[U-Boot] TFTP timeout issue while downloading the linux kernel in openpxa vpac270 u-boot source code

StephenPaulraj Chinnadurai-ERS,HCLTech stephenpaulrajc at hcl.com
Thu Aug 26 17:06:08 CEST 2010


-----Original Message-----
From: Marek Vasut [mailto:marek.vasut at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 5:56 PM
To: StephenPaulraj Chinnadurai-ERS,HCLTech
Cc: u-boot at lists.denx.de; Wolfgang Denk
Subject: Re: [U-Boot] TFTP timeout issue while downloading the linux kernel in openpxa vpac270 u-boot source code

Dne St 25. srpna 2010 11:03:30 StephenPaulraj Chinnadurai-ERS,HCLTech napsal(a):
> Hello Marek,
> 
> I increased the memory clock speed from 104 MHz to 208 MHz in the PXA270
> controller by including the following lines of in the .macro
> pxa_clock_setup (macro.h file)
> 
>         ldr     r0, =0x8
>         mcr     p14, 0, r0, c6, c0, 0
> 
> After increasing the memory clock speed, I can download the zImage (2.8MB)
> through tftp without any timeout.

Your memory seems misconfigured. Can you run "mtest" on it ?

I executed the mtest command and waited for an hour, u-boot doesn't displayed any error.

The memory start and end address is defined as follow in the include/configs/myboard.h file.

#define CONFIG_SYS_MEMTEST_START        0xa0400000      /* memtest works on */
#define CONFIG_SYS_MEMTEST_END          0xa0800000      /* 4 ... 8 MB in DRAM */

#define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR            (0xa1000000)

Pattern 000004BF  Writing...            Reading...
Pattern FFFFFB40  Writing...            Reading...
Pattern 000004C0  Writing...            Reading...
Pattern FFFFFB3F  Writing...            Reading...
Pattern 000004C1  Writing...            Reading...

> 
> But I can't download system.img (android system image file of 55MB) into
> the SDRAM.
> 
> Our customize board has LAN91C111Ii-NU controller connected to the static
> memory 4 (nCS4) of PXA270, and uses 32 bit connection.
> 
> Below are my observations while using tftpboot command:
> 
> Observation 1:
> Exactly after downloading 3498200 bytes the first timeout is occurring,
> sometimes it is recovering and most of the times it is not recovering, and
> "Retry count exceeded" message is displayed.
> 
> MDT-Boot> tftp a1300000 aaaa
> 
> SMC91111: MAC 00:00:70:26:1e:01
> 
> TFTP blocksize = 1468, timeout = 5 s
> 
> Using SMC91111-0 device
> 
> TFTP from server 10.100.144.245; our IP address is 10.100.144.90
> 
> Filename 'aaaa'.
> 
> Load address: 0xa1300000
> 
> Loading: *
> #################################################################
> 
> 	 #################################################################
> 
> 	 #################################################################
> 
> 	 ###########################################T ######################
> 
> 	 #############
> 
> done
> 
> Bytes transferred = 4000000 (3d0900 hex)
> 
> MDT-Boot>
> 
> SMC91111: MAC 00:00:70:26:1e:01
> 
> TFTP blocksize = 1468, timeout = 5 s
> 
> Using SMC91111-0 device
> 
> TFTP from server 10.100.144.245; our IP address is 10.100.144.90
> 
> Filename 'aaaa'.
> 
> Load address: 0xa1300000
> 
> Loading: *
> #################################################################
> 
> 	 #################################################################
> 
> 	 #################################################################
> 
> 	 ##########################################T ##
> 
> done
> 
> Observation 2:
> I analyzed the reason for continues timeout and found that the LAN91c1111
> fifo is full, some 44 byte, 48 byte, 60 byte, 78 byte packet are filling
> the fifo. PXA270 customize board is connected to our company network.
> 
> Got IP
> len=78, v=45
> packet received
> packet received
> Receive from protocol 0x800
> Got IP
> len=44, v=45
> packet received
> packet received
> Receive from protocol 0x0
> packet received
> packet received
> Receive from protocol 0x800
> Got IP
> len=60, v=45
> packet received
> packet received
> Receive from protocol 0x800
> Got IP
> len=60, v=45
> packet received
> packet received
> Receive from protocol 0x800
> Got IP
> len=48, v=45
> packet received
> packet received
> Receive from protocol 0x800
> Got IP
> len=48, v=45
> packet received
> packet received
> Receive from protocol 0x806
> 
> Observation 3:
> I splited the 55 MB system.img file to 9 MB each and then tried to download
> it through tftp.
> 
> I found I can able to download 9 MB files with one or two timeouts.
> 
> MDT-Boot> tftp a1300000 aaaa
> 
> SMC91111: MAC 00:00:70:26:1e:01
> 
> TFTP blocksize = 1468, timeout = 5 s
> 
> Using SMC91111-0 device
> 
> TFTP from server 10.100.144.245; our IP address is 10.100.144.90
> 
> Filename 'aaaa'.
> 
> Load address: 0xa1300000
> 
> Loading: *
> #################################################################
> 
> 	 #################################################################
> 
> 	 #################################################################
> 
> 	 ###########################################T ######################
> 
> 	 #################################################################
> 
> 	 #################################################################
> 
> 	 #################################################################
> 
> 	 #################################################################
> 
> 	 #################################################################
> 
> 	 #############################
> 
> done
> 
> Bytes transferred = 9000000 (895440 hex)
> 
> 
> Why I can't download the 50 MB files into the SDRAM through tftp? Is that I
> need to still look into the cpu register configuration?
> 
> Whether I need to look and debug the net.c and tftp.c? But the same files
> net.c and tftp.c which is working fine in the Littleton board.
> 
> How to stop the 44 byte, 48 byte, 60  byte and 78 byte packets entering
> into the LAN91C controller? Is there any way to filter those packets.
> 
> What is the reason for the first timeout after downloading exactly 3498200
> bytes through tftp?
> 
> Kindly help to solve this problem. Kindly suggest some ways, so that I will
> debug the source code.
> 
> 
> Thanks and Regards
> Stephen Paulraj C
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: u-boot-bounces at lists.denx.de [mailto:u-boot-bounces at lists.denx.de] On
> Behalf Of Marek Vasut Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 11:05 PM
> To: StephenPaulraj Chinnadurai-ERS,HCLTech
> Cc: u-boot at lists.denx.de
> Subject: Re: [U-Boot] TFTP timeout issue while downloading the linux kernel
> in openpxa vpac270 u-boot source code
> 
> Dne Čt 12. srpna 2010 19:11:29 StephenPaulraj Chinnadurai-ERS,HCLTech 
napsal(a):
> > Hello Marek,
> > 
> > I am using a customize board which has PXA270 controller.  SMCS
> > LAN91C111Ii-NU is connected to the static memory 4 (nCS4).
> 
> I see, so it's not vpac270 bug.
> 
> > I have defined following macro value in the include/configs/<myboard.h>
> > file.
> > 
> > #define CONFIG_SYS_GPDR2_VAL    0x70DF3FFF
> > GPIO 80 is configured as output
> > 
> > #define CONFIG_SYS_GPSR2_VAL    0x10010000 /*nCS4*/
> > GPIO 80 is set
> 
> You don't really need to configure these if you then set it to AF2.
> 
> > #define CONFIG_SYS_GAFR2_U_VAL  0x1504A176
> > Alternate function 2 is selected for GPIO 80
> > 
> > #define CONFIG_SYS_MSC2_VAL     0x0000B884
> 
> Zylonite 300 uses value 0x3c for the SMC91111 in the corresponding part of
> MSCx register in original Marvell sources, Zylonite320 uses 0x123c ...
> maybe you should review the MSCx configuration here. For pxa27x, I guess
> it might be something like 0x123c too.
> 
> From the log below, it really seems the ethernet chip is choking.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> > RT4 = 4  Variable Latency I/O (VLIO)
> > 
> > ROM4 Bus Width
> > 0 = 32 Bits
> > 
> > RDF4 = 8
> > 
> > RDN4 = 8
> > 
> > RRR4 = 3
> > 
> > RBUFF4 = 1 Faster device
> > 
> > #define CONFIG_SMC91111
> > #define CONFIG_SMC91111_BASE    0x10000300 /*nCS4*/
> > #define CONFIG_SMC_USE_32_BIT
> > #undef  CONFIG_SMC_91111_EXT_PHY
> > 
> > 
> > Ethernet controller is working fine. I can able to ping the machines
> > connected to the network.
> > 
> > tftpboot command is also working fine, I can able to download the
> > u-boot.bin to SDRAM.
> > 
> > But I have issue in downloading bigger files (zImage which is 2.5 MB) to
> > the SDRAM. I am getting the following timeout messages and the download
> > is not getting completed.
> > 
> > Loading: *########T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
> > Retry count exceeded; starting again
> > 
> > Please help me to come out of this issue.
> > 
> > Kindly find the complete log below:
> > 
> > __
> > 
> > 
> > U-Boot 2010.06-rc1 (Aug 13 2010 - 09:11:31)
> > 
> > 
> > DRAM:  128 MiB
> > 
> > Flash: 64 MiB
> > 
> > In:    serial
> > 
> > Out:   serial
> > 
> > Err:   serial
> > 
> > Net:   SMC91111-0
> > 
> > Hit any key to stop autoboot:  2 ___ 0
> > 
> > MDT-Boot> print
> > 
> > bootargs=console=tty0 console=ttyS1, root=/dev/sda1 rootdelay=15
> > 
> > bootcmd=if mmc init && fatload mmc 0 0xa0000000 uImage; then bootm
> > 0xa0000000; fi; if usb reset && fatload usb 0 0xa0000000 uImage; then
> > bootm 0xa0000000; fi; bootm 0x150000;
> > 
> > bootdelay=2
> > 
> > baudrate=115200
> > 
> > ethaddr=00:00:70:26:1E:01
> > 
> > netmask=255.255.255.0
> > 
> > ethact=SMC91111-0
> > 
> > ipaddr=10.100.144.42
> > 
> > serverip=10.100.144.245
> > 
> > gatewayip=10.100.144.255
> > 
> > stdin=serial
> > 
> > stdout=serial
> > 
> > stderr=serial
> > 
> > 
> > Environment size: 445/32764 bytes
> > 
> > MDT-Boot> ping 10.100.144.245
> > 
> > SMC91111: MAC 00:00:70:26:1e:01
> > 
> > Using SMC91111-0 device
> > 
> > host 10.100.144.245 is alive
> > 
> > MDT-Boot> tftp a3000000 u-boot.bin
> > 
> > SMC91111: MAC 00:00:70:26:1e:01
> > 
> > Using SMC91111-0 device
> > 
> > TFTP from server 10.100.144.245; our IP address is 10.100.144.42
> > 
> > Filename 'u-boot.bin'.
> > 
> > Load address: 0xa3000000
> > 
> > Loading: *_############
> > 
> > done
> > 
> > Bytes transferred = 335280 (51db0 hex)
> > 
> > MDT-Boot> tftp a3000000 zImage
> > 
> > SMC91111: MAC 00:00:70:26:1e:01
> > 
> > Using SMC91111-0 device
> > 
> > TFTP from server 10.100.144.245; our IP address is 10.100.144.42
> > 
> > Filename 'zImage'.
> > 
> > Load address: 0xa3000000
> > 
> > Loading: *_####################T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
> > 
> > Retry count exceeded; starting again
> > 
> > SMC91111: MAC 00:00:70:26:1e:01
> > 
> > Using SMC91111-0 device
> > 
> > TFTP from server 10.100.144.245; our IP address is 10.100.144.42
> > 
> > Filename 'zImage'.
> > 
> > Load address: 0xa3000000
> > 
> > Loading: *_#######T ##T #T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
> > 
> > Retry count exceeded; starting again
> > 
> > SMC91111: MAC 00:00:70:26:1e:01
> > 
> > Using SMC91111-0 device
> > 
> > TFTP from server 10.100.144.245; our IP address is 10.100.144.42
> > 
> > Filename 'zImage'.
> > 
> > Load address: 0xa3000000
> > 
> > Loading: *_#######################T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
> > 
> > Retry count exceeded; starting again
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks and Regards
> > Stephen Paulraj C
> 
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