Re: [osv-dev] [PATCH] Make rebuilding loader.elf automatic and more efficient when changing kernel_base

2019-06-18 Thread Nadav Har'El
Waldek, this patch looks good, but is it still relevant? Now that you can move the kernel's VM address separately from its physical address, do you ever want to move its physical address? Some additional minor thoughts below. On Sat, Jun 8, 2019 at 9:27 PM Waldemar Kozaczuk wrote: > When one

[osv-dev] [PATCH] Make rebuilding loader.elf automatic and more efficient when changing kernel_base

2019-06-08 Thread Waldemar Kozaczuk
When one changes kernel_base in Makefile to different value the safest approach is to do a full rebuild as it is not clear which files depend on it. This patch enhances makefile to generate new header file kernel_base.h to define OSV_KERNEL_BASE. That way only handful of files and loader.elf get