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On startup, we may be running from read-only memory. We need to parse the devicetree to obtain the system memory map, and identify a safe location to which we can copy our own binary image along with a stashed copy of the devicetree, and then transfer execution to this new location. Parsing the system memory map realistically requires running C code. This in turn requires a small temporary stack, and some way to ensure that symbol references are valid. We first attempt to enable paging, to make the runtime virtual addresses equal to the link-time virtual addresses. If this fails, then we attempt to apply the compressed relocation records. Assuming that one of these has worked (i.e. that either the CPU supports paging or that our image started execution in writable memory), then we call fdtmem_relocate() to parse the system memory map to find a suitable relocation target address. After the copy we disable paging, jump to the relocated copy, re-enable paging, and reapply relocation records (if needed). At this point, we have a full runtime environment, and can transfer control to normal C code. Provide this functionality as part of libprefix.S, since it is likely to be shared by multiple prefixes. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
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