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Update for R360MPI board * Add new meaning to "autostart" environment variable: If set to "no", a standalone image passed to the "bootm" command will be copied to the load address (and eventually uncompressed), but NOT be started. This can be used to load and uncompress arbitrary data. * Set max brightness for MN11236 displays on TRAB board
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# (C) Copyright 2000 - 2002
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# Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
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# See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
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# project.
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# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
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# published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
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# the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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# GNU General Public License for more details.
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# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
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# MA 02111-1307 USA
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Summary:
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========
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This directory contains the source code for U-Boot, a boot loader for
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Embedded boards based on PowerPC and ARM processors, which can be
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installed in a boot ROM and used to initialize and test the hardware
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or to download and run application code.
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The development of U-Boot is closely related to Linux: some parts of
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the source code originate in the Linux source tree, we have some
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header files in common, and special provision has been made to
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support booting of Linux images.
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Some attention has been paid to make this software easily
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configurable and extendable. For instance, all monitor commands are
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implemented with the same call interface, so that it's very easy to
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add new commands. Also, instead of permanently adding rarely used
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code (for instance hardware test utilities) to the monitor, you can
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load and run it dynamically.
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Status:
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=======
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In general, all boards for which a configuration option exists in the
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Makefile have been tested to some extent and can be considered
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"working". In fact, many of them are used in production systems.
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In case of problems see the CHANGELOG and CREDITS files to find out
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who contributed the specific port.
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Where to get help:
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==================
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In case you have questions about, problems with or contributions for
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U-Boot you should send a message to the U-Boot mailing list at
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<u-boot-users@lists.sourceforge.net>. There is also an archive of
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previous traffic on the mailing list - please search the archive
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before asking FAQ's. Please see
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http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users/
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Where we come from:
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===================
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- start from 8xxrom sources
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- create PPCBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ppcboot)
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- clean up code
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- make it easier to add custom boards
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- make it possible to add other [PowerPC] CPUs
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- extend functions, especially:
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* Provide extended interface to Linux boot loader
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* S-Record download
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* network boot
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* PCMCIA / CompactFLash / ATA disk / SCSI ... boot
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- create ARMBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/armboot)
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- add other CPU families (starting with ARM)
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- create U-Boot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/u-boot)
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Names and Spelling:
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===================
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The "official" name of this project is "Das U-Boot". The spelling
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"U-Boot" shall be used in all written text (documentation, comments
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in source files etc.). Example:
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This is the README file for the U-Boot project.
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File names etc. shall be based on the string "u-boot". Examples:
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include/asm-ppc/u-boot.h
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#include <asm/u-boot.h>
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Variable names, preprocessor constants etc. shall be either based on
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the string "u_boot" or on "U_BOOT". Example:
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U_BOOT_VERSION u_boot_logo
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IH_OS_U_BOOT u_boot_hush_start
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Versioning:
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===========
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U-Boot uses a 3 level version number containing a version, a
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sub-version, and a patchlevel: "U-Boot-2.34.5" means version "2",
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sub-version "34", and patchlevel "4".
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The patchlevel is used to indicate certain stages of development
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between released versions, i. e. officially released versions of
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U-Boot will always have a patchlevel of "0".
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Directory Hierarchy:
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====================
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- board Board dependend files
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- common Misc architecture independend functions
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- cpu CPU specific files
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- disk Code for disk drive partition handling
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- doc Documentation (don't expect too much)
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- drivers Common used device drivers
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- dtt Digital Thermometer and Thermostat drivers
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- examples Example code for standalone applications, etc.
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- include Header Files
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- disk Harddisk interface code
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- net Networking code
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- ppc Files generic to PowerPC architecture
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- post Power On Self Test
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- post/arch Symlink to architecture specific Power On Self Test
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- post/arch-ppc PowerPC architecture specific Power On Self Test
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- post/cpu/mpc8260 MPC8260 CPU specific Power On Self Test
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- post/cpu/mpc8xx MPC8xx CPU specific Power On Self Test
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- rtc Real Time Clock drivers
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- tools Tools to build S-Record or U-Boot images, etc.
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- cpu/74xx_7xx Files specific to Motorola MPC74xx and 7xx CPUs
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- cpu/mpc5xx Files specific to Motorola MPC5xx CPUs
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- cpu/mpc8xx Files specific to Motorola MPC8xx CPUs
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- cpu/mpc824x Files specific to Motorola MPC824x CPUs
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- cpu/mpc8260 Files specific to Motorola MPC8260 CPU
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- cpu/ppc4xx Files specific to IBM 4xx CPUs
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- board/LEOX/ Files specific to boards manufactured by The LEOX team
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- board/LEOX/elpt860 Files specific to ELPT860 boards
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- board/RPXClassic
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Files specific to RPXClassic boards
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- board/RPXlite Files specific to RPXlite boards
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- board/c2mon Files specific to c2mon boards
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- board/cmi Files specific to cmi boards
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- board/cogent Files specific to Cogent boards
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(need further configuration)
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Files specific to CPCIISER4 boards
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- board/cpu86 Files specific to CPU86 boards
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- board/cray/ Files specific to boards manufactured by Cray
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- board/cray/L1 Files specific to L1 boards
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- board/cu824 Files specific to CU824 boards
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- board/ebony Files specific to IBM Ebony board
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- board/eric Files specific to ERIC boards
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- board/esd/ Files specific to boards manufactured by ESD
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- board/esd/adciop Files specific to ADCIOP boards
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- board/esd/ar405 Files specific to AR405 boards
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- board/esd/canbt Files specific to CANBT boards
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- board/esd/cpci405 Files specific to CPCI405 boards
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- board/esd/cpciiser4 Files specific to CPCIISER4 boards
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- board/esd/common Common files for ESD boards
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- board/esd/dasa_sim Files specific to DASA_SIM boards
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- board/esd/du405 Files specific to DU405 boards
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- board/esd/ocrtc Files specific to OCRTC boards
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- board/esd/pci405 Files specific to PCI405 boards
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- board/esteem192e
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Files specific to ESTEEM192E boards
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- board/etx094 Files specific to ETX_094 boards
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- board/evb64260
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Files specific to EVB64260 boards
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- board/fads Files specific to FADS boards
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- board/flagadm Files specific to FLAGADM boards
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- board/gen860t Files specific to GEN860T boards
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- board/genietv Files specific to GENIETV boards
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- board/gth Files specific to GTH boards
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- board/hermes Files specific to HERMES boards
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- board/hymod Files specific to HYMOD boards
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- board/icu862 Files specific to ICU862 boards
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- board/ip860 Files specific to IP860 boards
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- board/iphase4539
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Files specific to Interphase4539 boards
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- board/ivm Files specific to IVMS8/IVML24 boards
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- board/lantec Files specific to LANTEC boards
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- board/lwmon Files specific to LWMON boards
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- board/mbx8xx Files specific to MBX boards
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- board/mpc8260ads
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Files specific to MMPC8260ADS boards
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- board/mpl/ Files specific to boards manufactured by MPL
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- board/mpl/common Common files for MPL boards
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- board/mpl/pip405 Files specific to PIP405 boards
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- board/mpl/mip405 Files specific to MIP405 boards
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- board/musenki Files specific to MUSEKNI boards
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- board/mvs1 Files specific to MVS1 boards
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- board/nx823 Files specific to NX823 boards
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- board/oxc Files specific to OXC boards
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- board/pcippc2 Files specific to PCIPPC2/PCIPPC6 boards
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- board/pm826 Files specific to PM826 boards
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- board/ppmc8260
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Files specific to PPMC8260 boards
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- board/rpxsuper
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Files specific to RPXsuper boards
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- board/rsdproto
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Files specific to RSDproto boards
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- board/sandpoint
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Files specific to Sandpoint boards
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- board/sbc8260 Files specific to SBC8260 boards
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- board/sacsng Files specific to SACSng boards
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- board/siemens Files specific to boards manufactured by Siemens AG
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- board/siemens/CCM Files specific to CCM boards
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- board/siemens/IAD210 Files specific to IAD210 boards
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- board/siemens/SCM Files specific to SCM boards
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- board/siemens/pcu_e Files specific to PCU_E boards
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- board/sixnet Files specific to SIXNET boards
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- board/spd8xx Files specific to SPD8xxTS boards
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- board/tqm8260 Files specific to TQM8260 boards
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- board/tqm8xx Files specific to TQM8xxL boards
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- board/w7o Files specific to W7O boards
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- board/walnut405
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Files specific to Walnut405 boards
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- board/westel/ Files specific to boards manufactured by Westel Wireless
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- board/westel/amx860 Files specific to AMX860 boards
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- board/utx8245 Files specific to UTX8245 boards
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Software Configuration:
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=======================
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Configuration is usually done using C preprocessor defines; the
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rationale behind that is to avoid dead code whenever possible.
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There are two classes of configuration variables:
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* Configuration _OPTIONS_:
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These are selectable by the user and have names beginning with
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"CONFIG_".
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* Configuration _SETTINGS_:
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These depend on the hardware etc. and should not be meddled with if
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you don't know what you're doing; they have names beginning with
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"CFG_".
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Later we will add a configuration tool - probably similar to or even
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identical to what's used for the Linux kernel. Right now, we have to
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do the configuration by hand, which means creating some symbolic
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links and editing some configuration files. We use the TQM8xxL boards
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as an example here.
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Selection of Processor Architecture and Board Type:
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---------------------------------------------------
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For all supported boards there are ready-to-use default
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configurations available; just type "make <board_name>_config".
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Example: For a TQM823L module type:
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cd u-boot
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make TQM823L_config
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For the Cogent platform, you need to specify the cpu type as well;
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e.g. "make cogent_mpc8xx_config". And also configure the cogent
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directory according to the instructions in cogent/README.
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Configuration Options:
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----------------------
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Configuration depends on the combination of board and CPU type; all
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such information is kept in a configuration file
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"include/configs/<board_name>.h".
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Example: For a TQM823L module, all configuration settings are in
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"include/configs/TQM823L.h".
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Many of the options are named exactly as the corresponding Linux
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kernel configuration options. The intention is to make it easier to
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build a config tool - later.
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The following options need to be configured:
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- CPU Type: Define exactly one of
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PowerPC based CPUs:
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CONFIG_MPC823, CONFIG_MPC850, CONFIG_MPC855, CONFIG_MPC860
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or CONFIG_MPC5xx
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or CONFIG_MPC824X, CONFIG_MPC8260
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or CONFIG_IOP480
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or CONFIG_405GP
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or CONFIG_440
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or CONFIG_MPC74xx
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ARM based CPUs:
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CONFIG_SA1110
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CONFIG_ARM7
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CONFIG_PXA250
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- Board Type: Define exactly one of
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PowerPC based boards:
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CONFIG_ADCIOP, CONFIG_ICU862 CONFIG_RPXsuper,
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CONFIG_ADS860, CONFIG_IP860, CONFIG_SM850,
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CONFIG_AMX860, CONFIG_IPHASE4539, CONFIG_SPD823TS,
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CONFIG_AR405, CONFIG_IVML24, CONFIG_SXNI855T,
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CONFIG_BAB7xx, CONFIG_IVML24_128, CONFIG_Sandpoint8240,
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CONFIG_CANBT, CONFIG_IVML24_256, CONFIG_Sandpoint8245,
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CONFIG_CCM, CONFIG_IVMS8, CONFIG_TQM823L,
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CONFIG_CPCI405, CONFIG_IVMS8_128, CONFIG_TQM850L,
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CONFIG_CPCI4052, CONFIG_IVMS8_256, CONFIG_TQM855L,
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CONFIG_CPCIISER4, CONFIG_LANTEC, CONFIG_TQM860L,
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CONFIG_CPU86, CONFIG_MBX, CONFIG_TQM8260,
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CONFIG_CRAYL1, CONFIG_MBX860T, CONFIG_TTTech,
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CONFIG_CU824, CONFIG_MHPC, CONFIG_UTX8245,
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CONFIG_DASA_SIM, CONFIG_MIP405, CONFIG_W7OLMC,
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CONFIG_DU405, CONFIG_MOUSSE, CONFIG_W7OLMG,
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CONFIG_ELPPC, CONFIG_MPC8260ADS, CONFIG_WALNUT405,
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CONFIG_ERIC, CONFIG_MUSENKI, CONFIG_ZUMA,
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CONFIG_ESTEEM192E, CONFIG_MVS1, CONFIG_c2mon,
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CONFIG_ETX094, CONFIG_NX823, CONFIG_cogent_mpc8260,
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CONFIG_EVB64260, CONFIG_OCRTC, CONFIG_cogent_mpc8xx,
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CONFIG_FADS823, CONFIG_ORSG, CONFIG_ep8260,
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CONFIG_FADS850SAR, CONFIG_OXC, CONFIG_gw8260,
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CONFIG_FADS860T, CONFIG_PCI405, CONFIG_hermes,
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CONFIG_FLAGADM, CONFIG_PCIPPC2, CONFIG_hymod,
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CONFIG_FPS850L, CONFIG_PCIPPC6, CONFIG_lwmon,
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CONFIG_GEN860T, CONFIG_PIP405, CONFIG_pcu_e,
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CONFIG_GENIETV, CONFIG_PM826, CONFIG_ppmc8260,
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CONFIG_GTH, CONFIG_RPXClassic, CONFIG_rsdproto,
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CONFIG_IAD210, CONFIG_RPXlite, CONFIG_sbc8260,
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CONFIG_EBONY, CONFIG_sacsng, CONFIG_FPS860L,
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CONFIG_V37, CONFIG_ELPT860, CONFIG_CMI
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ARM based boards:
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CONFIG_HHP_CRADLE, CONFIG_DNP1110, CONFIG_EP7312,
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CONFIG_IMPA7, CONFIG_LART, CONFIG_LUBBOCK,
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CONFIG_SHANNON, CONFIG_SMDK2400, CONFIG_SMDK2410,
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CONFIG_TRAB
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- CPU Module Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
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Define exactly one of
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CONFIG_CMA286_60_OLD
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--- FIXME --- not tested yet:
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CONFIG_CMA286_60, CONFIG_CMA286_21, CONFIG_CMA286_60P,
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CONFIG_CMA287_23, CONFIG_CMA287_50
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- Motherboard Type: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
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Define exactly one of
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CONFIG_CMA101, CONFIG_CMA102
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- Motherboard I/O Modules: (if CONFIG_COGENT is defined)
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Define one or more of
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CONFIG_CMA302
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- Motherboard Options: (if CONFIG_CMA101 or CONFIG_CMA102 are defined)
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Define one or more of
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CONFIG_LCD_HEARTBEAT - update a character position on
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the lcd display every second with
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a "rotator" |\-/|\-/
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- MPC824X Family Member (if CONFIG_MPC824X is defined)
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Define exactly one of
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CONFIG_MPC8240, CONFIG_MPC8245
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- 8xx CPU Options: (if using an 8xx cpu)
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Define one or more of
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CONFIG_8xx_GCLK_FREQ - if get_gclk_freq() can not work e.g.
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no 32KHz reference PIT/RTC clock
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- Clock Interface:
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CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ
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U-Boot stores all clock information in Hz
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internally. For binary compatibility with older Linux
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kernels (which expect the clocks passed in the
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bd_info data to be in MHz) the environment variable
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"clocks_in_mhz" can be defined so that U-Boot
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converts clock data to MHZ before passing it to the
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Linux kernel.
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When CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ is defined, a definition of
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"clocks_in_mhz=1" is automatically included in the
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default environment.
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- Console Interface:
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Depending on board, define exactly one serial port
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(like CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1, CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2,
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CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SCC1, ...), or switch off the serial
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console by defining CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE
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Note: if CONFIG_8xx_CONS_NONE is defined, the serial
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port routines must be defined elsewhere
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(i.e. serial_init(), serial_getc(), ...)
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CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE
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Enables console device for a color framebuffer. Needs following
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defines (cf. smiLynxEM, i8042, board/eltec/bab7xx)
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VIDEO_FB_LITTLE_ENDIAN graphic memory organisation
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(default big endian)
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VIDEO_HW_RECTFILL graphic chip supports
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rectangle fill
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(cf. smiLynxEM)
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VIDEO_HW_BITBLT graphic chip supports
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bit-blit (cf. smiLynxEM)
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VIDEO_VISIBLE_COLS visible pixel columns
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(cols=pitch)
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VIDEO_VISIBLE_ROWS visible pixel rows
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VIDEO_PIXEL_SIZE bytes per pixel
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VIDEO_DATA_FORMAT graphic data format
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(0-5, cf. cfb_console.c)
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VIDEO_FB_ADRS framebuffer address
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VIDEO_KBD_INIT_FCT keyboard int fct
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(i.e. i8042_kbd_init())
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VIDEO_TSTC_FCT test char fct
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(i.e. i8042_tstc)
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VIDEO_GETC_FCT get char fct
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(i.e. i8042_getc)
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CONFIG_CONSOLE_CURSOR cursor drawing on/off
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(requires blink timer
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cf. i8042.c)
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CFG_CONSOLE_BLINK_COUNT blink interval (cf. i8042.c)
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CONFIG_CONSOLE_TIME display time/date info in
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upper right corner
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(requires CFG_CMD_DATE)
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CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO display Linux logo in
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upper left corner
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CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO use bmp_logo.h instead of
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linux_logo.h for logo.
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Requires CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
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CONFIG_CONSOLE_EXTRA_INFO
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addional board info beside
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the logo
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When CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE is defined, video console is
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default i/o. Serial console can be forced with
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environment 'console=serial'.
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- Console Baudrate:
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CONFIG_BAUDRATE - in bps
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Select one of the baudrates listed in
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CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
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- Interrupt driven serial port input:
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CONFIG_SERIAL_SOFTWARE_FIFO
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PPC405GP only.
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Use an interrupt handler for receiving data on the
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serial port. It also enables using hardware handshake
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(RTS/CTS) and UART's built-in FIFO. Set the number of
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bytes the interrupt driven input buffer should have.
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Set to 0 to disable this feature (this is the default).
|
|
This will also disable hardware handshake.
|
|
|
|
- Boot Delay: CONFIG_BOOTDELAY - in seconds
|
|
Delay before automatically booting the default image;
|
|
set to -1 to disable autoboot.
|
|
|
|
See doc/README.autoboot for these options that
|
|
work with CONFIG_BOOTDELAY. None are required.
|
|
CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
|
|
CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_MIN
|
|
CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED
|
|
CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT
|
|
CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
|
|
CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
|
|
CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR2
|
|
CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR2
|
|
CONFIG_ZERO_BOOTDELAY_CHECK
|
|
CONFIG_RESET_TO_RETRY
|
|
|
|
- Autoboot Command:
|
|
CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
|
|
Only needed when CONFIG_BOOTDELAY is enabled;
|
|
define a command string that is automatically executed
|
|
when no character is read on the console interface
|
|
within "Boot Delay" after reset.
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_BOOTARGS
|
|
This can be used to pass arguments to the bootm
|
|
command. The value of CONFIG_BOOTARGS goes into the
|
|
environment value "bootargs".
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_RAMBOOT and CONFIG_NFSBOOT
|
|
The value of these goes into the environment as
|
|
"ramboot" and "nfsboot" respectively, and can be used
|
|
as a convenience, when switching between booting from
|
|
ram and nfs.
|
|
|
|
- Pre-Boot Commands:
|
|
CONFIG_PREBOOT
|
|
|
|
When this option is #defined, the existence of the
|
|
environment variable "preboot" will be checked
|
|
immediately before starting the CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
|
|
countdown and/or running the auto-boot command resp.
|
|
entering interactive mode.
|
|
|
|
This feature is especially useful when "preboot" is
|
|
automatically generated or modified. For an example
|
|
see the LWMON board specific code: here "preboot" is
|
|
modified when the user holds down a certain
|
|
combination of keys on the (special) keyboard when
|
|
booting the systems
|
|
|
|
- Serial Download Echo Mode:
|
|
CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
|
|
If defined to 1, all characters received during a
|
|
serial download (using the "loads" command) are
|
|
echoed back. This might be needed by some terminal
|
|
emulations (like "cu"), but may as well just take
|
|
time on others. This setting #define's the initial
|
|
value of the "loads_echo" environment variable.
|
|
|
|
- Kgdb Serial Baudrate: (if CFG_CMD_KGDB is defined)
|
|
CONFIG_KGDB_BAUDRATE
|
|
Select one of the baudrates listed in
|
|
CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
|
|
|
|
- Monitor Functions:
|
|
CONFIG_COMMANDS
|
|
Most monitor functions can be selected (or
|
|
de-selected) by adjusting the definition of
|
|
CONFIG_COMMANDS; to select individual functions,
|
|
#define CONFIG_COMMANDS by "OR"ing any of the
|
|
following values:
|
|
|
|
#define enables commands:
|
|
-------------------------
|
|
CFG_CMD_ASKENV * ask for env variable
|
|
CFG_CMD_BDI bdinfo
|
|
CFG_CMD_BEDBUG Include BedBug Debugger
|
|
CFG_CMD_BOOTD bootd
|
|
CFG_CMD_CACHE icache, dcache
|
|
CFG_CMD_CONSOLE coninfo
|
|
CFG_CMD_DATE * support for RTC, date/time...
|
|
CFG_CMD_DHCP DHCP support
|
|
CFG_CMD_ECHO * echo arguments
|
|
CFG_CMD_EEPROM * EEPROM read/write support
|
|
CFG_CMD_ELF bootelf, bootvx
|
|
CFG_CMD_ENV saveenv
|
|
CFG_CMD_FDC * Floppy Disk Support
|
|
CFG_CMD_FDOS * Dos diskette Support
|
|
CFG_CMD_FLASH flinfo, erase, protect
|
|
CFG_CMD_FPGA FPGA device initialization support
|
|
CFG_CMD_I2C * I2C serial bus support
|
|
CFG_CMD_IDE * IDE harddisk support
|
|
CFG_CMD_IMI iminfo
|
|
CFG_CMD_IMMAP * IMMR dump support
|
|
CFG_CMD_IRQ * irqinfo
|
|
CFG_CMD_KGDB * kgdb
|
|
CFG_CMD_LOADB loadb
|
|
CFG_CMD_LOADS loads
|
|
CFG_CMD_MEMORY md, mm, nm, mw, cp, cmp, crc, base,
|
|
loop, mtest
|
|
CFG_CMD_MII MII utility commands
|
|
CFG_CMD_NET bootp, tftpboot, rarpboot
|
|
CFG_CMD_PCI * pciinfo
|
|
CFG_CMD_PCMCIA * PCMCIA support
|
|
CFG_CMD_REGINFO * Register dump
|
|
CFG_CMD_RUN run command in env variable
|
|
CFG_CMD_SCSI * SCSI Support
|
|
CFG_CMD_SETGETDCR Support for DCR Register access (4xx only)
|
|
CFG_CMD_SPI * SPI serial bus support
|
|
CFG_CMD_USB * USB support
|
|
CFG_CMD_BSP * Board SPecific functions
|
|
-----------------------------------------------
|
|
CFG_CMD_ALL all
|
|
|
|
CFG_CMD_DFL Default configuration; at the moment
|
|
this is includes all commands, except
|
|
the ones marked with "*" in the list
|
|
above.
|
|
|
|
If you don't define CONFIG_COMMANDS it defaults to
|
|
CFG_CMD_DFL in include/cmd_confdefs.h. A board can
|
|
override the default settings in the respective
|
|
include file.
|
|
|
|
EXAMPLE: If you want all functions except of network
|
|
support you can write:
|
|
|
|
#define CONFIG_COMMANDS (CFG_CMD_ALL & ~CFG_CMD_NET)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note: Don't enable the "icache" and "dcache" commands
|
|
(configuration option CFG_CMD_CACHE) unless you know
|
|
what you (and your U-Boot users) are doing. Data
|
|
cache cannot be enabled on systems like the 8xx or
|
|
8260 (where accesses to the IMMR region must be
|
|
uncached), and it cannot be disabled on all other
|
|
systems where we (mis-) use the data cache to hold an
|
|
initial stack and some data.
|
|
|
|
|
|
XXX - this list needs to get updated!
|
|
|
|
- Watchdog:
|
|
CONFIG_WATCHDOG
|
|
If this variable is defined, it enables watchdog
|
|
support. There must support in the platform specific
|
|
code for a watchdog. For the 8xx and 8260 CPUs, the
|
|
SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR
|
|
register.
|
|
|
|
- U-Boot Version:
|
|
CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE
|
|
If this variable is defined, an environment variable
|
|
named "ver" is created by U-Boot showing the U-Boot
|
|
version as printed by the "version" command.
|
|
This variable is readonly.
|
|
|
|
- Real-Time Clock:
|
|
|
|
When CFG_CMD_DATE is selected, the type of the RTC
|
|
has to be selected, too. Define exactly one of the
|
|
following options:
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_RTC_MPC8xx - use internal RTC of MPC8xx
|
|
CONFIG_RTC_PCF8563 - use Philips PCF8563 RTC
|
|
CONFIG_RTC_MC146818 - use MC146818 RTC
|
|
CONFIG_RTC_DS1307 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1307 RTC
|
|
CONFIG_RTC_DS1337 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1337 RTC
|
|
CONFIG_RTC_DS164x - use Dallas DS164x RTC
|
|
|
|
- Timestamp Support:
|
|
|
|
When CONFIG_TIMESTAMP is selected, the timestamp
|
|
(date and time) of an image is printed by image
|
|
commands like bootm or iminfo. This option is
|
|
automatically enabled when you select CFG_CMD_DATE .
|
|
|
|
- Partition Support:
|
|
CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION and/or CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
|
|
and/or CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION
|
|
|
|
If IDE or SCSI support is enabled (CFG_CMD_IDE or
|
|
CFG_CMD_SCSI) you must configure support for at least
|
|
one partition type as well.
|
|
|
|
- IDE Reset method:
|
|
CONFIG_IDE_RESET_ROUTINE
|
|
|
|
Set this to define that instead of a reset Pin, the
|
|
routine ide_set_reset(int idereset) will be used.
|
|
|
|
- ATAPI Support:
|
|
CONFIG_ATAPI
|
|
|
|
Set this to enable ATAPI support.
|
|
|
|
- SCSI Support:
|
|
At the moment only there is only support for the
|
|
SYM53C8XX SCSI controller; define
|
|
CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX to enable it.
|
|
|
|
CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN [8], CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID [7] and
|
|
CFG_SCSI_MAX_DEVICE [CFG_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID *
|
|
CFG_SCSI_MAX_LUN] can be adjusted to define the
|
|
maximum numbers of LUNs, SCSI ID's and target
|
|
devices.
|
|
CFG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_CCF to fix clock timing (80Mhz)
|
|
|
|
- NETWORK Support (PCI):
|
|
CONFIG_EEPRO100
|
|
Support for Intel 82557/82559/82559ER chips.
|
|
Optional CONFIG_EEPRO100_SROM_WRITE enables eeprom
|
|
write routine for first time initialisation.
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_TULIP
|
|
Support for Digital 2114x chips.
|
|
Optional CONFIG_TULIP_SELECT_MEDIA for board specific
|
|
modem chip initialisation (KS8761/QS6611).
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_NATSEMI
|
|
Support for National dp83815 chips.
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_NS8382X
|
|
Support for National dp8382[01] gigabit chips.
|
|
|
|
- USB Support:
|
|
At the moment only the UHCI host controller is
|
|
supported (PIP405, MIP405); define
|
|
CONFIG_USB_UHCI to enable it.
|
|
define CONFIG_USB_KEYBOARD to enable the USB Keyboard
|
|
end define CONFIG_USB_STORAGE to enable the USB
|
|
storage devices.
|
|
Note:
|
|
Supported are USB Keyboards and USB Floppy drives
|
|
(TEAC FD-05PUB).
|
|
|
|
- Keyboard Support:
|
|
CONFIG_ISA_KEYBOARD
|
|
|
|
Define this to enable standard (PC-Style) keyboard
|
|
support
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_I8042_KBD
|
|
Standard PC keyboard driver with US (is default) and
|
|
GERMAN key layout (switch via environment 'keymap=de') support.
|
|
Export function i8042_kbd_init, i8042_tstc and i8042_getc
|
|
for cfb_console. Supports cursor blinking.
|
|
|
|
- Video support:
|
|
CONFIG_VIDEO
|
|
|
|
Define this to enable video support (for output to
|
|
video).
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_VIDEO_CT69000
|
|
|
|
Enable Chips & Technologies 69000 Video chip
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_VIDEO_SMI_LYNXEM
|
|
Enable Silicon Motion SMI 712/710/810 Video chip
|
|
Videomode are selected via environment 'videomode' with
|
|
standard LiLo mode numbers.
|
|
Following modes are supported (* is default):
|
|
|
|
800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
|
|
256 (8bit) 303* 305 307
|
|
65536 (16bit) 314 317 31a
|
|
16,7 Mill (24bit) 315 318 31b
|
|
(i.e. setenv videomode 317; saveenv; reset;)
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806
|
|
Enable Epson SED13806 driver. This driver supports 8bpp
|
|
and 16bpp modes defined by CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_8BPP
|
|
or CONFIG_VIDEO_SED13806_16BPP
|
|
|
|
|
|
- LCD Support: CONFIG_LCD
|
|
|
|
Define this to enable LCD support (for output to LCD
|
|
display); also select one of the supported displays
|
|
by defining one of these:
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_NEC_NL6648AC33:
|
|
|
|
NEC NL6648AC33-18. Active, color, single scan.
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_NEC_NL6648BC20
|
|
|
|
NEC NL6648BC20-08. 6.5", 640x480.
|
|
Active, color, single scan.
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_SHARP_16x9
|
|
|
|
Sharp 320x240. Active, color, single scan.
|
|
It isn't 16x9, and I am not sure what it is.
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_SHARP_LQ64D341
|
|
|
|
Sharp LQ64D341 display, 640x480.
|
|
Active, color, single scan.
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_HLD1045
|
|
|
|
HLD1045 display, 640x480.
|
|
Active, color, single scan.
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_OPTREX_BW
|
|
|
|
Optrex CBL50840-2 NF-FW 99 22 M5
|
|
or
|
|
Hitachi LMG6912RPFC-00T
|
|
or
|
|
Hitachi SP14Q002
|
|
|
|
320x240. Black & white.
|
|
|
|
Normally display is black on white background; define
|
|
CFG_WHITE_ON_BLACK to get it inverted.
|
|
|
|
- Ethernet address:
|
|
CONFIG_ETHADDR
|
|
CONFIG_ETH2ADDR
|
|
CONFIG_ETH3ADDR
|
|
|
|
Define a default value for ethernet address to use
|
|
for the respective ethernet interface, in case this
|
|
is not determined automatically.
|
|
|
|
- IP address:
|
|
CONFIG_IPADDR
|
|
|
|
Define a default value for the IP address to use for
|
|
the default ethernet interface, in case this is not
|
|
determined through e.g. bootp.
|
|
|
|
- Server IP address:
|
|
CONFIG_SERVERIP
|
|
|
|
Defines a default value for theIP address of a TFTP
|
|
server to contact when using the "tftboot" command.
|
|
|
|
- BOOTP Recovery Mode:
|
|
CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY
|
|
|
|
If you have many targets in a network that try to
|
|
boot using BOOTP, you may want to avoid that all
|
|
systems send out BOOTP requests at precisely the same
|
|
moment (which would happen for instance at recovery
|
|
from a power failure, when all systems will try to
|
|
boot, thus flooding the BOOTP server. Defining
|
|
CONFIG_BOOTP_RANDOM_DELAY causes a random delay to be
|
|
inserted before sending out BOOTP requests. The
|
|
following delays are insterted then:
|
|
|
|
1st BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 1 sec
|
|
2nd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 2 sec
|
|
3rd BOOTP request: delay 0 ... 4 sec
|
|
4th and following
|
|
BOOTP requests: delay 0 ... 8 sec
|
|
|
|
- Status LED: CONFIG_STATUS_LED
|
|
|
|
Several configurations allow to display the current
|
|
status using a LED. For instance, the LED will blink
|
|
fast while running U-Boot code, stop blinking as
|
|
soon as a reply to a BOOTP request was received, and
|
|
start blinking slow once the Linux kernel is running
|
|
(supported by a status LED driver in the Linux
|
|
kernel). Defining CONFIG_STATUS_LED enables this
|
|
feature in U-Boot.
|
|
|
|
- CAN Support: CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER
|
|
|
|
Defining CONFIG_CAN_DRIVER enables CAN driver support
|
|
on those systems that support this (optional)
|
|
feature, like the TQM8xxL modules.
|
|
|
|
- I2C Support: CONFIG_HARD_I2C | CONFIG_SOFT_I2C
|
|
|
|
Enables I2C serial bus commands. If this is selected,
|
|
either CONFIG_HARD_I2C or CONFIG_SOFT_I2C must be defined
|
|
to include the appropriate I2C driver.
|
|
|
|
See also: common/cmd_i2c.c for a description of the
|
|
command line interface.
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_HARD_I2C
|
|
|
|
Selects the CPM hardware driver for I2C.
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_SOFT_I2C
|
|
|
|
Use software (aka bit-banging) driver instead of CPM
|
|
or similar hardware support for I2C. This is configured
|
|
via the following defines.
|
|
|
|
I2C_INIT
|
|
|
|
(Optional). Any commands necessary to enable I2C
|
|
controller or configure ports.
|
|
|
|
I2C_PORT
|
|
|
|
(Only for MPC8260 CPU). The I/O port to use (the code
|
|
assumes both bits are on the same port). Valid values
|
|
are 0..3 for ports A..D.
|
|
|
|
I2C_ACTIVE
|
|
|
|
The code necessary to make the I2C data line active
|
|
(driven). If the data line is open collector, this
|
|
define can be null.
|
|
|
|
I2C_TRISTATE
|
|
|
|
The code necessary to make the I2C data line tri-stated
|
|
(inactive). If the data line is open collector, this
|
|
define can be null.
|
|
|
|
I2C_READ
|
|
|
|
Code that returns TRUE if the I2C data line is high,
|
|
FALSE if it is low.
|
|
|
|
I2C_SDA(bit)
|
|
|
|
If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C data line high. If it
|
|
is FALSE, it clears it (low).
|
|
|
|
I2C_SCL(bit)
|
|
|
|
If <bit> is TRUE, sets the I2C clock line high. If it
|
|
is FALSE, it clears it (low).
|
|
|
|
I2C_DELAY
|
|
|
|
This delay is invoked four times per clock cycle so this
|
|
controls the rate of data transfer. The data rate thus
|
|
is 1 / (I2C_DELAY * 4).
|
|
|
|
CFG_I2C_INIT_BOARD
|
|
|
|
When a board is reset during an i2c bus transfer
|
|
chips might think that the current transfer is still
|
|
in progress. On some boards it is possible to access
|
|
the i2c SCLK line directly, either by using the
|
|
processor pin as a GPIO or by having a second pin
|
|
connected to the bus. If this option is defined a
|
|
custom i2c_init_board() routine in boards/xxx/board.c
|
|
is run early in the boot sequence.
|
|
|
|
- SPI Support: CONFIG_SPI
|
|
|
|
Enables SPI driver (so far only tested with
|
|
SPI EEPROM, also an instance works with Crystal A/D and
|
|
D/As on the SACSng board)
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_SPI_X
|
|
|
|
Enables extended (16-bit) SPI EEPROM addressing.
|
|
(symmetrical to CONFIG_I2C_X)
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_SOFT_SPI
|
|
|
|
Enables a software (bit-bang) SPI driver rather than
|
|
using hardware support. This is a general purpose
|
|
driver that only requires three general I/O port pins
|
|
(two outputs, one input) to function. If this is
|
|
defined, the board configuration must define several
|
|
SPI configuration items (port pins to use, etc). For
|
|
an example, see include/configs/sacsng.h.
|
|
|
|
- FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
|
|
|
|
Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_FPGA
|
|
|
|
Used to specify the types of FPGA devices. For
|
|
example,
|
|
#define CONFIG_FPGA CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
|
|
|
|
CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
|
|
|
|
Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA
|
|
configuration.
|
|
|
|
CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
|
|
|
|
Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
|
|
status by the configuration function. This option
|
|
will require a board or device specific function to
|
|
be written.
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
|
|
|
|
If defined, a function that provides delays in the
|
|
FPGA configuration driver.
|
|
|
|
CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
|
|
|
|
Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
|
|
|
|
CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
|
|
|
|
Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
|
|
loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
|
|
configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
|
|
indicated a CRC error).
|
|
|
|
CFG_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
|
|
|
|
Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
|
|
after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
|
|
FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500 mS.
|
|
|
|
CFG_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
|
|
|
|
Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
|
|
Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
|
|
|
|
CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
|
|
|
|
Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
|
|
200 mS.
|
|
|
|
- FPGA Support: CONFIG_FPGA_COUNT
|
|
|
|
Specify the number of FPGA devices to support.
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_FPGA
|
|
|
|
Used to specify the types of FPGA devices. For example,
|
|
#define CONFIG_FPGA CFG_XILINX_VIRTEX2
|
|
|
|
CFG_FPGA_PROG_FEEDBACK
|
|
|
|
Enable printing of hash marks during FPGA configuration.
|
|
|
|
CFG_FPGA_CHECK_BUSY
|
|
|
|
Enable checks on FPGA configuration interface busy
|
|
status by the configuration function. This option
|
|
will require a board or device specific function to
|
|
be written.
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_FPGA_DELAY
|
|
|
|
If defined, a function that provides delays in the FPGA
|
|
configuration driver.
|
|
|
|
CFG_FPGA_CHECK_CTRLC
|
|
Allow Control-C to interrupt FPGA configuration
|
|
|
|
CFG_FPGA_CHECK_ERROR
|
|
|
|
Check for configuration errors during FPGA bitfile
|
|
loading. For example, abort during Virtex II
|
|
configuration if the INIT_B line goes low (which
|
|
indicated a CRC error).
|
|
|
|
CFG_FPGA_WAIT_INIT
|
|
|
|
Maximum time to wait for the INIT_B line to deassert
|
|
after PROB_B has been deasserted during a Virtex II
|
|
FPGA configuration sequence. The default time is 500
|
|
mS.
|
|
|
|
CFG_FPGA_WAIT_BUSY
|
|
|
|
Maximum time to wait for BUSY to deassert during
|
|
Virtex II FPGA configuration. The default is 5 mS.
|
|
|
|
CFG_FPGA_WAIT_CONFIG
|
|
|
|
Time to wait after FPGA configuration. The default is
|
|
200 mS.
|
|
|
|
- Configuration Management:
|
|
CONFIG_IDENT_STRING
|
|
|
|
If defined, this string will be added to the U-Boot
|
|
version information (U_BOOT_VERSION)
|
|
|
|
- Vendor Parameter Protection:
|
|
|
|
U-Boot considers the values of the environment
|
|
variables "serial#" (Board Serial Number) and
|
|
"ethaddr" (Ethernet Address) to bb parameters that
|
|
are set once by the board vendor / manufacturer, and
|
|
protects these variables from casual modification by
|
|
the user. Once set, these variables are read-only,
|
|
and write or delete attempts are rejected. You can
|
|
change this behviour:
|
|
|
|
If CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE is #defined in your config
|
|
file, the write protection for vendor parameters is
|
|
completely disabled. Anybody can change or delete
|
|
these parameters.
|
|
|
|
Alternatively, if you #define _both_ CONFIG_ETHADDR
|
|
_and_ CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE, a default
|
|
ethernet address is installed in the environment,
|
|
which can be changed exactly ONCE by the user. [The
|
|
serial# is unaffected by this, i. e. it remains
|
|
read-only.]
|
|
|
|
- Protected RAM:
|
|
CONFIG_PRAM
|
|
|
|
Define this variable to enable the reservation of
|
|
"protected RAM", i. e. RAM which is not overwritten
|
|
by U-Boot. Define CONFIG_PRAM to hold the number of
|
|
kB you want to reserve for pRAM. You can overwrite
|
|
this default value by defining an environment
|
|
variable "pram" to the number of kB you want to
|
|
reserve. Note that the board info structure will
|
|
still show the full amount of RAM. If pRAM is
|
|
reserved, a new environment variable "mem" will
|
|
automatically be defined to hold the amount of
|
|
remaining RAM in a form that can be passed as boot
|
|
argument to Linux, for instance like that:
|
|
|
|
setenv bootargs ... mem=\$(mem)
|
|
saveenv
|
|
|
|
This way you can tell Linux not to use this memory,
|
|
either, which results in a memory region that will
|
|
not be affected by reboots.
|
|
|
|
*WARNING* If your board configuration uses automatic
|
|
detection of the RAM size, you must make sure that
|
|
this memory test is non-destructive. So far, the
|
|
following board configurations are known to be
|
|
"pRAM-clean":
|
|
|
|
ETX094, IVMS8, IVML24, SPD8xx, TQM8xxL,
|
|
HERMES, IP860, RPXlite, LWMON, LANTEC,
|
|
PCU_E, FLAGADM, TQM8260
|
|
|
|
- Error Recovery:
|
|
CONFIG_PANIC_HANG
|
|
|
|
Define this variable to stop the system in case of a
|
|
fatal error, so that you have to reset it manually.
|
|
This is probably NOT a good idea for an embedded
|
|
system where you want to system to reboot
|
|
automatically as fast as possible, but it may be
|
|
useful during development since you can try to debug
|
|
the conditions that lead to the situation.
|
|
|
|
CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT
|
|
|
|
This variable defines the number of retries for
|
|
network operations like ARP, RARP, TFTP, or BOOTP
|
|
before giving up the operation. If not defined, a
|
|
default value of 5 is used.
|
|
|
|
- Command Interpreter:
|
|
CFG_HUSH_PARSER
|
|
|
|
Define this variable to enable the "hush" shell (from
|
|
Busybox) as command line interpreter, thus enabling
|
|
powerful command line syntax like
|
|
if...then...else...fi conditionals or `&&' and '||'
|
|
constructs ("shell scripts").
|
|
|
|
If undefined, you get the old, much simpler behaviour
|
|
with a somewhat smaller memory footprint.
|
|
|
|
|
|
CFG_PROMPT_HUSH_PS2
|
|
|
|
This defines the secondary prompt string, which is
|
|
printed when the command interpreter needs more input
|
|
to complete a command. Usually "> ".
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
|
|
In the current implementation, the local variables
|
|
space and global environment variables space are
|
|
separated. Local variables are those you define by
|
|
simply typing like `name=value'. To access a local
|
|
variable later on, you have write `$name' or
|
|
`${name}'; variable directly by typing say `$name' at
|
|
the command prompt.
|
|
|
|
Global environment variables are those you use
|
|
setenv/printenv to work with. To run a command stored
|
|
in such a variable, you need to use the run command,
|
|
and you must not use the '$' sign to access them.
|
|
|
|
To store commands and special characters in a
|
|
variable, please use double quotation marks
|
|
surrounding the whole text of the variable, instead
|
|
of the backslashes before semicolons and special
|
|
symbols.
|
|
|
|
- Default Environment
|
|
CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
|
|
|
|
Define this to contain any number of null terminated
|
|
strings (variable = value pairs) that will be part of
|
|
the default enviroment compiled into the boot image.
|
|
|
|
For example, place something like this in your
|
|
board's config file:
|
|
|
|
#define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
|
|
"myvar1=value1\0" \
|
|
"myvar2=value2\0"
|
|
|
|
Warning: This method is based on knowledge about the
|
|
internal format how the environment is stored by the
|
|
U-Boot code. This is NOT an official, exported
|
|
interface! Although it is unlikely that this format
|
|
will change soon, but there is no guarantee either.
|
|
You better know what you are doing here.
|
|
|
|
Note: overly (ab)use of the default environment is
|
|
discouraged. Make sure to check other ways to preset
|
|
the environment like the autoscript function or the
|
|
boot command first.
|
|
|
|
- Show boot progress
|
|
CONFIG_SHOW_BOOT_PROGRESS
|
|
|
|
Defining this option allows to add some board-
|
|
specific code (calling a user-provided function
|
|
"show_boot_progress(int)") that enables you to show
|
|
the system's boot progress on some display (for
|
|
example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment,
|
|
the following checkpoints are implemented:
|
|
|
|
Arg Where When
|
|
1 common/cmd_bootm.c before attempting to boot an image
|
|
-1 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad magic number
|
|
2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct magic number
|
|
-2 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has bad checksum
|
|
3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image header has correct checksum
|
|
-3 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has bad checksum
|
|
4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image data has correct checksum
|
|
-4 common/cmd_bootm.c Image is for unsupported architecture
|
|
5 common/cmd_bootm.c Architecture check OK
|
|
-5 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
|
|
6 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
|
|
-6 common/cmd_bootm.c gunzip uncompression error
|
|
-7 common/cmd_bootm.c Unimplemented compression type
|
|
7 common/cmd_bootm.c Uncompression OK
|
|
-8 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not kernel, multi, standalone)
|
|
8 common/cmd_bootm.c Image Type check OK
|
|
-9 common/cmd_bootm.c Unsupported OS (not Linux, BSD, VxWorks, QNX)
|
|
9 common/cmd_bootm.c Start initial ramdisk verification
|
|
-10 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header has bad magic number
|
|
-11 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header has bad checksum
|
|
10 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk header is OK
|
|
-12 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk data has bad checksum
|
|
11 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk data has correct checksum
|
|
12 common/cmd_bootm.c Ramdisk verification complete, start loading
|
|
-13 common/cmd_bootm.c Wrong Image Type (not PPC Linux Ramdisk)
|
|
13 common/cmd_bootm.c Start multifile image verification
|
|
14 common/cmd_bootm.c No initial ramdisk, no multifile, continue.
|
|
15 common/cmd_bootm.c All preparation done, transferring control to OS
|
|
|
|
-1 common/cmd_doc.c Bad usage of "doc" command
|
|
-1 common/cmd_doc.c No boot device
|
|
-1 common/cmd_doc.c Unknown Chip ID on boot device
|
|
-1 common/cmd_doc.c Read Error on boot device
|
|
-1 common/cmd_doc.c Image header has bad magic number
|
|
|
|
-1 common/cmd_ide.c Bad usage of "ide" command
|
|
-1 common/cmd_ide.c No boot device
|
|
-1 common/cmd_ide.c Unknown boot device
|
|
-1 common/cmd_ide.c Unknown partition table
|
|
-1 common/cmd_ide.c Invalid partition type
|
|
-1 common/cmd_ide.c Read Error on boot device
|
|
-1 common/cmd_ide.c Image header has bad magic number
|
|
|
|
-1 common/cmd_nvedit.c Environment not changable, but has bad CRC
|
|
|
|
|
|
Modem Support:
|
|
--------------
|
|
|
|
[so far only for SMDK2400 and TRAB boards]
|
|
|
|
- Modem support endable:
|
|
CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT
|
|
|
|
- RTS/CTS Flow control enable:
|
|
CONFIG_HWFLOW
|
|
|
|
- Modem debug support:
|
|
CONFIG_MODEM_SUPPORT_DEBUG
|
|
|
|
Enables debugging stuff (char screen[1024], dbg())
|
|
for modem support. Useful only with BDI2000.
|
|
|
|
- General:
|
|
|
|
In the target system modem support is enabled when a
|
|
specific key (key combination) is pressed during
|
|
power-on. Otherwise U-Boot will boot normally
|
|
(autoboot). The key_pressed() fuction is called from
|
|
board_init(). Currently key_pressed() is a dummy
|
|
function, returning 1 and thus enabling modem
|
|
initialization.
|
|
|
|
If there are no modem init strings in the
|
|
environment, U-Boot proceed to autoboot; the
|
|
previous output (banner, info printfs) will be
|
|
supressed, though.
|
|
|
|
See also: doc/README.Modem
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Configuration Settings:
|
|
-----------------------
|
|
|
|
- CFG_LONGHELP: Defined when you want long help messages included;
|
|
undefine this when you're short of memory.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_PROMPT: This is what U-Boot prints on the console to
|
|
prompt for user input.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_CBSIZE: Buffer size for input from the Console
|
|
|
|
- CFG_PBSIZE: Buffer size for Console output
|
|
|
|
- CFG_MAXARGS: max. Number of arguments accepted for monitor commands
|
|
|
|
- CFG_BARGSIZE: Buffer size for Boot Arguments which are passed to
|
|
the application (usually a Linux kernel) when it is
|
|
booted
|
|
|
|
- CFG_BAUDRATE_TABLE:
|
|
List of legal baudrate settings for this board.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET
|
|
Suppress display of console information at boot.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV
|
|
If the board specific function
|
|
extern int overwrite_console (void);
|
|
returns 1, the stdin, stderr and stdout are switched to the
|
|
serial port, else the settings in the environment are used.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE
|
|
Enable the call to overwrite_console().
|
|
|
|
- CFG_CONSOLE_ENV_OVERWRITE
|
|
Enable overwrite of previous console environment settings.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_MEMTEST_START, CFG_MEMTEST_END:
|
|
Begin and End addresses of the area used by the
|
|
simple memory test.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_ALT_MEMTEST:
|
|
Enable an alternate, more extensive memory test.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_TFTP_LOADADDR:
|
|
Default load address for network file downloads
|
|
|
|
- CFG_LOADS_BAUD_CHANGE:
|
|
Enable temporary baudrate change while serial download
|
|
|
|
- CFG_SDRAM_BASE:
|
|
Physical start address of SDRAM. _Must_ be 0 here.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_MBIO_BASE:
|
|
Physical start address of Motherboard I/O (if using a
|
|
Cogent motherboard)
|
|
|
|
- CFG_FLASH_BASE:
|
|
Physical start address of Flash memory.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_MONITOR_BASE:
|
|
Physical start address of boot monitor code (set by
|
|
make config files to be same as the text base address
|
|
(TEXT_BASE) used when linking) - same as
|
|
CFG_FLASH_BASE when booting from flash.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_MONITOR_LEN:
|
|
Size of memory reserved for monitor code
|
|
|
|
- CFG_MALLOC_LEN:
|
|
Size of DRAM reserved for malloc() use.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_BOOTMAPSZ:
|
|
Maximum size of memory mapped by the startup code of
|
|
the Linux kernel; all data that must be processed by
|
|
the Linux kernel (bd_info, boot arguments, eventually
|
|
initrd image) must be put below this limit.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS:
|
|
Max number of Flash memory banks
|
|
|
|
- CFG_MAX_FLASH_SECT:
|
|
Max number of sectors on a Flash chip
|
|
|
|
- CFG_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT:
|
|
Timeout for Flash erase operations (in ms)
|
|
|
|
- CFG_FLASH_WRITE_TOUT:
|
|
Timeout for Flash write operations (in ms)
|
|
|
|
- CFG_DIRECT_FLASH_TFTP:
|
|
|
|
Enable TFTP transfers directly to flash memory;
|
|
without this option such a download has to be
|
|
performed in two steps: (1) download to RAM, and (2)
|
|
copy from RAM to flash.
|
|
|
|
The two-step approach is usually more reliable, since
|
|
you can check if the download worked before you erase
|
|
the flash, but in some situations (when sytem RAM is
|
|
too limited to allow for a tempory copy of the
|
|
downloaded image) this option may be very useful.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_FLASH_CFI:
|
|
Define if the flash driver uses extra elements in the
|
|
common flash structure for storing flash geometry
|
|
|
|
The following definitions that deal with the placement and management
|
|
of environment data (variable area); in general, we support the
|
|
following configurations:
|
|
|
|
- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH:
|
|
|
|
Define this if the environment is in flash memory.
|
|
|
|
a) The environment occupies one whole flash sector, which is
|
|
"embedded" in the text segment with the U-Boot code. This
|
|
happens usually with "bottom boot sector" or "top boot
|
|
sector" type flash chips, which have several smaller
|
|
sectors at the start or the end. For instance, such a
|
|
layout can have sector sizes of 8, 2x4, 16, Nx32 kB. In
|
|
such a case you would place the environment in one of the
|
|
4 kB sectors - with U-Boot code before and after it. With
|
|
"top boot sector" type flash chips, you would put the
|
|
environment in one of the last sectors, leaving a gap
|
|
between U-Boot and the environment.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
|
|
|
|
Offset of environment data (variable area) to the
|
|
beginning of flash memory; for instance, with bottom boot
|
|
type flash chips the second sector can be used: the offset
|
|
for this sector is given here.
|
|
|
|
CFG_ENV_OFFSET is used relative to CFG_FLASH_BASE.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_ENV_ADDR:
|
|
|
|
This is just another way to specify the start address of
|
|
the flash sector containing the environment (instead of
|
|
CFG_ENV_OFFSET).
|
|
|
|
- CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE:
|
|
|
|
Size of the sector containing the environment.
|
|
|
|
|
|
b) Sometimes flash chips have few, equal sized, BIG sectors.
|
|
In such a case you don't want to spend a whole sector for
|
|
the environment.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
|
|
|
|
If you use this in combination with CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH
|
|
and CFG_ENV_SECT_SIZE, you can specify to use only a part
|
|
of this flash sector for the environment. This saves
|
|
memory for the RAM copy of the environment.
|
|
|
|
It may also save flash memory if you decide to use this
|
|
when your environment is "embedded" within U-Boot code,
|
|
since then the remainder of the flash sector could be used
|
|
for U-Boot code. It should be pointed out that this is
|
|
STRONGLY DISCOURAGED from a robustness point of view:
|
|
updating the environment in flash makes it always
|
|
necessary to erase the WHOLE sector. If something goes
|
|
wrong before the contents has been restored from a copy in
|
|
RAM, your target system will be dead.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND
|
|
CFG_ENV_SIZE_REDUND
|
|
|
|
These settings describe a second storage area used to hold
|
|
a redundand copy of the environment data, so that there is
|
|
a valid backup copy in case there is a power failure during
|
|
a "saveenv" operation.
|
|
|
|
BE CAREFUL! Any changes to the flash layout, and some changes to the
|
|
source code will make it necessary to adapt <board>/u-boot.lds*
|
|
accordingly!
|
|
|
|
|
|
- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NVRAM:
|
|
|
|
Define this if you have some non-volatile memory device
|
|
(NVRAM, battery buffered SRAM) which you want to use for the
|
|
environment.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_ENV_ADDR:
|
|
- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
|
|
|
|
These two #defines are used to determin the memory area you
|
|
want to use for environment. It is assumed that this memory
|
|
can just be read and written to, without any special
|
|
provision.
|
|
|
|
BE CAREFUL! The first access to the environment happens quite early
|
|
in U-Boot initalization (when we try to get the setting of for the
|
|
console baudrate). You *MUST* have mappend your NVRAM area then, or
|
|
U-Boot will hang.
|
|
|
|
Please note that even with NVRAM we still use a copy of the
|
|
environment in RAM: we could work on NVRAM directly, but we want to
|
|
keep settings there always unmodified except somebody uses "saveenv"
|
|
to save the current settings.
|
|
|
|
|
|
- CFG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM:
|
|
|
|
Use this if you have an EEPROM or similar serial access
|
|
device and a driver for it.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_ENV_OFFSET:
|
|
- CFG_ENV_SIZE:
|
|
|
|
These two #defines specify the offset and size of the
|
|
environment area within the total memory of your EEPROM.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR:
|
|
If defined, specified the chip address of the EEPROM device.
|
|
The default address is zero.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_BITS:
|
|
If defined, the number of bits used to address bytes in a
|
|
single page in the EEPROM device. A 64 byte page, for example
|
|
would require six bits.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_DELAY_MS:
|
|
If defined, the number of milliseconds to delay between
|
|
page writes. The default is zero milliseconds.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_LEN:
|
|
The length in bytes of the EEPROM memory array address. Note
|
|
that this is NOT the chip address length!
|
|
|
|
- CFG_EEPROM_SIZE:
|
|
The size in bytes of the EEPROM device.
|
|
|
|
|
|
- CFG_SPI_INIT_OFFSET
|
|
|
|
Defines offset to the initial SPI buffer area in DPRAM. The
|
|
area is used at an early stage (ROM part) if the environment
|
|
is configured to reside in the SPI EEPROM: We need a 520 byte
|
|
scratch DPRAM area. It is used between the two initialization
|
|
calls (spi_init_f() and spi_init_r()). A value of 0xB00 seems
|
|
to be a good choice since it makes it far enough from the
|
|
start of the data area as well as from the stack pointer.
|
|
|
|
Please note that the environment is read-only as long as the monitor
|
|
has been relocated to RAM and a RAM copy of the environment has been
|
|
created; also, when using EEPROM you will have to use getenv_r()
|
|
until then to read environment variables.
|
|
|
|
The environment is protected by a CRC32 checksum. Before the monitor
|
|
is relocated into RAM, as a result of a bad CRC you will be working
|
|
with the compiled-in default environment - *silently*!!! [This is
|
|
necessary, because the first environment variable we need is the
|
|
"baudrate" setting for the console - if we have a bad CRC, we don't
|
|
have any device yet where we could complain.]
|
|
|
|
Note: once the monitor has been relocated, then it will complain if
|
|
the default environment is used; a new CRC is computed as soon as you
|
|
use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
|
|
---------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
- CFG_CACHELINE_SIZE:
|
|
Cache Line Size of the CPU.
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|
|
|
- CFG_DEFAULT_IMMR:
|
|
Default address of the IMMR after system reset.
|
|
Needed on some 8260 systems (MPC8260ADS and RPXsuper)
|
|
to be able to adjust the position of the IMMR
|
|
register after a reset.
|
|
|
|
- Floppy Disk Support:
|
|
CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER
|
|
|
|
the default drive number (default value 0)
|
|
|
|
CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE
|
|
|
|
defines the spacing between fdc chipset registers
|
|
(default value 1)
|
|
|
|
CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET
|
|
|
|
defines the offset of register from address. It
|
|
depends on which part of the data bus is connected to
|
|
the fdc chipset. (default value 0)
|
|
|
|
If CFG_ISA_IO_STRIDE CFG_ISA_IO_OFFSET and
|
|
CFG_FDC_DRIVE_NUMBER are undefined, they take their
|
|
default value.
|
|
|
|
if CFG_FDC_HW_INIT is defined, then the function
|
|
fdc_hw_init() is called at the beginning of the FDC
|
|
setup. fdc_hw_init() must be provided by the board
|
|
source code. It is used to make hardware dependant
|
|
initializations.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_IMMR: Physical address of the Internal Memory Mapped
|
|
Register; DO NOT CHANGE! (11-4)
|
|
[MPC8xx systems only]
|
|
|
|
- CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR:
|
|
|
|
Start address of memory area tha can be used for
|
|
initial data and stack; please note that this must be
|
|
writable memory that is working WITHOUT special
|
|
initialization, i. e. you CANNOT use normal RAM which
|
|
will become available only after programming the
|
|
memory controller and running certain initialization
|
|
sequences.
|
|
|
|
U-Boot uses the following memory types:
|
|
- MPC8xx and MPC8260: IMMR (internal memory of the CPU)
|
|
- MPC824X: data cache
|
|
- PPC4xx: data cache
|
|
|
|
- CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET:
|
|
|
|
Offset of the initial data structure in the memory
|
|
area defined by CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR. Usually
|
|
CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET is chosen such that the initial
|
|
data is located at the end of the available space
|
|
(sometimes written as (CFG_INIT_RAM_END -
|
|
CFG_INIT_DATA_SIZE), and the initial stack is just
|
|
below that area (growing from (CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR +
|
|
CFG_GBL_DATA_OFFSET) downward.
|
|
|
|
Note:
|
|
On the MPC824X (or other systems that use the data
|
|
cache for initial memory) the address chosen for
|
|
CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR is basically arbitrary - it must
|
|
point to an otherwise UNUSED address space between
|
|
the top of RAM and the start of the PCI space.
|
|
|
|
- CFG_SIUMCR: SIU Module Configuration (11-6)
|
|
|
|
- CFG_SYPCR: System Protection Control (11-9)
|
|
|
|
- CFG_TBSCR: Time Base Status and Control (11-26)
|
|
|
|
- CFG_PISCR: Periodic Interrupt Status and Control (11-31)
|
|
|
|
- CFG_PLPRCR: PLL, Low-Power, and Reset Control Register (15-30)
|
|
|
|
- CFG_SCCR: System Clock and reset Control Register (15-27)
|
|
|
|
- CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM:
|
|
SDRAM timing
|
|
|
|
- CFG_MAMR_PTA:
|
|
periodic timer for refresh
|
|
|
|
- CFG_DER: Debug Event Register (37-47)
|
|
|
|
- FLASH_BASE0_PRELIM, FLASH_BASE1_PRELIM, CFG_REMAP_OR_AM,
|
|
CFG_PRELIM_OR_AM, CFG_OR_TIMING_FLASH, CFG_OR0_REMAP,
|
|
CFG_OR0_PRELIM, CFG_BR0_PRELIM, CFG_OR1_REMAP, CFG_OR1_PRELIM,
|
|
CFG_BR1_PRELIM:
|
|
Memory Controller Definitions: BR0/1 and OR0/1 (FLASH)
|
|
|
|
- SDRAM_BASE2_PRELIM, SDRAM_BASE3_PRELIM, SDRAM_MAX_SIZE,
|
|
CFG_OR_TIMING_SDRAM, CFG_OR2_PRELIM, CFG_BR2_PRELIM,
|
|
CFG_OR3_PRELIM, CFG_BR3_PRELIM:
|
|
Memory Controller Definitions: BR2/3 and OR2/3 (SDRAM)
|
|
|
|
- CFG_MAMR_PTA, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_1BK_4K, CFG_MPTPR_2BK_8K,
|
|
CFG_MPTPR_1BK_8K, CFG_MAMR_8COL, CFG_MAMR_9COL:
|
|
Machine Mode Register and Memory Periodic Timer
|
|
Prescaler definitions (SDRAM timing)
|
|
|
|
- CFG_I2C_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_I2C_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
|
|
enable I2C microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
|
|
define relocation offset in DPRAM [DSP2]
|
|
|
|
- CFG_SPI_UCODE_PATCH, CFG_SPI_DPMEM_OFFSET [0x1FC0]:
|
|
enable SPI microcode relocation patch (MPC8xx);
|
|
define relocation offset in DPRAM [SCC4]
|
|
|
|
- CFG_USE_OSCCLK:
|
|
Use OSCM clock mode on MBX8xx board. Be careful,
|
|
wrong setting might damage your board. Read
|
|
doc/README.MBX before setting this variable!
|
|
|
|
- CFG_CPM_POST_WORD_ADDR: (MPC8xx, MPC8260 only)
|
|
Offset of the bootmode word in DPRAM used by post
|
|
(Power On Self Tests). This definition overrides
|
|
#define'd default value in commproc.h resp.
|
|
cpm_8260.h.
|
|
|
|
Building the Software:
|
|
======================
|
|
|
|
Building U-Boot has been tested in native PPC environments (on a
|
|
PowerBook G3 running LinuxPPC 2000) and in cross environments
|
|
(running RedHat 6.x and 7.x Linux on x86, Solaris 2.6 on a SPARC, and
|
|
NetBSD 1.5 on x86).
|
|
|
|
If you are not using a native PPC environment, it is assumed that you
|
|
have the GNU cross compiling tools available in your path and named
|
|
with a prefix of "powerpc-linux-". If this is not the case, (e.g. if
|
|
you are using Monta Vista's Hard Hat Linux CDK 1.2) you must change
|
|
the definition of CROSS_COMPILE in Makefile. For HHL on a 4xx CPU,
|
|
change it to:
|
|
|
|
CROSS_COMPILE = ppc_4xx-
|
|
|
|
|
|
U-Boot is intended to be simple to build. After installing the
|
|
sources you must configure U-Boot for one specific board type. This
|
|
is done by typing:
|
|
|
|
make NAME_config
|
|
|
|
where "NAME_config" is the name of one of the existing
|
|
configurations; the following names are supported:
|
|
|
|
ADCIOP_config GTH_config TQM850L_config
|
|
ADS860_config IP860_config TQM855L_config
|
|
AR405_config IVML24_config TQM860L_config
|
|
CANBT_config IVMS8_config WALNUT405_config
|
|
CPCI405_config LANTEC_config cogent_common_config
|
|
CPCIISER4_config MBX_config cogent_mpc8260_config
|
|
CU824_config MBX860T_config cogent_mpc8xx_config
|
|
ESTEEM192E_config RPXlite_config hermes_config
|
|
ETX094_config RPXsuper_config hymod_config
|
|
FADS823_config SM850_config lwmon_config
|
|
FADS850SAR_config SPD823TS_config pcu_e_config
|
|
FADS860T_config SXNI855T_config rsdproto_config
|
|
FPS850L_config Sandpoint8240_config sbc8260_config
|
|
GENIETV_config TQM823L_config PIP405_config
|
|
GEN860T_config EBONY_config FPS860L_config
|
|
ELPT860_config cmi_mpc5xx_config
|
|
|
|
Note: for some board special configuration names may exist; check if
|
|
additional information is available from the board vendor; for
|
|
instance, the TQM8xxL systems run normally at 50 MHz and use a
|
|
SCC for 10baseT ethernet; there are also systems with 80 MHz
|
|
CPU clock, and an optional Fast Ethernet module is available
|
|
for CPU's with FEC. You can select such additional "features"
|
|
when chosing the configuration, i. e.
|
|
|
|
make TQM860L_config
|
|
- will configure for a plain TQM860L, i. e. 50MHz, no FEC
|
|
|
|
make TQM860L_FEC_config
|
|
- will configure for a TQM860L at 50MHz with FEC for ethernet
|
|
|
|
make TQM860L_80MHz_config
|
|
- will configure for a TQM860L at 80 MHz, with normal 10baseT
|
|
interface
|
|
|
|
make TQM860L_FEC_80MHz_config
|
|
- will configure for a TQM860L at 80 MHz with FEC for ethernet
|
|
|
|
make TQM823L_LCD_config
|
|
- will configure for a TQM823L with U-Boot console on LCD
|
|
|
|
make TQM823L_LCD_80MHz_config
|
|
- will configure for a TQM823L at 80 MHz with U-Boot console on LCD
|
|
|
|
etc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finally, type "make all", and you should get some working U-Boot
|
|
images ready for downlod to / installation on your system:
|
|
|
|
- "u-boot.bin" is a raw binary image
|
|
- "u-boot" is an image in ELF binary format
|
|
- "u-boot.srec" is in Motorola S-Record format
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please be aware that the Makefiles assume you are using GNU make, so
|
|
for instance on NetBSD you might need to use "gmake" instead of
|
|
native "make".
|
|
|
|
|
|
If the system board that you have is not listed, then you will need
|
|
to port U-Boot to your hardware platform. To do this, follow these
|
|
steps:
|
|
|
|
1. Add a new configuration option for your board to the toplevel
|
|
"Makefile" and to the "MAKEALL" script, using the existing
|
|
entries as examples. Note that here and at many other places
|
|
boards and other names are listed alphabetically sorted. Please
|
|
keep this order.
|
|
2. Create a new directory to hold your board specific code. Add any
|
|
files you need. In your board directory, you will need at least
|
|
the "Makefile", a "<board>.c", "flash.c" and "u-boot.lds".
|
|
3. Create a new configuration file "include/configs/<board>.h" for
|
|
your board
|
|
3. If you're porting U-Boot to a new CPU, then also create a new
|
|
directory to hold your CPU specific code. Add any files you need.
|
|
4. Run "make <board>_config" with your new name.
|
|
5. Type "make", and you should get a working "u-boot.srec" file
|
|
to be installed on your target system.
|
|
6. Debug and solve any problems that might arise.
|
|
[Of course, this last step is much harder than it sounds.]
|
|
|
|
|
|
Testing of U-Boot Modifications, Ports to New Hardware, etc.:
|
|
==============================================================
|
|
|
|
If you have modified U-Boot sources (for instance added a new board
|
|
or support for new devices, a new CPU, etc.) you are expected to
|
|
provide feedback to the other developers. The feedback normally takes
|
|
the form of a "patch", i. e. a context diff against a certain (latest
|
|
official or latest in CVS) version of U-Boot sources.
|
|
|
|
But before you submit such a patch, please verify that your modifi-
|
|
cation did not break existing code. At least make sure that *ALL* of
|
|
the supported boards compile WITHOUT ANY compiler warnings. To do so,
|
|
just run the "MAKEALL" script, which will configure and build U-Boot
|
|
for ALL supported system. Be warned, this will take a while. You can
|
|
select which (cross) compiler to use py passing a `CROSS_COMPILE'
|
|
environment variable to the script, i. e. to use the cross tools from
|
|
MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux you can type
|
|
|
|
CROSS_COMPILE=ppc_8xx- MAKEALL
|
|
|
|
or to build on a native PowerPC system you can type
|
|
|
|
CROSS_COMPILE=' ' MAKEALL
|
|
|
|
See also "U-Boot Porting Guide" below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monitor Commands - Overview:
|
|
============================
|
|
|
|
go - start application at address 'addr'
|
|
run - run commands in an environment variable
|
|
bootm - boot application image from memory
|
|
bootp - boot image via network using BootP/TFTP protocol
|
|
tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol
|
|
and env variables "ipaddr" and "serverip"
|
|
(and eventually "gatewayip")
|
|
rarpboot- boot image via network using RARP/TFTP protocol
|
|
diskboot- boot from IDE devicebootd - boot default, i.e., run 'bootcmd'
|
|
loads - load S-Record file over serial line
|
|
loadb - load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)
|
|
md - memory display
|
|
mm - memory modify (auto-incrementing)
|
|
nm - memory modify (constant address)
|
|
mw - memory write (fill)
|
|
cp - memory copy
|
|
cmp - memory compare
|
|
crc32 - checksum calculation
|
|
imd - i2c memory display
|
|
imm - i2c memory modify (auto-incrementing)
|
|
inm - i2c memory modify (constant address)
|
|
imw - i2c memory write (fill)
|
|
icrc32 - i2c checksum calculation
|
|
iprobe - probe to discover valid I2C chip addresses
|
|
iloop - infinite loop on address range
|
|
isdram - print SDRAM configuration information
|
|
sspi - SPI utility commands
|
|
base - print or set address offset
|
|
printenv- print environment variables
|
|
setenv - set environment variables
|
|
saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage
|
|
protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection
|
|
erase - erase FLASH memory
|
|
flinfo - print FLASH memory information
|
|
bdinfo - print Board Info structure
|
|
iminfo - print header information for application image
|
|
coninfo - print console devices and informations
|
|
ide - IDE sub-system
|
|
loop - infinite loop on address range
|
|
mtest - simple RAM test
|
|
icache - enable or disable instruction cache
|
|
dcache - enable or disable data cache
|
|
reset - Perform RESET of the CPU
|
|
echo - echo args to console
|
|
version - print monitor version
|
|
help - print online help
|
|
? - alias for 'help'
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monitor Commands - Detailed Description:
|
|
========================================
|
|
|
|
TODO.
|
|
|
|
For now: just type "help <command>".
|
|
|
|
|
|
Environment Variables:
|
|
======================
|
|
|
|
U-Boot supports user configuration using Environment Variables which
|
|
can be made persistent by saving to Flash memory.
|
|
|
|
Environment Variables are set using "setenv", printed using
|
|
"printenv", and saved to Flash using "saveenv". Using "setenv"
|
|
without a value can be used to delete a variable from the
|
|
environment. As long as you don't save the environment you are
|
|
working with an in-memory copy. In case the Flash area containing the
|
|
environment is erased by accident, a default environment is provided.
|
|
|
|
Some configuration options can be set using Environment Variables:
|
|
|
|
baudrate - see CONFIG_BAUDRATE
|
|
|
|
bootdelay - see CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
|
|
|
|
bootcmd - see CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
|
|
|
|
bootargs - Boot arguments when booting an RTOS image
|
|
|
|
bootfile - Name of the image to load with TFTP
|
|
|
|
autoload - if set to "no" (any string beginning with 'n'),
|
|
"bootp" will just load perform a lookup of the
|
|
configuration from the BOOTP server, but not try to
|
|
load any image using TFTP
|
|
|
|
autostart - if set to "yes", an image loaded using the "bootp",
|
|
"rarpboot", "tftpboot" or "diskboot" commands will
|
|
be automatically started (by internally calling
|
|
"bootm")
|
|
|
|
If set to "no", a standalone image passed to the
|
|
"bootm" command will be copied to the load address
|
|
(and eventually uncompressed), but NOT be started.
|
|
This can be used to load and uncompress arbitrary
|
|
data.
|
|
|
|
initrd_high - restrict positioning of initrd images:
|
|
If this variable is not set, initrd images will be
|
|
copied to the highest possible address in RAM; this
|
|
is usually what you want since it allows for
|
|
maximum initrd size. If for some reason you want to
|
|
make sure that the initrd image is loaded below the
|
|
CFG_BOOTMAPSZ limit, you can set this environment
|
|
variable to a value of "no" or "off" or "0".
|
|
Alternatively, you can set it to a maximum upper
|
|
address to use (U-Boot will still check that it
|
|
does not overwrite the U-Boot stack and data).
|
|
|
|
For instance, when you have a system with 16 MB
|
|
RAM, and want to reseve 4 MB from use by Linux,
|
|
you can do this by adding "mem=12M" to the value of
|
|
the "bootargs" variable. However, now you must make
|
|
sure, that the initrd image is placed in the first
|
|
12 MB as well - this can be done with
|
|
|
|
setenv initrd_high 00c00000
|
|
|
|
ipaddr - IP address; needed for tftpboot command
|
|
|
|
loadaddr - Default load address for commands like "bootp",
|
|
"rarpboot", "tftpboot", "loadb" or "diskboot"
|
|
|
|
loads_echo - see CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
|
|
|
|
serverip - TFTP server IP address; needed for tftpboot command
|
|
|
|
bootretry - see CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME
|
|
|
|
bootdelaykey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
|
|
|
|
bootstopkey - see CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following environment variables may be used and automatically
|
|
updated by the network boot commands ("bootp" and "rarpboot"),
|
|
depending the information provided by your boot server:
|
|
|
|
bootfile - see above
|
|
dnsip - IP address of your Domain Name Server
|
|
gatewayip - IP address of the Gateway (Router) to use
|
|
hostname - Target hostname
|
|
ipaddr - see above
|
|
netmask - Subnet Mask
|
|
rootpath - Pathname of the root filesystem on the NFS server
|
|
serverip - see above
|
|
|
|
|
|
There are two special Environment Variables:
|
|
|
|
serial# - contains hardware identification information such
|
|
as type string and/or serial number
|
|
ethaddr - Ethernet address
|
|
|
|
These variables can be set only once (usually during manufacturing of
|
|
the board). U-Boot refuses to delete or overwrite these variables
|
|
once they have been set once.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Further special Environment Variables:
|
|
|
|
ver - Contains the U-Boot version string as printed
|
|
with the "version" command. This variable is
|
|
readonly (see CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE).
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please note that changes to some configuration parameters may take
|
|
only effect after the next boot (yes, that's just like Windoze :-).
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note for Redundant Ethernet Interfaces:
|
|
=======================================
|
|
|
|
Some boards come with redundand ethernet interfaces; U-Boot supports
|
|
such configurations and is capable of automatic selection of a
|
|
"working" interface when needed. MAC assignemnt works as follows:
|
|
|
|
Network interfaces are numbered eth0, eth1, eth2, ... Corresponding
|
|
MAC addresses can be stored in the environment as "ethaddr" (=>eth0),
|
|
"eth1addr" (=>eth1), "eth2addr", ...
|
|
|
|
If the network interface stores some valid MAC address (for instance
|
|
in SROM), this is used as default address if there is NO correspon-
|
|
ding setting in the environment; if the corresponding environment
|
|
variable is set, this overrides the settings in the card; that means:
|
|
|
|
o If the SROM has a valid MAC address, and there is no address in the
|
|
environment, the SROM's address is used.
|
|
|
|
o If there is no valid address in the SROM, and a definition in the
|
|
environment exists, then the value from the environment variable is
|
|
used.
|
|
|
|
o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and
|
|
both addresses are the same, this MAC address is used.
|
|
|
|
o If both the SROM and the environment contain a MAC address, and the
|
|
addresses differ, the value from the environment is used and a
|
|
warning is printed.
|
|
|
|
o If neither SROM nor the environment contain a MAC address, an error
|
|
is raised.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Image Formats:
|
|
==============
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|
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The "boot" commands of this monitor operate on "image" files which
|
|
can be basicly anything, preceeded by a special header; see the
|
|
definitions in include/image.h for details; basicly, the header
|
|
defines the following image properties:
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|
|
|
* Target Operating System (Provisions for OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD,
|
|
4.4BSD, Linux, SVR4, Esix, Solaris, Irix, SCO, Dell, NCR, VxWorks,
|
|
LynxOS, pSOS, QNX;
|
|
Currently supported: Linux, NetBSD, VxWorks, QNX).
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|
* Target CPU Architecture (Provisions for Alpha, ARM, Intel x86,
|
|
IA64, MIPS, MIPS, PowerPC, IBM S390, SuperH, Sparc, Sparc 64 Bit;
|
|
Currently supported: PowerPC).
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* Compression Type (Provisions for uncompressed, gzip, bzip2;
|
|
Currently supported: uncompressed, gzip).
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|
* Load Address
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* Entry Point
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|
* Image Name
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* Image Timestamp
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|
|
|
The header is marked by a special Magic Number, and both the header
|
|
and the data portions of the image are secured against corruption by
|
|
CRC32 checksums.
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|
|
|
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|
Linux Support:
|
|
==============
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|
|
|
Although U-Boot should support any OS or standalone application
|
|
easily, Linux has always been in the focus during the design of
|
|
U-Boot.
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|
|
|
U-Boot includes many features that so far have been part of some
|
|
special "boot loader" code within the Linux kernel. Also, any
|
|
"initrd" images to be used are no longer part of one big Linux image;
|
|
instead, kernel and "initrd" are separate images. This implementation
|
|
serves serveral purposes:
|
|
|
|
- the same features can be used for other OS or standalone
|
|
applications (for instance: using compressed images to reduce the
|
|
Flash memory footprint)
|
|
|
|
- it becomes much easier to port new Linux kernel versions because
|
|
lots of low-level, hardware dependend stuff are done by U-Boot
|
|
|
|
- the same Linux kernel image can now be used with different "initrd"
|
|
images; of course this also means that different kernel images can
|
|
be run with the same "initrd". This makes testing easier (you don't
|
|
have to build a new "zImage.initrd" Linux image when you just
|
|
change a file in your "initrd"). Also, a field-upgrade of the
|
|
software is easier now.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Linux HOWTO:
|
|
============
|
|
|
|
Porting Linux to U-Boot based systems:
|
|
---------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
U-Boot cannot save you from doing all the necessary modifications to
|
|
configure the Linux device drivers for use with your target hardware
|
|
(no, we don't intend to provide a full virtual machine interface to
|
|
Linux :-).
|
|
|
|
But now you can ignore ALL boot loader code (in arch/ppc/mbxboot).
|
|
|
|
Just make sure your machine specific header file (for instance
|
|
include/asm-ppc/tqm8xx.h) includes the same definition of the Board
|
|
Information structure as we define in include/u-boot.h, and make
|
|
sure that your definition of IMAP_ADDR uses the same value as your
|
|
U-Boot configuration in CFG_IMMR.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Configuring the Linux kernel:
|
|
-----------------------------
|
|
|
|
No specific requirements for U-Boot. Make sure you have some root
|
|
device (initial ramdisk, NFS) for your target system.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Building a Linux Image:
|
|
-----------------------
|
|
|
|
With U-Boot, "normal" build targets like "zImage" or "bzImage" are
|
|
not used. If you use recent kernel source, a new build target
|
|
"uImage" will exist which automatically builds an image usable by
|
|
U-Boot. Most older kernels also have support for a "pImage" target,
|
|
which was introduced for our predecessor project PPCBoot and uses a
|
|
100% compatible format.
|
|
|
|
Example:
|
|
|
|
make TQM850L_config
|
|
make oldconfig
|
|
make dep
|
|
make uImage
|
|
|
|
The "uImage" build target uses a special tool (in 'tools/mkimage') to
|
|
encapsulate a compressed Linux kernel image with header information,
|
|
CRC32 checksum etc. for use with U-Boot. This is what we are doing:
|
|
|
|
* build a standard "vmlinux" kernel image (in ELF binary format):
|
|
|
|
* convert the kernel into a raw binary image:
|
|
|
|
${CROSS_COMPILE}-objcopy -O binary \
|
|
-R .note -R .comment \
|
|
-S vmlinux linux.bin
|
|
|
|
* compress the binary image:
|
|
|
|
gzip -9 linux.bin
|
|
|
|
* package compressed binary image for U-Boot:
|
|
|
|
mkimage -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip \
|
|
-a 0 -e 0 -n "Linux Kernel Image" \
|
|
-d linux.bin.gz uImage
|
|
|
|
|
|
The "mkimage" tool can also be used to create ramdisk images for use
|
|
with U-Boot, either separated from the Linux kernel image, or
|
|
combined into one file. "mkimage" encapsulates the images with a 64
|
|
byte header containing information about target architecture,
|
|
operating system, image type, compression method, entry points, time
|
|
stamp, CRC32 checksums, etc.
|
|
|
|
"mkimage" can be called in two ways: to verify existing images and
|
|
print the header information, or to build new images.
|
|
|
|
In the first form (with "-l" option) mkimage lists the information
|
|
contained in the header of an existing U-Boot image; this includes
|
|
checksum verification:
|
|
|
|
tools/mkimage -l image
|
|
-l ==> list image header information
|
|
|
|
The second form (with "-d" option) is used to build a U-Boot image
|
|
from a "data file" which is used as image payload:
|
|
|
|
tools/mkimage -A arch -O os -T type -C comp -a addr -e ep \
|
|
-n name -d data_file image
|
|
-A ==> set architecture to 'arch'
|
|
-O ==> set operating system to 'os'
|
|
-T ==> set image type to 'type'
|
|
-C ==> set compression type 'comp'
|
|
-a ==> set load address to 'addr' (hex)
|
|
-e ==> set entry point to 'ep' (hex)
|
|
-n ==> set image name to 'name'
|
|
-d ==> use image data from 'datafile'
|
|
|
|
Right now, all Linux kernels use the same load address (0x00000000),
|
|
but the entry point address depends on the kernel version:
|
|
|
|
- 2.2.x kernels have the entry point at 0x0000000C,
|
|
- 2.3.x and later kernels have the entry point at 0x00000000.
|
|
|
|
So a typical call to build a U-Boot image would read:
|
|
|
|
-> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
|
|
> -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C gzip -a 0 -e 0 \
|
|
> -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz \
|
|
> examples/uImage.TQM850L
|
|
Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
|
|
Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
|
|
Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
|
|
Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
|
|
Load Address: 0x00000000
|
|
Entry Point: 0x00000000
|
|
|
|
To verify the contents of the image (or check for corruption):
|
|
|
|
-> tools/mkimage -l examples/uImage.TQM850L
|
|
Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
|
|
Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
|
|
Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
|
|
Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327.86 kB = 0.32 MB
|
|
Load Address: 0x00000000
|
|
Entry Point: 0x00000000
|
|
|
|
NOTE: for embedded systems where boot time is critical you can trade
|
|
speed for memory and install an UNCOMPRESSED image instead: this
|
|
needs more space in Flash, but boots much faster since it does not
|
|
need to be uncompressed:
|
|
|
|
-> gunzip /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux.gz
|
|
-> tools/mkimage -n '2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L' \
|
|
> -A ppc -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0 -e 0 \
|
|
> -d /opt/elsk/ppc_8xx/usr/src/linux-2.4.4/arch/ppc/coffboot/vmlinux \
|
|
> examples/uImage.TQM850L-uncompressed
|
|
Image Name: 2.4.4 kernel for TQM850L
|
|
Created: Wed Jul 19 02:34:59 2000
|
|
Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
|
|
Data Size: 792160 Bytes = 773.59 kB = 0.76 MB
|
|
Load Address: 0x00000000
|
|
Entry Point: 0x00000000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Similar you can build U-Boot images from a 'ramdisk.image.gz' file
|
|
when your kernel is intended to use an initial ramdisk:
|
|
|
|
-> tools/mkimage -n 'Simple Ramdisk Image' \
|
|
> -A ppc -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip \
|
|
> -d /LinuxPPC/images/SIMPLE-ramdisk.image.gz examples/simple-initrd
|
|
Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
|
|
Created: Wed Jan 12 14:01:50 2000
|
|
Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
|
|
Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553.25 kB = 0.54 MB
|
|
Load Address: 0x00000000
|
|
Entry Point: 0x00000000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Installing a Linux Image:
|
|
-------------------------
|
|
|
|
To downloading a U-Boot image over the serial (console) interface,
|
|
you must convert the image to S-Record format:
|
|
|
|
objcopy -I binary -O srec examples/image examples/image.srec
|
|
|
|
The 'objcopy' does not understand the information in the U-Boot
|
|
image header, so the resulting S-Record file will be relative to
|
|
address 0x00000000. To load it to a given address, you need to
|
|
specify the target address as 'offset' parameter with the 'loads'
|
|
command.
|
|
|
|
Example: install the image to address 0x40100000 (which on the
|
|
TQM8xxL is in the first Flash bank):
|
|
|
|
=> erase 40100000 401FFFFF
|
|
|
|
.......... done
|
|
Erased 8 sectors
|
|
|
|
=> loads 40100000
|
|
## Ready for S-Record download ...
|
|
~>examples/image.srec
|
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...
|
|
...
|
|
15989 15990 15991 15992
|
|
[file transfer complete]
|
|
[connected]
|
|
## Start Addr = 0x00000000
|
|
|
|
|
|
You can check the success of the download using the 'iminfo' command;
|
|
this includes a checksum verification so you can be sure no data
|
|
corruption happened:
|
|
|
|
=> imi 40100000
|
|
|
|
## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
|
|
Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
|
|
Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
|
|
Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
|
|
Load Address: 00000000
|
|
Entry Point: 0000000c
|
|
Verifying Checksum ... OK
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boot Linux:
|
|
-----------
|
|
|
|
The "bootm" command is used to boot an application that is stored in
|
|
memory (RAM or Flash). In case of a Linux kernel image, the contents
|
|
of the "bootargs" environment variable is passed to the kernel as
|
|
parameters. You can check and modify this variable using the
|
|
"printenv" and "setenv" commands:
|
|
|
|
|
|
=> printenv bootargs
|
|
bootargs=root=/dev/ram
|
|
|
|
=> setenv bootargs root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
|
|
|
|
=> printenv bootargs
|
|
bootargs=root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
|
|
|
|
=> bootm 40020000
|
|
## Booting Linux kernel at 40020000 ...
|
|
Image Name: 2.2.13 for NFS on TQM850L
|
|
Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
|
|
Data Size: 381681 Bytes = 372 kB = 0 MB
|
|
Load Address: 00000000
|
|
Entry Point: 0000000c
|
|
Verifying Checksum ... OK
|
|
Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
|
|
Linux version 2.2.13 (wd@denx.local.net) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #1 Wed Jul 19 02:35:17 MEST 2000
|
|
Boot arguments: root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=10.0.0.2:/LinuxPPC nfsaddrs=10.0.0.99:10.0.0.2
|
|
time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
|
|
Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
|
|
Memory: 15208k available (700k kernel code, 444k data, 32k init) [c0000000,c1000000]
|
|
...
|
|
|
|
If you want to boot a Linux kernel with initial ram disk, you pass
|
|
the memory addreses of both the kernel and the initrd image (PPBCOOT
|
|
format!) to the "bootm" command:
|
|
|
|
=> imi 40100000 40200000
|
|
|
|
## Checking Image at 40100000 ...
|
|
Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
|
|
Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
|
|
Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
|
|
Load Address: 00000000
|
|
Entry Point: 0000000c
|
|
Verifying Checksum ... OK
|
|
|
|
## Checking Image at 40200000 ...
|
|
Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
|
|
Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
|
|
Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
|
|
Load Address: 00000000
|
|
Entry Point: 00000000
|
|
Verifying Checksum ... OK
|
|
|
|
=> bootm 40100000 40200000
|
|
## Booting Linux kernel at 40100000 ...
|
|
Image Name: 2.2.13 for initrd on TQM850L
|
|
Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed)
|
|
Data Size: 335725 Bytes = 327 kB = 0 MB
|
|
Load Address: 00000000
|
|
Entry Point: 0000000c
|
|
Verifying Checksum ... OK
|
|
Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK
|
|
## Loading RAMDisk Image at 40200000 ...
|
|
Image Name: Simple Ramdisk Image
|
|
Image Type: PowerPC Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
|
|
Data Size: 566530 Bytes = 553 kB = 0 MB
|
|
Load Address: 00000000
|
|
Entry Point: 00000000
|
|
Verifying Checksum ... OK
|
|
Loading Ramdisk ... OK
|
|
Linux version 2.2.13 (wd@denx.local.net) (gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)) #1 Wed Jul 19 02:32:08 MEST 2000
|
|
Boot arguments: root=/dev/ram
|
|
time_init: decrementer frequency = 187500000/60
|
|
Calibrating delay loop... 49.77 BogoMIPS
|
|
...
|
|
RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
|
|
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
|
|
|
|
bash#
|
|
|
|
More About U-Boot Image Types:
|
|
------------------------------
|
|
|
|
U-Boot supports the following image types:
|
|
|
|
"Standalone Programs" are directly runnable in the environment
|
|
provided by U-Boot; it is expected that (if they behave
|
|
well) you can continue to work in U-Boot after return from
|
|
the Standalone Program.
|
|
"OS Kernel Images" are usually images of some Embedded OS which
|
|
will take over control completely. Usually these programs
|
|
will install their own set of exception handlers, device
|
|
drivers, set up the MMU, etc. - this means, that you cannot
|
|
expect to re-enter U-Boot except by resetting the CPU.
|
|
"RAMDisk Images" are more or less just data blocks, and their
|
|
parameters (address, size) are passed to an OS kernel that is
|
|
being started.
|
|
"Multi-File Images" contain several images, typically an OS
|
|
(Linux) kernel image and one or more data images like
|
|
RAMDisks. This construct is useful for instance when you want
|
|
to boot over the network using BOOTP etc., where the boot
|
|
server provides just a single image file, but you want to get
|
|
for instance an OS kernel and a RAMDisk image.
|
|
|
|
"Multi-File Images" start with a list of image sizes, each
|
|
image size (in bytes) specified by an "uint32_t" in network
|
|
byte order. This list is terminated by an "(uint32_t)0".
|
|
Immediately after the terminating 0 follow the images, one by
|
|
one, all aligned on "uint32_t" boundaries (size rounded up to
|
|
a multiple of 4 bytes).
|
|
|
|
"Firmware Images" are binary images containing firmware (like
|
|
U-Boot or FPGA images) which usually will be programmed to
|
|
flash memory.
|
|
|
|
"Script files" are command sequences that will be executed by
|
|
U-Boot's command interpreter; this feature is especially
|
|
useful when you configure U-Boot to use a real shell (hush)
|
|
as command interpreter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Standalone HOWTO:
|
|
=================
|
|
|
|
One of the features of U-Boot is that you can dynamically load and
|
|
run "standalone" applications, which can use some resources of
|
|
U-Boot like console I/O functions or interrupt services.
|
|
|
|
Two simple examples are included with the sources:
|
|
|
|
"Hello World" Demo:
|
|
-------------------
|
|
|
|
'examples/hello_world.c' contains a small "Hello World" Demo
|
|
application; it is automatically compiled when you build U-Boot.
|
|
It's configured to run at address 0x00040004, so you can play with it
|
|
like that:
|
|
|
|
=> loads
|
|
## Ready for S-Record download ...
|
|
~>examples/hello_world.srec
|
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
|
|
[file transfer complete]
|
|
[connected]
|
|
## Start Addr = 0x00040004
|
|
|
|
=> go 40004 Hello World! This is a test.
|
|
## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
|
|
Hello World
|
|
argc = 7
|
|
argv[0] = "40004"
|
|
argv[1] = "Hello"
|
|
argv[2] = "World!"
|
|
argv[3] = "This"
|
|
argv[4] = "is"
|
|
argv[5] = "a"
|
|
argv[6] = "test."
|
|
argv[7] = "<NULL>"
|
|
Hit any key to exit ...
|
|
|
|
## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
|
|
|
|
Another example, which demonstrates how to register a CPM interrupt
|
|
handler with the U-Boot code, can be found in 'examples/timer.c'.
|
|
Here, a CPM timer is set up to generate an interrupt every second.
|
|
The interrupt service routine is trivial, just printing a '.'
|
|
character, but this is just a demo program. The application can be
|
|
controlled by the following keys:
|
|
|
|
? - print current values og the CPM Timer registers
|
|
b - enable interrupts and start timer
|
|
e - stop timer and disable interrupts
|
|
q - quit application
|
|
|
|
=> loads
|
|
## Ready for S-Record download ...
|
|
~>examples/timer.srec
|
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...
|
|
[file transfer complete]
|
|
[connected]
|
|
## Start Addr = 0x00040004
|
|
|
|
=> go 40004
|
|
## Starting application at 0x00040004 ...
|
|
TIMERS=0xfff00980
|
|
Using timer 1
|
|
tgcr @ 0xfff00980, tmr @ 0xfff00990, trr @ 0xfff00994, tcr @ 0xfff00998, tcn @ 0xfff0099c, ter @ 0xfff009b0
|
|
|
|
Hit 'b':
|
|
[q, b, e, ?] Set interval 1000000 us
|
|
Enabling timer
|
|
Hit '?':
|
|
[q, b, e, ?] ........
|
|
tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0xef6, ter=0x0
|
|
Hit '?':
|
|
[q, b, e, ?] .
|
|
tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x2ad4, ter=0x0
|
|
Hit '?':
|
|
[q, b, e, ?] .
|
|
tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x1efc, ter=0x0
|
|
Hit '?':
|
|
[q, b, e, ?] .
|
|
tgcr=0x1, tmr=0xff1c, trr=0x3d09, tcr=0x0, tcn=0x169d, ter=0x0
|
|
Hit 'e':
|
|
[q, b, e, ?] ...Stopping timer
|
|
Hit 'q':
|
|
[q, b, e, ?] ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minicom warning:
|
|
================
|
|
|
|
Over time, many people have reported problems when trying to used the
|
|
"minicom" terminal emulation program for serial download. I (wd)
|
|
consider minicom to be broken, and recommend not to use it. Under
|
|
Unix, I recommend to use CKermit for general purpose use (and
|
|
especially for kermit binary protocol download ("loadb" command), and
|
|
use "cu" for S-Record download ("loads" command).
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NetBSD Notes:
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=============
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Starting at version 0.9.2, U-Boot supports NetBSD both as host
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(build U-Boot) and target system (boots NetBSD/mpc8xx).
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Building requires a cross environment; it is known to work on
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NetBSD/i386 with the cross-powerpc-netbsd-1.3 package (you will also
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need gmake since the Makefiles are not compatible with BSD make).
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Note that the cross-powerpc package does not install include files;
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attempting to build U-Boot will fail because <machine/ansi.h> is
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missing. This file has to be installed and patched manually:
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# cd /usr/pkg/cross/powerpc-netbsd/include
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# mkdir powerpc
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# ln -s powerpc machine
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# cp /usr/src/sys/arch/powerpc/include/ansi.h powerpc/ansi.h
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# ${EDIT} powerpc/ansi.h ## must remove __va_list, _BSD_VA_LIST
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Native builds *don't* work due to incompatibilities between native
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and U-Boot include files.
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Booting assumes that (the first part of) the image booted is a
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stage-2 loader which in turn loads and then invokes the kernel
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proper. Loader sources will eventually appear in the NetBSD source
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tree (probably in sys/arc/mpc8xx/stand/u-boot_stage2/); in the
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meantime, send mail to bruno@exet-ag.de and/or wd@denx.de for
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details.
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Implementation Internals:
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=========================
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The following is not intended to be a complete description of every
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implementation detail. However, it should help to understand the
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inner workings of U-Boot and make it easier to port it to custom
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hardware.
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Initial Stack, Global Data:
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---------------------------
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The implementation of U-Boot is complicated by the fact that U-Boot
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starts running out of ROM (flash memory), usually without access to
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|
system RAM (because the memory controller is not initialized yet).
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|
This means that we don't have writable Data or BSS segments, and BSS
|
|
is not initialized as zero. To be able to get a C environment working
|
|
at all, we have to allocate at least a minimal stack. Implementation
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|
options for this are defined and restricted by the CPU used: Some CPU
|
|
models provide on-chip memory (like the IMMR area on MPC8xx and
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MPC826x processors), on others (parts of) the data cache can be
|
|
locked as (mis-) used as memory, etc.
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|
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|
Chris Hallinan posted a good summy of these issues to the
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u-boot-users mailing list:
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Subject: RE: [U-Boot-Users] RE: More On Memory Bank x (nothingness)?
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From: "Chris Hallinan" <clh@net1plus.com>
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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:43:46 -0500 (22:43 MET)
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...
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Correct me if I'm wrong, folks, but the way I understand it
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is this: Using DCACHE as initial RAM for Stack, etc, does not
|
|
require any physical RAM backing up the cache. The cleverness
|
|
is that the cache is being used as a temporary supply of
|
|
necessary storage before the SDRAM controller is setup. It's
|
|
beyond the scope of this list to expain the details, but you
|
|
can see how this works by studying the cache architecture and
|
|
operation in the architecture and processor-specific manuals.
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|
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|
OCM is On Chip Memory, which I believe the 405GP has 4K. It
|
|
is another option for the system designer to use as an
|
|
initial stack/ram area prior to SDRAM being available. Either
|
|
option should work for you. Using CS 4 should be fine if your
|
|
board designers haven't used it for something that would
|
|
cause you grief during the initial boot! It is frequently not
|
|
used.
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|
|
|
CFG_INIT_RAM_ADDR should be somewhere that won't interfere
|
|
with your processor/board/system design. The default value
|
|
you will find in any recent u-boot distribution in
|
|
Walnut405.h should work for you. I'd set it to a value larger
|
|
than your SDRAM module. If you have a 64MB SDRAM module, set
|
|
it above 400_0000. Just make sure your board has no resources
|
|
that are supposed to respond to that address! That code in
|
|
start.S has been around a while and should work as is when
|
|
you get the config right.
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|
|
|
-Chris Hallinan
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|
DS4.COM, Inc.
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|
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|
It is essential to remember this, since it has some impact on the C
|
|
code for the initialization procedures:
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|
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|
* Initialized global data (data segment) is read-only. Do not attempt
|
|
to write it.
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|
|
|
* Do not use any unitialized global data (or implicitely initialized
|
|
as zero data - BSS segment) at all - this is undefined, initiali-
|
|
zation is performed later (when relocationg to RAM).
|
|
|
|
* Stack space is very limited. Avoid big data buffers or things like
|
|
that.
|
|
|
|
Having only the stack as writable memory limits means we cannot use
|
|
normal global data to share information beween the code. But it
|
|
turned out that the implementation of U-Boot can be greatly
|
|
simplified by making a global data structure (gd_t) available to all
|
|
functions. We could pass a pointer to this data as argument to _all_
|
|
functions, but this would bloat the code. Instead we use a feature of
|
|
the GCC compiler (Global Register Variables) to share the data: we
|
|
place a pointer (gd) to the global data into a register which we
|
|
reserve for this purpose.
|
|
|
|
When chosing a register for such a purpose we are restricted by the
|
|
relevant (E)ABI specifications for the current architecture, and by
|
|
GCC's implementation.
|
|
|
|
For PowerPC, the following registers have specific use:
|
|
R1: stack pointer
|
|
R2: TOC pointer
|
|
R3-R4: parameter passing and return values
|
|
R5-R10: parameter passing
|
|
R13: small data area pointer
|
|
R30: GOT pointer
|
|
R31: frame pointer
|
|
|
|
(U-Boot also uses R14 as internal GOT pointer.)
|
|
|
|
==> U-Boot will use R29 to hold a pointer to the global data
|
|
|
|
Note: on PPC, we could use a static initializer (since the
|
|
address of the global data structure is known at compile time),
|
|
but it turned out that reserving a register results in somewhat
|
|
smaller code - although the code savings are not that big (on
|
|
average for all boards 752 bytes for the whole U-Boot image,
|
|
624 text + 127 data).
|
|
|
|
On ARM, the following registers are used:
|
|
|
|
R0: function argument word/integer result
|
|
R1-R3: function argument word
|
|
R9: GOT pointer
|
|
R10: stack limit (used only if stack checking if enabled)
|
|
R11: argument (frame) pointer
|
|
R12: temporary workspace
|
|
R13: stack pointer
|
|
R14: link register
|
|
R15: program counter
|
|
|
|
==> U-Boot will use R8 to hold a pointer to the global data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Memory Management:
|
|
------------------
|
|
|
|
U-Boot runs in system state and uses physical addresses, i.e. the
|
|
MMU is not used either for address mapping nor for memory protection.
|
|
|
|
The available memory is mapped to fixed addresses using the memory
|
|
controller. In this process, a contiguous block is formed for each
|
|
memory type (Flash, SDRAM, SRAM), even when it consists of several
|
|
physical memory banks.
|
|
|
|
U-Boot is installed in the first 128 kB of the first Flash bank (on
|
|
TQM8xxL modules this is the range 0x40000000 ... 0x4001FFFF). After
|
|
booting and sizing and initializing DRAM, the code relocates itself
|
|
to the upper end of DRAM. Immediately below the U-Boot code some
|
|
memory is reserved for use by malloc() [see CFG_MALLOC_LEN
|
|
configuration setting]. Below that, a structure with global Board
|
|
Info data is placed, followed by the stack (growing downward).
|
|
|
|
Additionally, some exception handler code is copied to the low 8 kB
|
|
of DRAM (0x00000000 ... 0x00001FFF).
|
|
|
|
So a typical memory configuration with 16 MB of DRAM could look like
|
|
this:
|
|
|
|
0x0000 0000 Exception Vector code
|
|
:
|
|
0x0000 1FFF
|
|
0x0000 2000 Free for Application Use
|
|
:
|
|
:
|
|
|
|
:
|
|
:
|
|
0x00FB FF20 Monitor Stack (Growing downward)
|
|
0x00FB FFAC Board Info Data and permanent copy of global data
|
|
0x00FC 0000 Malloc Arena
|
|
:
|
|
0x00FD FFFF
|
|
0x00FE 0000 RAM Copy of Monitor Code
|
|
... eventually: LCD or video framebuffer
|
|
... eventually: pRAM (Protected RAM - unchanged by reset)
|
|
0x00FF FFFF [End of RAM]
|
|
|
|
|
|
System Initialization:
|
|
----------------------
|
|
|
|
In the reset configuration, U-Boot starts at the reset entry point
|
|
(on most PowerPC systens at address 0x00000100). Because of the reset
|
|
configuration for CS0# this is a mirror of the onboard Flash memory.
|
|
To be able to re-map memory U-Boot then jumps to it's link address.
|
|
To be able to implement the initialization code in C, a (small!)
|
|
initial stack is set up in the internal Dual Ported RAM (in case CPUs
|
|
which provide such a feature like MPC8xx or MPC8260), or in a locked
|
|
part of the data cache. After that, U-Boot initializes the CPU core,
|
|
the caches and the SIU.
|
|
|
|
Next, all (potentially) available memory banks are mapped using a
|
|
preliminary mapping. For example, we put them on 512 MB boundaries
|
|
(multiples of 0x20000000: SDRAM on 0x00000000 and 0x20000000, Flash
|
|
on 0x40000000 and 0x60000000, SRAM on 0x80000000). Then UPM A is
|
|
programmed for SDRAM access. Using the temporary configuration, a
|
|
simple memory test is run that determines the size of the SDRAM
|
|
banks.
|
|
|
|
When there is more than one SDRAM bank, and the banks are of
|
|
different size, the larger is mapped first. For equal size, the first
|
|
bank (CS2#) is mapped first. The first mapping is always for address
|
|
0x00000000, with any additional banks following immediately to create
|
|
contiguous memory starting from 0.
|
|
|
|
Then, the monitor installs itself at the upper end of the SDRAM area
|
|
and allocates memory for use by malloc() and for the global Board
|
|
Info data; also, the exception vector code is copied to the low RAM
|
|
pages, and the final stack is set up.
|
|
|
|
Only after this relocation will you have a "normal" C environment;
|
|
until that you are restricted in several ways, mostly because you are
|
|
running from ROM, and because the code will have to be relocated to a
|
|
new address in RAM.
|
|
|
|
|
|
U-Boot Porting Guide:
|
|
----------------------
|
|
|
|
[Based on messages by Jerry Van Baren in the U-Boot-Users mailing
|
|
list, October 2002]
|
|
|
|
|
|
int main (int argc, char *argv[])
|
|
{
|
|
sighandler_t no_more_time;
|
|
|
|
signal (SIGALRM, no_more_time);
|
|
alarm (PROJECT_DEADLINE - toSec (3 * WEEK));
|
|
|
|
if (available_money > available_manpower) {
|
|
pay consultant to port U-Boot;
|
|
return 0;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
Download latest U-Boot source;
|
|
|
|
Subscribe to u-boot-users mailing list;
|
|
|
|
if (clueless) {
|
|
email ("Hi, I am new to U-Boot, how do I get started?");
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
while (learning) {
|
|
Read the README file in the top level directory;
|
|
Read http://www.denx.de/re/DPLG.html
|
|
Read the source, Luke;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
if (available_money > toLocalCurrency ($2500)) {
|
|
Buy a BDI2000;
|
|
} else {
|
|
Add a lot of aggravation and time;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
Create your own board support subdirectory;
|
|
|
|
Create your own board config file;
|
|
|
|
while (!running) {
|
|
do {
|
|
Add / modify source code;
|
|
} until (compiles);
|
|
Debug;
|
|
if (clueless)
|
|
email ("Hi, I am having problems...");
|
|
}
|
|
Send patch file to Wolfgang;
|
|
|
|
return 0;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
void no_more_time (int sig)
|
|
{
|
|
hire_a_guru();
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coding Standards:
|
|
-----------------
|
|
|
|
All contributions to U-Boot should conform to the Linux kernel
|
|
coding style; see the file "Documentation/CodingStyle" in your Linux
|
|
kernel source directory.
|
|
|
|
Please note that U-Boot is implemented in C (and to some small parts
|
|
in Assembler); no C++ is used, so please do not use C++ style
|
|
comments (//) in your code.
|
|
|
|
Submissions which do not conform to the standards may be returned
|
|
with a request to reformat the changes.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Submitting Patches:
|
|
-------------------
|
|
|
|
Since the number of patches for U-Boot is growing, we need to
|
|
establish some rules. Submissions which do not conform to these rules
|
|
may be rejected, even when they contain important and valuable stuff.
|
|
|
|
|
|
When you send a patch, please include the following information with
|
|
it:
|
|
|
|
* For bug fixes: a description of the bug and how your patch fixes
|
|
this bug. Please try to include a way of demonstrating that the
|
|
patch actually fixes something.
|
|
|
|
* For new features: a description of the feature and your
|
|
implementation.
|
|
|
|
* A CHANGELOG entry as plaintext (separate from the patch)
|
|
|
|
* For major contributions, your entry to the CREDITS file
|
|
|
|
* When you add support for a new board, don't forget to add this
|
|
board to the MAKEALL script, too.
|
|
|
|
* If your patch adds new configuration options, don't forget to
|
|
document these in the README file.
|
|
|
|
* The patch itself. If you are accessing the CVS repository use "cvs
|
|
update; cvs diff -puRN"; else, use "diff -purN OLD NEW". If your
|
|
version of diff does not support these options, then get the latest
|
|
version of GNU diff.
|
|
|
|
We accept patches as plain text, MIME attachments or as uuencoded
|
|
gzipped text.
|
|
|
|
Notes:
|
|
|
|
* Before sending the patch, run the MAKEALL script on your patched
|
|
source tree and make sure that no errors or warnings are reported
|
|
for any of the boards.
|
|
|
|
* Keep your modifications to the necessary minimum: A patch
|
|
containing several unrelated changes or arbitrary reformats will be
|
|
returned with a request to re-formatting / split it.
|
|
|
|
* If you modify existing code, make sure that your new code does not
|
|
add to the memory footprint of the code ;-) Small is beautiful!
|
|
When adding new features, these should compile conditionally only
|
|
(using #ifdef), and the resulting code with the new feature
|
|
disabled must not need more memory than the old code without your
|
|
modification.
|