14.2.10. U-Boot Doesn't Run after Upgrading my Compiler
- Question:
- I encountered a big problem that U-Boot 1.1.4
compiled by ELDK 4.1 for MPC82xx crashed.
But if I build it using gcc-3.4.6 based cross tools, U-Boot on my board boots correctly.
The same U-Boot code built by ELDK 4.1 (gcc-4.0) failed, nothing occurs on the serial port.
- Answer:
- This is often a missing
volatile
attribute on shared variable references, particularly hardware registers. Newer compiler versions optimize more aggressively, making missingvolatile
attributes visible.
If you use -O0 (no optimization) does it fix the problem?
If it does, it most likely is an optimization/volatile issue. The hard part is figuring out where. Device handling and board-specific code is the place to start.
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