[PATCH v4 1/3] lib: Add common semihosting library

Kautuk Consul kconsul at ventanamicro.com
Fri Sep 23 06:39:30 CEST 2022


Hi Sean,

On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 10:30 PM Sean Anderson <sean.anderson at seco.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 9/19/22 7:49 AM, Kautuk Consul wrote:
> > We factor out the arch-independent parts of the ARM semihosting
> > implementation as a common library so that it can be shared
> > with RISC-V.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Kautuk Consul <kconsul at ventanamicro.com>
> > ---
> >  arch/arm/Kconfig           |  46 ---------
> >  arch/arm/lib/semihosting.c | 181 +-----------------------------------
> >  include/semihosting.h      |  11 +++
> >  lib/Kconfig                |  46 +++++++++
> >  lib/Makefile               |   2 +
> >  lib/semihosting.c          | 186 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  6 files changed, 246 insertions(+), 226 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 lib/semihosting.c
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> > index 82cd456f51..ee6a9fadd9 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
> > +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> > @@ -413,52 +413,6 @@ config ARM_SMCCC
> >         This should be enabled if U-Boot needs to communicate with system
> >         firmware (for example, PSCI) according to SMCCC.
> >
> > -config SEMIHOSTING
> > -     bool "Support ARM semihosting"
> > -     help
> > -       Semihosting is a method for a target to communicate with a host
> > -       debugger. It uses special instructions which the debugger will trap
> > -       on and interpret. This allows U-Boot to read/write files, print to
> > -       the console, and execute arbitrary commands on the host system.
> > -
> > -       Enabling this option will add support for reading and writing files
> > -       on the host system. If you don't have a debugger attached then trying
> > -       to do this will likely cause U-Boot to hang. Say 'n' if you are unsure.
> > -
> > -config SEMIHOSTING_FALLBACK
> > -     bool "Recover gracefully when semihosting fails"
> > -     depends on SEMIHOSTING && ARM64
> > -     default y
> > -     help
> > -       Normally, if U-Boot makes a semihosting call and no debugger is
> > -       attached, then it will panic due to a synchronous abort
> > -       exception. This config adds an exception handler which will allow
> > -       U-Boot to recover. Say 'y' if unsure.
> > -
> > -config SPL_SEMIHOSTING
> > -     bool "Support ARM semihosting in SPL"
> > -     depends on SPL
> > -     help
> > -       Semihosting is a method for a target to communicate with a host
> > -       debugger. It uses special instructions which the debugger will trap
> > -       on and interpret. This allows U-Boot to read/write files, print to
> > -       the console, and execute arbitrary commands on the host system.
> > -
> > -       Enabling this option will add support for reading and writing files
> > -       on the host system. If you don't have a debugger attached then trying
> > -       to do this will likely cause U-Boot to hang. Say 'n' if you are unsure.
> > -
> > -config SPL_SEMIHOSTING_FALLBACK
> > -     bool "Recover gracefully when semihosting fails in SPL"
> > -     depends on SPL_SEMIHOSTING && ARM64
> > -     select ARMV8_SPL_EXCEPTION_VECTORS
> > -     default y
> > -     help
> > -       Normally, if U-Boot makes a semihosting call and no debugger is
> > -       attached, then it will panic due to a synchronous abort
> > -       exception. This config adds an exception handler which will allow
> > -       U-Boot to recover. Say 'y' if unsure.
> > -
> >  config SYS_THUMB_BUILD
> >       bool "Build U-Boot using the Thumb instruction set"
> >       depends on !ARM64
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/semihosting.c b/arch/arm/lib/semihosting.c
> > index 01d652a6b8..11e7b85ee6 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/lib/semihosting.c
> > +++ b/arch/arm/lib/semihosting.c
> > @@ -10,25 +10,11 @@
> >   * available in silicon now, fastmodel usage makes less sense for them.
> >   */
> >  #include <common.h>
> > -#include <log.h>
> > -#include <semihosting.h>
> > -
> > -#define SYSOPEN              0x01
> > -#define SYSCLOSE     0x02
> > -#define SYSWRITEC    0x03
> > -#define SYSWRITE0    0x04
> > -#define SYSWRITE     0x05
> > -#define SYSREAD              0x06
> > -#define SYSREADC     0x07
> > -#define SYSISERROR   0x08
> > -#define SYSSEEK              0x0A
> > -#define SYSFLEN              0x0C
> > -#define SYSERRNO     0x13
> >
> >  /*
> >   * Call the handler
> >   */
> > -static noinline long smh_trap(unsigned int sysnum, void *addr)
> > +long smh_trap(unsigned int sysnum, void *addr)
> >  {
> >       register long result asm("r0");
> >  #if defined(CONFIG_ARM64)
> > @@ -41,168 +27,3 @@ static noinline long smh_trap(unsigned int sysnum, void *addr)
> >  #endif
> >       return result;
> >  }
> > -
> > -#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(SEMIHOSTING_FALLBACK)
> > -static bool _semihosting_enabled = true;
> > -static bool try_semihosting = true;
> > -
> > -bool semihosting_enabled(void)
> > -{
> > -     if (try_semihosting) {
> > -             smh_trap(SYSERRNO, NULL);
> > -             try_semihosting = false;
> > -     }
> > -
> > -     return _semihosting_enabled;
> > -}
> > -
> > -void disable_semihosting(void)
> > -{
> > -     _semihosting_enabled = false;
> > -}
> > -#endif
> > -
> > -/**
> > - * smh_errno() - Read the host's errno
> > - *
> > - * This gets the value of the host's errno and negates it. The host's errno may
> > - * or may not be set, so only call this function if a previous semihosting call
> > - * has failed.
> > - *
> > - * Return: a negative error value
> > - */
> > -static int smh_errno(void)
> > -{
> > -     long ret = smh_trap(SYSERRNO, NULL);
> > -
> > -     if (ret > 0 && ret < INT_MAX)
> > -             return -ret;
> > -     return -EIO;
> > -}
> > -
> > -long smh_open(const char *fname, enum smh_open_mode mode)
> > -{
> > -     long fd;
> > -     struct smh_open_s {
> > -             const char *fname;
> > -             unsigned long mode;
> > -             size_t len;
> > -     } open;
> > -
> > -     debug("%s: file \'%s\', mode \'%u\'\n", __func__, fname, mode);
> > -
> > -     open.fname = fname;
> > -     open.len = strlen(fname);
> > -     open.mode = mode;
> > -
> > -     /* Open the file on the host */
> > -     fd = smh_trap(SYSOPEN, &open);
> > -     if (fd == -1)
> > -             return smh_errno();
> > -     return fd;
> > -}
> > -
> > -/**
> > - * struct smg_rdwr_s - Arguments for read and write
> > - * @fd: A file descriptor returned from smh_open()
> > - * @memp: Pointer to a buffer of memory of at least @len bytes
> > - * @len: The number of bytes to read or write
> > - */
> > -struct smh_rdwr_s {
> > -     long fd;
> > -     void *memp;
> > -     size_t len;
> > -};
> > -
> > -long smh_read(long fd, void *memp, size_t len)
> > -{
> > -     long ret;
> > -     struct smh_rdwr_s read;
> > -
> > -     debug("%s: fd %ld, memp %p, len %zu\n", __func__, fd, memp, len);
> > -
> > -     read.fd = fd;
> > -     read.memp = memp;
> > -     read.len = len;
> > -
> > -     ret = smh_trap(SYSREAD, &read);
> > -     if (ret < 0)
> > -             return smh_errno();
> > -     return len - ret;
> > -}
> > -
> > -long smh_write(long fd, const void *memp, size_t len, ulong *written)
> > -{
> > -     long ret;
> > -     struct smh_rdwr_s write;
> > -
> > -     debug("%s: fd %ld, memp %p, len %zu\n", __func__, fd, memp, len);
> > -
> > -     write.fd = fd;
> > -     write.memp = (void *)memp;
> > -     write.len = len;
> > -
> > -     ret = smh_trap(SYSWRITE, &write);
> > -     *written = len - ret;
> > -     if (ret)
> > -             return smh_errno();
> > -     return 0;
> > -}
> > -
> > -long smh_close(long fd)
> > -{
> > -     long ret;
> > -
> > -     debug("%s: fd %ld\n", __func__, fd);
> > -
> > -     ret = smh_trap(SYSCLOSE, &fd);
> > -     if (ret == -1)
> > -             return smh_errno();
> > -     return 0;
> > -}
> > -
> > -long smh_flen(long fd)
> > -{
> > -     long ret;
> > -
> > -     debug("%s: fd %ld\n", __func__, fd);
> > -
> > -     ret = smh_trap(SYSFLEN, &fd);
> > -     if (ret == -1)
> > -             return smh_errno();
> > -     return ret;
> > -}
> > -
> > -long smh_seek(long fd, long pos)
> > -{
> > -     long ret;
> > -     struct smh_seek_s {
> > -             long fd;
> > -             long pos;
> > -     } seek;
> > -
> > -     debug("%s: fd %ld pos %ld\n", __func__, fd, pos);
> > -
> > -     seek.fd = fd;
> > -     seek.pos = pos;
> > -
> > -     ret = smh_trap(SYSSEEK, &seek);
> > -     if (ret)
> > -             return smh_errno();
> > -     return 0;
> > -}
> > -
> > -int smh_getc(void)
> > -{
> > -     return smh_trap(SYSREADC, NULL);
> > -}
> > -
> > -void smh_putc(char ch)
> > -{
> > -     smh_trap(SYSWRITEC, &ch);
> > -}
> > -
> > -void smh_puts(const char *s)
> > -{
> > -     smh_trap(SYSWRITE0, (char *)s);
> > -}
> > diff --git a/include/semihosting.h b/include/semihosting.h
> > index f1f73464e4..4e844cbad8 100644
> > --- a/include/semihosting.h
> > +++ b/include/semihosting.h
> > @@ -17,6 +17,17 @@
> >  #define SMH_T32_SVC 0xDFAB
> >  #define SMH_T32_HLT 0xBABC
> >
> > +/**
> > + * smh_trap() - ARCH-specific semihosting call.
> > + *
> > + * Semihosting library/driver can use this function to do the
> > + * actual semihosting calls.
> > + *
> > + * Return: Error code defined by semihosting spec.
> > + */
> > +
> > +long smh_trap(unsigned int sysnum, void *addr);
> > +
> >  #if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(SEMIHOSTING_FALLBACK)
> >  /**
> >   * semihosting_enabled() - Determine whether semihosting is supported
> > diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
> > index 6121c80dc8..97920e7552 100644
> > --- a/lib/Kconfig
> > +++ b/lib/Kconfig
> > @@ -71,6 +71,52 @@ config HAVE_PRIVATE_LIBGCC
> >  config LIB_UUID
> >       bool
> >
> > +config SEMIHOSTING
> > +     bool "Support semihosting"
>
> Should probably depend on ARM (and in the next patch RISCV).

I did think of this. The fallback part appears to be arch-dependent.
But can we make the main SEMIHOSTING options as arch-independent
as that was the way they were before ?
>
> > +     help
> > +       Semihosting is a method for a target to communicate with a host
> > +       debugger. It uses special instructions which the debugger will trap
> > +       on and interpret. This allows U-Boot to read/write files, print to
> > +       the console, and execute arbitrary commands on the host system.
> > +
> > +       Enabling this option will add support for reading and writing files
> > +       on the host system. If you don't have a debugger attached then trying
> > +       to do this will likely cause U-Boot to hang. Say 'n' if you are unsure.
> > +
> > +config SEMIHOSTING_FALLBACK
> > +     bool "Recover gracefully when semihosting fails"
> > +     depends on SEMIHOSTING && ARM64
> > +     default y
> > +     help
> > +       Normally, if U-Boot makes a semihosting call and no debugger is
> > +       attached, then it will panic due to a synchronous abort
> > +       exception. This config adds an exception handler which will allow
> > +       U-Boot to recover. Say 'y' if unsure.
> > +
> > +config SPL_SEMIHOSTING
> > +     bool "Support semihosting in SPL"
> > +     depends on SPL
>
> ditto
>
> > +     help
> > +       Semihosting is a method for a target to communicate with a host
> > +       debugger. It uses special instructions which the debugger will trap
> > +       on and interpret. This allows U-Boot to read/write files, print to
> > +       the console, and execute arbitrary commands on the host system.
> > +
> > +       Enabling this option will add support for reading and writing files
> > +       on the host system. If you don't have a debugger attached then trying
> > +       to do this will likely cause U-Boot to hang. Say 'n' if you are unsure.
> > +
> > +config SPL_SEMIHOSTING_FALLBACK
> > +     bool "Recover gracefully when semihosting fails in SPL"
> > +     depends on SPL_SEMIHOSTING && ARM64
> > +     select ARMV8_SPL_EXCEPTION_VECTORS
> > +     default y
> > +     help
> > +       Normally, if U-Boot makes a semihosting call and no debugger is
> > +       attached, then it will panic due to a synchronous abort
> > +       exception. This config adds an exception handler which will allow
> > +       U-Boot to recover. Say 'y' if unsure.
> > +
> >  config PRINTF
> >       bool
> >       default y
> > diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
> > index e3deb15287..134c4319cd 100644
> > --- a/lib/Makefile
> > +++ b/lib/Makefile
> > @@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ obj-y += date.o
> >  obj-y += rtc-lib.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_LIB_ELF) += elf.o
> >
> > +obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)SEMIHOSTING) += semihosting.o
> > +
> >  #
> >  # Build a fast OID lookup registry from include/linux/oid_registry.h
> >  #
> > diff --git a/lib/semihosting.c b/lib/semihosting.c
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000000..831774e356
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/lib/semihosting.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
> > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> > +/*
> > + * Copyright (C) 2022 Sean Anderson <sean.anderson at seco.com>
> > + * Copyright 2014 Broadcom Corporation
> > + */
> > +
> > +#include <common.h>
> > +#include <log.h>
> > +#include <semihosting.h>
> > +
> > +#define SYSOPEN              0x01
> > +#define SYSCLOSE     0x02
> > +#define SYSWRITEC    0x03
> > +#define SYSWRITE0    0x04
> > +#define SYSWRITE     0x05
> > +#define SYSREAD              0x06
> > +#define SYSREADC     0x07
> > +#define SYSISERROR   0x08
> > +#define SYSSEEK              0x0A
> > +#define SYSFLEN              0x0C
> > +#define SYSERRNO     0x13
> > +
> > +#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(SEMIHOSTING_FALLBACK)
> > +static bool _semihosting_enabled = true;
> > +static bool try_semihosting = true;
> > +
> > +bool semihosting_enabled(void)
> > +{
> > +     if (try_semihosting) {
> > +             smh_trap(SYSERRNO, NULL);
> > +             try_semihosting = false;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     return _semihosting_enabled;
> > +}
> > +
> > +void disable_semihosting(void)
> > +{
> > +     _semihosting_enabled = false;
> > +}
> > +#endif
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * smh_errno() - Read the host's errno
> > + *
> > + * This gets the value of the host's errno and negates it. The host's errno may
> > + * or may not be set, so only call this function if a previous semihosting call
> > + * has failed.
> > + *
> > + * Return: a negative error value
> > + */
> > +static int smh_errno(void)
> > +{
> > +     long ret = smh_trap(SYSERRNO, NULL);
> > +
> > +     if (ret > 0 && ret < INT_MAX)
> > +             return -ret;
> > +     return -EIO;
> > +}
> > +
> > +long smh_open(const char *fname, enum smh_open_mode mode)
> > +{
> > +     long fd;
> > +     struct smh_open_s {
> > +             const char *fname;
> > +             unsigned long mode;
> > +             size_t len;
> > +     } open;
> > +
> > +     debug("%s: file \'%s\', mode \'%u\'\n", __func__, fname, mode);
> > +
> > +     open.fname = fname;
> > +     open.len = strlen(fname);
> > +     open.mode = mode;
> > +
> > +     /* Open the file on the host */
> > +     fd = smh_trap(SYSOPEN, &open);
> > +     if (fd == -1)
> > +             return smh_errno();
> > +     return fd;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * struct smg_rdwr_s - Arguments for read and write
> > + * @fd: A file descriptor returned from smh_open()
> > + * @memp: Pointer to a buffer of memory of at least @len bytes
> > + * @len: The number of bytes to read or write
> > + */
> > +struct smh_rdwr_s {
> > +     long fd;
> > +     void *memp;
> > +     size_t len;
> > +};
> > +
> > +long smh_read(long fd, void *memp, size_t len)
> > +{
> > +     long ret;
> > +     struct smh_rdwr_s read;
> > +
> > +     debug("%s: fd %ld, memp %p, len %zu\n", __func__, fd, memp, len);
> > +
> > +     read.fd = fd;
> > +     read.memp = memp;
> > +     read.len = len;
> > +
> > +     ret = smh_trap(SYSREAD, &read);
> > +     if (ret < 0)
> > +             return smh_errno();
> > +     return len - ret;
> > +}
> > +
> > +long smh_write(long fd, const void *memp, size_t len, ulong *written)
> > +{
> > +     long ret;
> > +     struct smh_rdwr_s write;
> > +
> > +     debug("%s: fd %ld, memp %p, len %zu\n", __func__, fd, memp, len);
> > +
> > +     write.fd = fd;
> > +     write.memp = (void *)memp;
> > +     write.len = len;
> > +
> > +     ret = smh_trap(SYSWRITE, &write);
> > +     *written = len - ret;
> > +     if (ret)
> > +             return smh_errno();
> > +     return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +long smh_close(long fd)
> > +{
> > +     long ret;
> > +
> > +     debug("%s: fd %ld\n", __func__, fd);
> > +
> > +     ret = smh_trap(SYSCLOSE, &fd);
> > +     if (ret == -1)
> > +             return smh_errno();
> > +     return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +long smh_flen(long fd)
> > +{
> > +     long ret;
> > +
> > +     debug("%s: fd %ld\n", __func__, fd);
> > +
> > +     ret = smh_trap(SYSFLEN, &fd);
> > +     if (ret == -1)
> > +             return smh_errno();
> > +     return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> > +long smh_seek(long fd, long pos)
> > +{
> > +     long ret;
> > +     struct smh_seek_s {
> > +             long fd;
> > +             long pos;
> > +     } seek;
> > +
> > +     debug("%s: fd %ld pos %ld\n", __func__, fd, pos);
> > +
> > +     seek.fd = fd;
> > +     seek.pos = pos;
> > +
> > +     ret = smh_trap(SYSSEEK, &seek);
> > +     if (ret)
> > +             return smh_errno();
> > +     return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +int smh_getc(void)
> > +{
> > +     return smh_trap(SYSREADC, NULL);
> > +}
> > +
> > +void smh_putc(char ch)
> > +{
> > +     smh_trap(SYSWRITEC, &ch);
> > +}
> > +
> > +void smh_puts(const char *s)
> > +{
> > +     smh_trap(SYSWRITE0, (char *)s);
> > +}
> >
>
> Other than that,
>
> Reviewed-by: Sean Anderson <sean.anderson at seco.com>


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