[U-Boot] [PATCH V3] sandbox: Add improved RAM simulation

[Simon Glass]

Hi Matthias,

On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Matthias Weisser <weisserm at arcor.de> wrote:
> Using mmap to allocate memory from the OS for RAM simulation we can use
> u-boot own malloc implementation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Matthias Weisser <weisserm at arcor.de>
> ---
> Changes in V3:
>  Fixed a build warning
>
> Changes in V2:
>  Removed the address hint for mmap
>  Removed the special handling of dlmalloc in common
>  Set gd->bd->bi_dram[0].start to 0 again
>
> This patch also fixes the runtime error of sandbox introduced in
> 2d01dd9 omap: spl: fix build break due to changes in FAT
>
>  arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c    |    7 +++++++
>  arch/sandbox/lib/board.c |   17 ++++++++++-------
>  common/Makefile          |    3 ---
>  include/os.h             |    8 ++++++++
>  4 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

Unfortunately the terminal changes got in before you - can you please
rebase and resubmit?

Otherwise I have tested this again and it work well, thank you.

Regards,
Simon

>
> diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c b/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c
> index 6c175d4..05f91f2 100644
> --- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c
> +++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c
> @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
>  #include <unistd.h>
>  #include <sys/types.h>
>  #include <sys/stat.h>
> +#include <sys/mman.h>
>
>  #include <os.h>
>
> @@ -53,3 +54,9 @@ void os_exit(int exit_code)
>  {
>        exit(exit_code);
>  }
> +
> +void *os_malloc(size_t length)
> +{
> +       return mmap(NULL, length, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
> +                       MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
> +}
> diff --git a/arch/sandbox/lib/board.c b/arch/sandbox/lib/board.c
> index ae5a517..b7997e9 100644
> --- a/arch/sandbox/lib/board.c
> +++ b/arch/sandbox/lib/board.c
> @@ -45,8 +45,12 @@
>  #include <version.h>
>  #include <serial.h>
>
> +#include <os.h>
> +
>  DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
>
> +static gd_t gd_mem;
> +
>  /************************************************************************
>  * Init Utilities                                                      *
>  ************************************************************************
> @@ -147,7 +151,7 @@ void board_init_f(ulong bootflag)
>        uchar *mem;
>        unsigned long addr_sp, addr, size;
>
> -       gd = malloc(sizeof(gd_t));
> +       gd = &gd_mem;
>        assert(gd);
>
>        memset((void *)gd, 0, sizeof(gd_t));
> @@ -158,7 +162,8 @@ void board_init_f(ulong bootflag)
>        }
>
>        size = CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_SIZE;
> -       mem = malloc(size);
> +       mem = os_malloc(CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_SIZE);
> +
>        assert(mem);
>        gd->ram_buf = mem;
>        addr = (ulong)(mem + size);
> @@ -214,11 +219,9 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
>        post_output_backlog();
>  #endif
>
> -#if 0 /* Sandbox uses system malloc for now */
> -       /* The Malloc area is immediately below the monitor copy in DRAM */
> -       malloc_start = dest_addr - TOTAL_MALLOC_LEN;
> -       mem_malloc_init(malloc_start, TOTAL_MALLOC_LEN);
> -#endif
> +       /* The Malloc area is at the top of simulated DRAM */
> +       mem_malloc_init((ulong)gd->ram_buf + gd->ram_size - TOTAL_MALLOC_LEN,
> +                       TOTAL_MALLOC_LEN);
>
>        /* initialize environment */
>        env_relocate();
> diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
> index 1b672ad..015c17e 100644
> --- a/common/Makefile
> +++ b/common/Makefile
> @@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ LIB   = $(obj)libcommon.o
>  ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
>  COBJS-y += main.o
>  COBJS-y += command.o
> -ifndef CONFIG_SANDBOX
> -COBJS-y += dlmalloc.o
> -endif
>  COBJS-y += exports.o
>  COBJS-$(CONFIG_SYS_HUSH_PARSER) += hush.o
>  COBJS-y += image.o
> diff --git a/include/os.h b/include/os.h
> index 3ea6d2d..2bb2fb7 100644
> --- a/include/os.h
> +++ b/include/os.h
> @@ -71,3 +71,11 @@ int os_close(int fd);
>  * @param exit_code    exit code for U-Boot
>  */
>  void os_exit(int exit_code);
> +
> +/**
> + * Acquires some memory from the underlying os.
> + *
> + * \param length       Number of bytes to be allocated
> + * \return Pointer to length bytes or NULL on error
> + */
> +void *os_malloc(size_t length);
> --
> 1.7.4.1
>
>