hps/linker.ld: Fix large data address#404
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Fixes large data in address space. This makes loading programs onto proto2 faster since these data structures do not need to be updated if they have not changed. Signed-off-by: Alan Green <avg@google.com>
| LDSCRIPTS := $(LDSCRIPT) $(GEN_LD_DIR)/output_format.ld $(GEN_LD_DIR)/regions.ld | ||
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| SRC_DIR := src |
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We are in $(BUILD_DIR), right? What's the motivation for this change?
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Before this change, to identify a file by path, the linker script would need to include the absolute path name.
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I had forgotten about #323 ! Thank you for pointing it out. My motivation with this change is to shorten the load time during the development cycle - it currently takes 80s to load hps_accel software onto proto2. It might also bring some consistency to run times (depending on why they vary so much) but that is not the goal here. |
I see, by having more fixed data at fixed locations, the number of blocks of flash storage that don't change and therefore don't need to be rewritten is greatly increased. |
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Yes, that's exactly right. David has some neat MCU + host side code that
hashes SPI flash blocks and doesn't update on change, but we mostly haven't
taken advantage of it yet.
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My motivation with this change is to shorten the load time during the
development cycle - it currently takes 80s to load hps_accel software onto
proto2.
I see, by having more fixed data at fixed locations, the number of blocks
of flash storage that don't change and therefore don't need to be rewritten
is greatly increased.
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Fixes large data in address space. This makes loading programs onto
proto2 faster since these data structures do not need to be updated if
they have not changed.
Signed-off-by: Alan Green avg@google.com