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| -rw-r--r-- | README | 21 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/configs/korat.h | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/configs/lwmon5.h | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/configs/sequoia.h | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib_ppc/board.c | 13 |
5 files changed, 41 insertions, 1 deletions
@@ -1929,6 +1929,27 @@ Configuration Settings: Scratch address used by the alternate memory test You only need to set this if address zero isn't writeable +- CFG_MEM_TOP_HIDE (PPC only): + If CFG_MEM_TOP_HIDE is defined in the board config header, + this specified memory area will get subtracted from the top + (end) of ram and won't get "touched" at all by U-Boot. By + fixing up gd->ram_size the Linux kernel should gets passed + the now "corrected" memory size and won't touch it either. + This should work for arch/ppc and arch/powerpc. Only Linux + board ports in arch/powerpc with bootwrapper support, that + recalculate the memory size from the SDRAM controller setup + will have to get fixed. + + This option can be used as a workaround for the 440EPx/GRx + CHIP 11 errata where the last 256 bytes in SDRAM shouldn't + be touched. + + WARNING: Please make sure that this value is a multiple of + the Linux page size (normally 4k). If this is not the case, + then the end address of the Linux memory will be located at a + non page size aligned address and this could cause major + problems. + - CFG_TFTP_LOADADDR: Default load address for network file downloads diff --git a/include/configs/korat.h b/include/configs/korat.h index dcec9b039d..de672ea844 100644 --- a/include/configs/korat.h +++ b/include/configs/korat.h @@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ #define SPD_EEPROM_ADDRESS {0x50} #define CONFIG_PROG_SDRAM_TLB #define CFG_DRAM_TEST +#define CFG_MEM_TOP_HIDE (4 << 10) /* don't use last 4kbytes */ + /* 440EPx errata CHIP 11 */ /* * I2C diff --git a/include/configs/lwmon5.h b/include/configs/lwmon5.h index ced7ba6f05..3056cb0b44 100644 --- a/include/configs/lwmon5.h +++ b/include/configs/lwmon5.h @@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ #define CFG_INIT_SP_OFFSET CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET #define CFG_POST_ALT_WORD_ADDR (CFG_PERIPHERAL_BASE + GPT0_COMP6) /* unused GPT0 COMP reg */ +#define CFG_MEM_TOP_HIDE (4 << 10) /* don't use last 4kbytes */ + /* 440EPx errata CHIP 11 */ /* Additional registers for watchdog timer post test */ diff --git a/include/configs/sequoia.h b/include/configs/sequoia.h index dfa8779bcc..555316ff63 100644 --- a/include/configs/sequoia.h +++ b/include/configs/sequoia.h @@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ #if !defined(CONFIG_NAND_U_BOOT) && !defined(CONFIG_NAND_SPL) #define CONFIG_DDR_DATA_EYE /* use DDR2 optimization */ #endif +#define CFG_MEM_TOP_HIDE (4 << 10) /* don't use last 4kbytes */ + /* 440EPx errata CHIP 11 */ /* * I2C @@ -275,7 +277,7 @@ "ip=${ipaddr}:${serverip}:${gatewayip}:${netmask}" \ ":${hostname}:${netdev}:off panic=1\0" \ "addtty=setenv bootargs ${bootargs} console=ttyS0,${baudrate}\0"\ - "addmisc=setenv bootargs ${bootargs} mem=${mem}\0" \ + "addmisc=setenv bootargs ${bootargs}\0" \ "flash_nfs=run nfsargs addip addtty addmisc;" \ "bootm ${kernel_addr}\0" \ "flash_self=run ramargs addip addtty addmisc;" \ diff --git a/lib_ppc/board.c b/lib_ppc/board.c index 30383027c7..5e6e1e6a31 100644 --- a/lib_ppc/board.c +++ b/lib_ppc/board.c @@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ void board_init_f (ulong bootflag) * relocate the code and continue running from DRAM. * * Reserve memory at end of RAM for (top down in that order): + * - area that won't get touched by U-Boot and Linux (optional) * - kernel log buffer * - protected RAM * - LCD framebuffer @@ -436,6 +437,18 @@ void board_init_f (ulong bootflag) */ len = (ulong)&_end - CFG_MONITOR_BASE; + /* + * Subtract specified amount of memory to hide so that it won't + * get "touched" at all by U-Boot. By fixing up gd->ram_size + * the Linux kernel should now get passed the now "corrected" + * memory size and won't touch it either. This should work + * for arch/ppc and arch/powerpc. Only Linux board ports in + * arch/powerpc with bootwrapper support, that recalculate the + * memory size from the SDRAM controller setup will have to + * get fixed. + */ + gd->ram_size -= CFG_MEM_TOP_HIDE; + #ifndef CONFIG_MAX_MEM_MAPPED #define CONFIG_MAX_MEM_MAPPED (256 << 20) #endif |