[OpenBIOS] [PATCH 4/4] ppc: avoid runtime relocations

Segher Boessenkool segher at kernel.crashing.org
Sun Jan 23 18:42:49 CET 2011


> Because the sizes of cells and pointers do not match on PPC64,

So fix that.  Most OF implementations on 64-bit PowerPC use 64-bit
cells; you pretty much need it for things like device access, esp.
if running in real mode.

The Forth standard does not define pointers that do not fit in a
cell; OF-specific words like rl@ take a cell-sized "address" as
well.


Segher




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