd.addr));
+ } else if (a2 != 0) {
+ /* Otherwise, see if yaboot or another loader gave us an initrd */
+ initrd.addr = a1;
+ initrd.memsize = initrd.size = a2;
+ printf("Using loader supplied initrd at 0x%lx (0x%lx bytes)\n\r",
+ initrd.addr, initrd.size);
}
/* Eventually gunzip the kernel */
@@ -307,7 +314,7 @@ void start(unsigned long a1, unsigned long a2, void *promptr, void *sp)
printf("\n\rzImage starting: loaded at 0x%p (sp: 0x%p)\n\r",
_start, sp);
- prep_kernel(&a1, &a2);
+ prep_kernel(a1, a2);
/* If cmdline came from zimage wrapper or if we can edit the one
* in the dt, print it out and edit it, if possible.
@@ -331,7 +338,7 @@ void start(unsigned long a1, unsigned long a2, void *promptr, void *sp)
}
else
/* XXX initrd addr/size should be passed in properties */
- kentry(a1, a2, promptr);
+ kentry(initrd.addr, initrd.size, promptr);
/* console closed so printf below may not work */
printf("Error: Linux kernel returned to zImage boot wrapper!\n\r");