Hello Khem,

On Fri, 2024-01-19 at 15:56 -0800, Khem Raj wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 2:00 PM Alexandre Belloni
> <alexandre.bell...@bootlin.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > On 19/01/2024 19:24:44+0000, Richard Purdie wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2024-01-19 at 18:48 +0100, Thomas Perrot wrote:
> > > > Hello Richard,
> > > > 
> > > > On Fri, 2024-01-19 at 17:22 +0000, Richard Purdie wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, 2024-01-17 at 10:47 +0100, Thomas Perrot via
> > > > > lists.openembedded.org wrote:
> > > > > > From: Thomas Perrot <thomas.per...@bootlin.com>
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > This release has:
> > > > > > - Synopsys DesignWare APB GPIO driver
> > > > > > - Zicntr and Zihpm support
> > > > > > - Console print improvements
> > > > > > - Smepmp support
> > > > > > - Simple FDT based syscon regmap driver
> > > > > > - Syscon based reboot and poweroff driver
> > > > > > - Non-contiguous hpm counters
> > > > > > - Smcntrpmf support
> > > > > > - Full sparse hartid support
> > > > > > - IPI improvements
> > > > > > - RFENCE improvements
> > > > > > - Zkr support
> > > > > > - Andes custom PMU support
> > > > > > Overall, this release mainly adds more ISA extensions,
> > > > > > drivers and
> > > > > > other improvements.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > https://github.com/riscv-software-src/opensbi/compare/v1.3.1...v1.4
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Perrot <thomas.per...@bootlin.com>
> > > > > 
> > > > > This all seems reasonable but why is there a revert below?
> > > > 
> > > > I reverted it otherwise the following link issue occurs:
> > > > 
> > > > "build/tmp-glibc/work/riscv64-oe-linux/opensbi/1.4/recipe-
> > > > sysroot-
> > > > native/usr/bin/riscv64-oe-linux/../../libexec/riscv64-oe-
> > > > linux/gcc/riscv64-oe-linux/13.2.0/ld.bfd:/src/build/tmp-
> > > > glibc/work/riscv64-oe-
> > > > linux/opensbi/1.4/git/build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_dynami
> > > > c.elf.ld
> > > > :54: undefined section `.dynsym' referenced in expression"
> > > 
> > > The commit should at least mention the issue.
> > > 
> > > I'm also not sure that is "Inappropriate", more like "Pending" as
> > > in
> > > needs further investigation.
> > 
> > The original commit states that relocations don't need to be
> > handled
> > because everything is linked statically which is not true in our
> > case,
> > else we wouldn't be trying to link dynamically.
> > 
> > > 
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >  ...re-Remove-handling-of-R_RISCV_-32-64.patch | 88
> > > > > > +++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > >  .../{opensbi_1.3.bb => opensbi_1.4.bb}        |  8 +-
> > > > > >  2 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > > > > >  create mode 100644 meta/recipes-bsp/opensbi/opensbi/0001-
> > > > > > Revert-
> > > > > > firmware-Remove-handling-of-R_RISCV_-32-64.patch
> > > > > >  rename meta/recipes-bsp/opensbi/{opensbi_1.3.bb =>
> > > > > > opensbi_1.4.bb}
> > > > > > (90%)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > diff --git a/meta/recipes-bsp/opensbi/opensbi/0001-Revert-
> > > > > > firmware-
> > > > > > Remove-handling-of-R_RISCV_-32-64.patch b/meta/recipes-
> > > > > > bsp/opensbi/opensbi/0001-Revert-firmware-Remove-handling-
> > > > > > of-
> > > > > > R_RISCV_-32-64.patch
> > > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > > index 000000000000..d14e0b73a9bc
> > > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > > +++ b/meta/recipes-bsp/opensbi/opensbi/0001-Revert-
> > > > > > firmware-Remove-
> > > > > > handling-of-R_RISCV_-32-64.patch
> > > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
> > > > > > +From bfe480929bcc966e1fdf5afdde8d4c22adba7f6f Mon Sep 17
> > > > > > 00:00:00
> > > > > > 2001
> > > > > > +From: Thomas Perrot <thomas.per...@bootlin.com>
> > > > > > +Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:16:58 +0100
> > > > > > +Subject: [PATCH] Revert "firmware: Remove handling of
> > > > > > R_RISCV_{32,64}"
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +This reverts commit
> > > > > > 2a6d72534d44c39e1de0614970a0dad97b1c41ba.
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [oe specific]
> > > > > > +Signed-off-by: Thomas Perrot <thomas.per...@bootlin.com>
> > > > > 
> > > > > If we're going to revert an upstream change, we need to say
> > > > > *why*. We
> > > > > need to revert it for some OE specific reason but what is
> > > > > that
> > > > > reason?
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I agree, maybe you have any advice to fix it in another way?
> > > 
> > > I have no idea, I've copied Khem who might or might know who to
> > > talk
> > > to.
> 
> We have so far build a non-PIC version but I would suggest we start
> doing PIC version
> set FW_PIC=y in EXTRA_OEMAKE and try it out.
> 

Thank you, indeed it's better.

Kind regards,
Thomas

> > > 
> > > Cheers,
> > > 
> > > Richard
> > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > Alexandre Belloni, co-owner and COO, Bootlin
> > Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
> > https://bootlin.com

-- 
Thomas Perrot, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com

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