[U-Boot] [PATCH] Change kernel address in dataflash to match u-boot's size

Marek Vasut marek.vasut at gmail.com
Mon Jan 2 06:18:05 CET 2012


> On at91sam platforms, u-boot grew larger than the allocated size in
> dataflash, the layout was:
> bootstrap  0x00000000
> ubootenv   0x00004200
> uboot      0x00008400
> kernel     0x00042000
> 
> u-boot with the defconfig doesn't seem to fit in 0x42000 - 0x8400 =
> 0x39C00 bytes anymore. Loading the kernel from 0x44000 will make the
> process easier for users using the default configuration but they'll
> have to remember to flash the kernel at 0x44000.

You're just pushing it slowly further. That's bogus:
1) ubootenv is at weird offset ... why such a weird number? Also, what about 
redund. env?
2) u-boot itself is at weird offset ... just set it to some normal location and 
let it be eg. up to 512kb big, to make sure you don't need to change it in the 
future.
3) Why is env at offset 0x4200 ... is the bootstrap exactly so big ? what about 
erasing nor, you can't make sure you won't overwrite those 0x200 bytes safely 
too, right ?

=> I'd do the layout like this:
0x00000 - bootstrap
0x05000 - u-boot (align to block size)
0x85000 - env (~16kb)
0x89000 - env redund
< note, here's some space, so align as necessary >
0x90000 - kernel

It wastes a bit, but it's ready for future growth

M
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni at piout.net>
> ---
>  include/configs/at91sam9260ek.h |    4 ++--
>  include/configs/at91sam9261ek.h |    4 ++--
>  include/configs/at91sam9263ek.h |    2 +-
>  include/configs/at91sam9rlek.h  |    2 +-
>  4 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/configs/at91sam9260ek.h
> b/include/configs/at91sam9260ek.h index db52ee6..7f99975 100644
> --- a/include/configs/at91sam9260ek.h
> +++ b/include/configs/at91sam9260ek.h
> @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
>  #define CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET		0x4200
>  #define CONFIG_ENV_ADDR		(CONFIG_SYS_DATAFLASH_LOGIC_ADDR_CS0 +
> CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET) #define CONFIG_ENV_SIZE		0x4200
> -#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND	"cp.b 0xC0042000 0x22000000 0x210000; bootm"
> +#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND	"cp.b 0xC0044000 0x22000000 0x210000; bootm"
>  #define CONFIG_BOOTARGS		"console=ttyS0,115200 "			
\
>  				"root=/dev/mtdblock0 "			\
>  				"mtdparts=atmel_nand:-(root) "		\
> @@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
>  #define CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET		0x4200
>  #define CONFIG_ENV_ADDR		(CONFIG_SYS_DATAFLASH_LOGIC_ADDR_CS1 +
> CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET) #define CONFIG_ENV_SIZE		0x4200
> -#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND	"cp.b 0xD0042000 0x22000000 0x210000; bootm"
> +#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND	"cp.b 0xD0044000 0x22000000 0x210000; bootm"
>  #define CONFIG_BOOTARGS		"console=ttyS0,115200 "			
\
>  				"root=/dev/mtdblock0 "			\
>  				"mtdparts=atmel_nand:-(root) "		\
> diff --git a/include/configs/at91sam9261ek.h
> b/include/configs/at91sam9261ek.h index 5140b26..1aa6373 100644
> --- a/include/configs/at91sam9261ek.h
> +++ b/include/configs/at91sam9261ek.h
> @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
>  #define CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET	0x4200
>  #define CONFIG_ENV_ADDR		(CONFIG_SYS_DATAFLASH_LOGIC_ADDR_CS0 +
> CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET) #define CONFIG_ENV_SIZE		0x4200
> -#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND	"cp.b 0xC0042000 0x22000000 0x210000; bootm"
> +#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND	"cp.b 0xC0044000 0x22000000 0x210000; bootm"
>  #define CONFIG_BOOTARGS		"console=ttyS0,115200 "			
\
>  				"root=/dev/mtdblock0 "			\
>  				"mtdparts=atmel_nand:-(root) "		\
> @@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
>  #define CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET	0x4200
>  #define CONFIG_ENV_ADDR		(CONFIG_SYS_DATAFLASH_LOGIC_ADDR_CS3 +
> CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET) #define CONFIG_ENV_SIZE		0x4200
> -#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND	"cp.b 0xD0042000 0x22000000 0x210000; bootm"
> +#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND	"cp.b 0xD0044000 0x22000000 0x210000; bootm"
>  #define CONFIG_BOOTARGS		"console=ttyS0,115200 "			
\
>  				"root=/dev/mtdblock0 "			\
>  				"mtdparts=atmel_nand:-(root) "		\
> diff --git a/include/configs/at91sam9263ek.h
> b/include/configs/at91sam9263ek.h index 8399246..658ae73 100644
> --- a/include/configs/at91sam9263ek.h
> +++ b/include/configs/at91sam9263ek.h
> @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
>  #define CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET		0x4200
>  #define CONFIG_ENV_ADDR		(CONFIG_SYS_DATAFLASH_LOGIC_ADDR_CS0 +
> CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET) #define CONFIG_ENV_SIZE		0x4200
> -#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND	"cp.b 0xC0042000 0x22000000 0x210000; bootm"
> +#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND	"cp.b 0xC0044000 0x22000000 0x210000; bootm"
>  #define CONFIG_BOOTARGS		"console=ttyS0,115200 " \
>  				"root=/dev/mtdblock0 " \
>  				"mtdparts=atmel_nand:-(root) "\
> diff --git a/include/configs/at91sam9rlek.h
> b/include/configs/at91sam9rlek.h index 79ea1f2..dc6e007 100644
> --- a/include/configs/at91sam9rlek.h
> +++ b/include/configs/at91sam9rlek.h
> @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
>  #define CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET		0x4200
>  #define CONFIG_ENV_ADDR		(CONFIG_SYS_DATAFLASH_LOGIC_ADDR_CS0 +
> CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET) #define CONFIG_ENV_SIZE		0x4200
> -#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND	"cp.b 0xC0042000 0x22000000 0x210000; bootm"
> +#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND	"cp.b 0xC0044000 0x22000000 0x210000; bootm"
>  #define CONFIG_BOOTARGS		"console=ttyS0,115200 " \
>  				"root=/dev/mtdblock0 " \
>  				"mtdparts=atmel_nand:-(root) "\


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