Re: [uClinux-dev] the meaning of MAGIC_ROM_PTR ?

From: David McCullough (davidm@snapgear.com)
Date: Tue Sep 10 2002 - 23:18:57 EDT


Jivin Y.H. Park lays it down ...
> Hi all,
> 
> I've found that the above macro is defined in arch/armnommu/config.in .
> The kernel seems to use it In several places of the its source.
> What is the meaning of the macro? 

This define turns on support in the kernel for eXecute In Place (XIP).

There is a summary of XIP by Phil Wilshire on uCdot at:

	http://www.ucdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/0434210

Cheers,
Davidm

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