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Re: vectors.s


On Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 09:23:11AM -0700, Rupesh S wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In the dissambled code for vectors.s, at the label, "_reset_platform", I
> find an instruction, " bra 8000000e".
> Unfortunately, I could not find any code attched at that address.It looked
> important to me since the reset_platform is the place where the reset vector
> code jumps to..,
> Can anyone tell me where the branching happens ?
> Rupesh

I don't know your hardware platform, but my guess is your flash is
mapped into memory twice. Once at 0x0, and a second time at
0x800000000. The mapping at 0x0 is used to boot time. It will then
jump into the high memory version and then unmap the low version.

     Andrew

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