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@@ -111,6 +111,15 @@ U-Boot Proper Flow
This follows the same as in SPL flow. In board_init_f(), a part of memory
is reserved at the end of RAM (see reserve_* functions in init_sequence_f)
+ #. Relocation address
+
+ By default U-Boot will try to relocate below the 4GiB boundary. If
+ RELOC_ADDR_TOP is enabled U-Boot will look into the dram bank config of
+ gd->dram[] and try to relocate to the highest available bank. Use this
+ with caution as devices that can only DMA below 4GiB will misbehave
+ since their buffers may be allocated above the 32-bit boundary.
+ Boards can override thre relocation address via board_get_usable_ram_top().
+
#. Code Relocation
relocate_code() is called which relocates U-Boot code from the current