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Merge branch 'master' of git://git.denx.de/u-boot-arm
[kernel/u-boot.git]
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doc
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README.commands
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help: Long description. This is a string
**** Behind the scene ******
**** Behind the scene ******
-The structure created is named with a special prefix (__u_boot_cmd_)
-and placed by the linker in a special section.
+The structure created is named with a special prefix and placed by
+the linker in a special section using the linker lists mechanism
+(see include/linker_lists.h)
This makes it possible for the final link to extract all commands
compiled into any object code and construct a static array so the
This makes it possible for the final link to extract all commands
compiled into any object code and construct a static array so the
-command can be found in an array starting at __u_boot_cmd_start.
+command array can be iterated over using the linker lists macros.
+
+The linker lists feature ensures that the linker does not discard
+these symbols when linking full U-Boot even though they are not
+referenced in the source code as such.
If a new board is defined do not forget to define the command section
by writing in u-boot.lds ($(TOPDIR)/board/boardname/u-boot.lds) these
3 lines:
If a new board is defined do not forget to define the command section
by writing in u-boot.lds ($(TOPDIR)/board/boardname/u-boot.lds) these
3 lines:
- __u_boot_cmd_start = .;
- .u_boot_cmd : { *(.u_boot_cmd) }
- __u_boot_cmd_end = .;
+ .u_boot_list : {
+ KEEP(*(SORT(.u_boot_list*)));
+ }