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authorMichal Simek <michal.simek@xilinx.com>2020-09-03 11:24:28 +0200
committerMichal Simek <michal.simek@xilinx.com>2020-10-27 08:13:32 +0100
commitcaa7fc2c57750f323d53aef38c7ee2e01898c4ba (patch)
tree37aa0d0239f56f903b70d89d27925ae3b595c794 /doc/uImage.FIT
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spl: Use standard FIT entries
SPL is creating fit-images DT node when loadables are recorded in selected configuration. Entries which are created are using entry-point and load-addr property names. But there shouldn't be a need to use non standard properties because entry/load are standard FIT properties. But using standard FIT properties enables option to use generic FIT functions to descrease SPL size. Here is result for ZynqMP virt configuration: xilinx_zynqmp_virt: spl/u-boot-spl:all -82 spl/u-boot-spl:rodata -22 spl/u-boot-spl:text -60 The patch causes change in run time fit image record. Before: fit-images { uboot { os = "u-boot"; type = "firmware"; size = <0xfd520>; entry-point = <0x8000000>; load-addr = <0x8000000>; }; }; After: fit-images { uboot { os = "u-boot"; type = "firmware"; size = <0xfd520>; entry = <0x8000000>; load = <0x8000000>; }; }; Replacing calling fdt_getprop_u32() by fit_image_get_entry/load() also enables support for reading entry/load properties recorded in 64bit format. Signed-off-by: Michal Simek <michal.simek@xilinx.com> Reviewed-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
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@@ -66,6 +66,90 @@ can point to a script which generates this image source file during
the build process. It gets passed a list of device tree files (taken from the
CONFIG_OF_LIST symbol).
+The SPL also records to a DT all additional images (called loadables) which are
+loaded. The information about loadables locations is passed via the DT node with
+fit-images name.
+
+Loadables Example
+-----------------
+Consider the following case for an ARM64 platform where U-Boot runs in EL2
+started by ATF where SPL is loading U-Boot (as loadables) and ATF (as firmware).
+
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+ description = "Configuration to load ATF before U-Boot";
+
+ images {
+ uboot {
+ description = "U-Boot (64-bit)";
+ data = /incbin/("u-boot-nodtb.bin");
+ type = "firmware";
+ os = "u-boot";
+ arch = "arm64";
+ compression = "none";
+ load = <0x8 0x8000000>;
+ entry = <0x8 0x8000000>;
+ hash {
+ algo = "md5";
+ };
+ };
+ atf {
+ description = "ARM Trusted Firmware";
+ data = /incbin/("bl31.bin");
+ type = "firmware";
+ os = "arm-trusted-firmware";
+ arch = "arm64";
+ compression = "none";
+ load = <0xfffea000>;
+ entry = <0xfffea000>;
+ hash {
+ algo = "md5";
+ };
+ };
+ fdt_1 {
+ description = "zynqmp-zcu102-revA";
+ data = /incbin/("arch/arm/dts/zynqmp-zcu102-revA.dtb");
+ type = "flat_dt";
+ arch = "arm64";
+ compression = "none";
+ load = <0x100000>;
+ hash {
+ algo = "md5";
+ };
+ };
+ };
+ configurations {
+ default = "config_1";
+
+ config_1 {
+ description = "zynqmp-zcu102-revA";
+ firmware = "atf";
+ loadables = "uboot";
+ fdt = "fdt_1";
+ };
+ };
+};
+
+In this case the SPL records via fit-images DT node the information about
+loadables U-Boot image.
+
+ZynqMP> fdt addr $fdtcontroladdr
+ZynqMP> fdt print /fit-images
+fit-images {
+ uboot {
+ os = "u-boot";
+ type = "firmware";
+ size = <0x001017c8>;
+ entry = <0x00000008 0x08000000>;
+ load = <0x00000008 0x08000000>;
+ };
+};
+
+As you can see entry and load properties are 64bit wide to support loading
+images above 4GB (in past entry and load properties where just 32bit).
+
+
Example 1 -- old-style (non-FDT) kernel booting
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