Error in creating arm toolchain without CT_ARCH_ARM_EABI option

[sami md]

Is there any way to make Non EABI toolchain compile on i686 machine.

Regards
Sami

On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 8:29 AM, sami md <sami.md.ko@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the reply, I will try this program tomorrow..
>
> I tried Enabling Software FPU in both Kernel configuration and ct-ng
> configuration.
> Now the board boots properly :)
>
> Regards
> Sami
>
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Bill Pringlemeir <bpringle@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>
>> There are many things that can go wrong here.  Turn on 'Kernel hacking'
>> and select the 'Verbose user fault messages'.  You might also want to
>> replace your filesystem with initramfs image and or just make a simple
>> hello world init.
>>
>> Below is an ARM Linux program that should build without a library, etc.
>> Your init program might need libraries, etc.  Also, if your kernels page
>> fault handler doesn't map memory you can get the same symptom.  You can
>> compile the program, make it your init and see if it prints.
>>
>> fwiw,
>> Bill Pringlemeir.
>>
>>
>> /* arm-none-eabi-gcc -I/home/src/linux/usr/include -nostdlib
>> hello_world.c -o hello_world */
>> #include <linux/unistd.h>
>>
>> static inline int write(int fd, void *buf, int len)
>> {
>>    int rval;
>>    asm volatile ("mov  r0, %1\n\t"
>>        "mov     r1, %2\n\t"
>>                 "mov   r2, %3\n\t"
>>        "mov    r7, %4\n\t"
>>                "swi    #7\n\t"
>>        "mov    %0, r0\n\t"
>>                : "=r" (rval)
>>                  : "r" (fd),
>>                      "r" (buf),
>>                            "r" (len),
>>                                  "Ir" (__NR_write)
>>                                       : "r0", "r1", "r2", "r7");
>>    return rval;
>> }
>>
>> struct timespec {
>>    long   tv_sec;        /* seconds */
>>    long   tv_nsec;       /* nanoseconds */
>> };
>>
>> static inline int nanosleep(const struct timespec *req, struct timespec
>> *rem)
>> {
>>    int rval;
>>    asm volatile ("mov  r0, %1\n\t"
>>        "mov     r1, %2\n\t"
>>        "mov    r7, %3\n\t"
>>                "swi    #7\n\t"
>>        "mov    %0, r0\n\t"
>>                : "=r" (rval)
>>                  : "r" (req),
>>                      "r" (rem),
>>                            "Ir" (__NR_nanosleep)
>>                                 : "r0", "r1", "r2", "r7");
>>    return rval;
>> }
>>
>>
>> #define print_it(a)  write(0, (a), sizeof((a)))
>> int _start(void)
>> {
>>    int i;
>>    struct timespec ts = { 300000, 0 };
>>    for(i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
>>        if(nanosleep(&ts, 0))
>>            print_it ("Sleep failed.\n");
>>        print_it ("Hello World.\n");
>>    }
>>    print_it ("Good-bye cruel world.\n");
>>    return 0;
>> }
>>
>>
>> On 25 Feb 2011, sami.md.ko@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Yann E. MORIN
>>>
>>>        Thanks for the help.
>>>        I tried to build my arm-toolchain without EABI on X86_64
>>>        machine and the build was successful
>>>
>>>        Then i compiled kernel and created  filesystem using this newly
>>>        created arm toolchain.
>>>
>>>        However board is not booting, it stops after "Freeing init Memory"
>>>
>>>        Pls let me know what could be the problem. I guess that
>>>        since Im creating a non EABI toolchain i need to give name of the
>>>        specific ABI i.e CT_ARCH_ABI  during ct-ng configuration.
>>>
>>>        How to find what what CT_ARCH_ABI option to use for my ARM soc ?
>>>
>>>        Pls find my kernel_config, build.log and ctng_config in attachment.
>>>
>>>        Note: EABI is disabled in kernel.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Sami
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 5:09 AM, Yann E. MORIN
>>> <yann.morin.1998@anciens.enib.fr> wrote:
>>>> Sami, All,
>>>>
>>>> On Tuesday 22 February 2011 12:32:24 sami md wrote:
>>>>> I am creating a gcc-4.3.3,glibc-2.9 based toolchain for ARM SoC with
>>>>> crosstool-ng.
>>>>> When "Use EABI" (i.e. CT_ARCH_ARM_EABI) option is set in "Target
>>>>> Options" the toolchain is created properly and also works fine.
>>>>>
>>>>> But if i dont select "Use EABI" option, i get below errors:
>>>> [--SNIP--]
>>>>
>>>> It works fine on my x86_64 machine, but on a i686, it breaks?!?...
>>>> Wooopsss... :-( I'll look later, now is time for bed... :-O
>>>>
>>>>> The build.log and config files are attached.
>>>>
>>>> I could not use your .config as-is, as you are using custom kernel headers.
>>>> So I used latest ones (2.6.37.1).
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Yann E. MORIN.
>>>>
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