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Subject: Cmd Line Args in PROM
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:12:27 -0700
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From: "Warren Gale" <warren.gale@onstor.com>
To: "Andy Sharp" <andy.sharp@onstor.com>

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Andy,

   I have been digging in to the "go" command and her is what I see.

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go ()


  can take args, BUT

    if(isSSC()) you bypass all that

      do_bsd_launch( args  )

          load_launch_bsd((address_t)LOAD_BSD_ADDRESS);

           This gets some info from the system (Seep) bufs it up

           then jumps to the LOAD_BSD_ADDRESS with env_stings

            (*(PFI)addr)(1, av, env_strings);

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So In Go there looks like there is code to parse the command line

  Looking for 's', 'b', or 'e'.

  Don't see a case where we are looking for "--" <args> to be passed on.

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In the case of the SiByte processors we call:

    do_cmd("g -e 0xffffffff83000000");

    this calls go()  -- see above

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I don't see where there might bee commented out code...

I'll need to understand the flow a bit better.

Maybe more info would help. Like what args ??

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Thanks

Warren

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PS sorry that It's taken so long.. I'm on it now :-)

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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&nbsp; This gets some info from the system (Seep) bufs
it up<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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&nbsp; then jumps to the LOAD_BSD_ADDRESS with
env_stings<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp; (*(PFI)addr)(1, av, =
env_strings);<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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there might
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