[U-Boot] [PATCH v3] armv8: fsl-layerscale: Rewrite reserving memory for MC and debug server

York Sun yorksun at freescale.com
Sun Nov 22 18:53:29 CET 2015



On 11/22/2015 08:11 AM, Simon Glass wrote:
> Hi York,
> 
> On 21 November 2015 at 12:21, York Sun <yorksun at freescale.com> wrote:
>> MC and debug server are not board-specific. Instead of reserving
>> memory in each board file, a weak function is introduced in board_f.c
>> to replace macro CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE for more flexibility.
>> Legacy use of this macro is still supported. Move the reservation
>> calculation to SoC file. Reduce debug server memory by 2MB to
>> make room for secure memory.
>>
>> In the system with MC and debug server, the top of u-boot memory
>> is not the end of memory. PRAM is not used for this reservation.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: York Sun <yorksun at freescale.com>
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Changes in v3:
>>   Rename CONFIG_SYS_MC_RESERV_MEM_ALIGN to CONFIG_SYS_MC_RSV_MEM_ALIGN
>>   Check for unused CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE if board_reserve_ram_top is used
>>   Use gd->ram_size = board_reserve_ram_top(gd->ram_size) format
>>   Use phys_size_t instead of ulong for ram_size calculation
>>
>> Changes in v2:
>>   Revise commit message.
>>
>>  README                                  |    6 +++---
>>  arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/cpu.c |   21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>  board/freescale/ls2085a/ls2085a.c       |   17 -----------------
>>  board/freescale/ls2085aqds/ls2085aqds.c |   17 -----------------
>>  board/freescale/ls2085ardb/ls2085ardb.c |   17 -----------------
>>  common/board_f.c                        |   23 +++++++++++++++--------
>>  include/configs/ls2085a_common.h        |    5 ++---
>>  7 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/README b/README
>> index 61cbc82..3b80fe6 100644
>> --- a/README
>> +++ b/README
>> @@ -3889,7 +3889,7 @@ Configuration Settings:
>>                 the RAM base is not zero, or RAM is divided into banks,
>>                 this variable needs to be recalcuated to get the address.
>>
>> -- CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE (PPC only):
>> +- CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE:
>>                 If CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE is defined in the board config header,
>>                 this specified memory area will get subtracted from the top
>>                 (end) of RAM and won't get "touched" at all by U-Boot. By
>> @@ -5068,8 +5068,8 @@ This firmware often needs to be loaded during U-Boot booting.
>>  - CONFIG_SYS_DEBUG_SERVER_DRAM_BLOCK_MIN_SIZE
>>         Define minimum DDR size required for debug server image
>>
>> -- CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE_MIN
>> -       Define minimum DDR size to be hided from top of the DDR memory
>> +- CONFIG_SYS_MC_RSV_MEM_ALIGN
>> +       Define alignment of reserved memory MC requires
>>
>>  Reproducible builds
>>  -------------------
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/cpu.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/cpu.c
>> index 501feb3..788e95d 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/cpu.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/cpu.c
>> @@ -628,3 +628,24 @@ void reset_cpu(ulong addr)
>>         val |= 0x02;
>>         scfg_out32(rstcr, val);
>>  }
>> +
>> +phys_size_t board_reserve_ram_top(phys_size_t ram_size)
>> +{
>> +       phys_size_t ram_top = ram_size;
>> +
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE
>> +#error CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE not to be used together with this function
>> +#endif
>> +/* Carve the Debug Server private DRAM block from the end of DRAM */
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_FSL_DEBUG_SERVER
>> +       ram_top -= debug_server_get_dram_block_size();
>> +#endif
>> +
>> +/* Carve the MC private DRAM block from the end of DRAM */
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_FSL_MC_ENET
>> +       ram_top -= mc_get_dram_block_size();
>> +       ram_top &= ~(CONFIG_SYS_MC_RSV_MEM_ALIGN - 1);
>> +#endif
>> +
>> +       return ram_top;
>> +}
>> diff --git a/board/freescale/ls2085a/ls2085a.c b/board/freescale/ls2085a/ls2085a.c
>> index 27481e2..6f4c3d4 100644
>> --- a/board/freescale/ls2085a/ls2085a.c
>> +++ b/board/freescale/ls2085a/ls2085a.c
>> @@ -66,23 +66,6 @@ int arch_misc_init(void)
>>  }
>>  #endif
>>
>> -unsigned long get_dram_size_to_hide(void)
>> -{
>> -       unsigned long dram_to_hide = 0;
>> -
>> -/* Carve the Debug Server private DRAM block from the end of DRAM */
>> -#ifdef CONFIG_FSL_DEBUG_SERVER
>> -       dram_to_hide += debug_server_get_dram_block_size();
>> -#endif
>> -
>> -/* Carve the MC private DRAM block from the end of DRAM */
>> -#ifdef CONFIG_FSL_MC_ENET
>> -       dram_to_hide += mc_get_dram_block_size();
>> -#endif
>> -
>> -       return roundup(dram_to_hide, CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE_MIN);
>> -}
>> -
>>  int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
>>  {
>>         int error = 0;
>> diff --git a/board/freescale/ls2085aqds/ls2085aqds.c b/board/freescale/ls2085aqds/ls2085aqds.c
>> index b02d6e8..8898cc3 100644
>> --- a/board/freescale/ls2085aqds/ls2085aqds.c
>> +++ b/board/freescale/ls2085aqds/ls2085aqds.c
>> @@ -251,23 +251,6 @@ int arch_misc_init(void)
>>  }
>>  #endif
>>
>> -unsigned long get_dram_size_to_hide(void)
>> -{
>> -       unsigned long dram_to_hide = 0;
>> -
>> -/* Carve the Debug Server private DRAM block from the end of DRAM */
>> -#ifdef CONFIG_FSL_DEBUG_SERVER
>> -       dram_to_hide += debug_server_get_dram_block_size();
>> -#endif
>> -
>> -/* Carve the MC private DRAM block from the end of DRAM */
>> -#ifdef CONFIG_FSL_MC_ENET
>> -       dram_to_hide += mc_get_dram_block_size();
>> -#endif
>> -
>> -       return roundup(dram_to_hide, CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE_MIN);
>> -}
>> -
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_FSL_MC_ENET
>>  void fdt_fixup_board_enet(void *fdt)
>>  {
>> diff --git a/board/freescale/ls2085ardb/ls2085ardb.c b/board/freescale/ls2085ardb/ls2085ardb.c
>> index 18953b8..efddf74 100644
>> --- a/board/freescale/ls2085ardb/ls2085ardb.c
>> +++ b/board/freescale/ls2085ardb/ls2085ardb.c
>> @@ -217,23 +217,6 @@ int arch_misc_init(void)
>>  }
>>  #endif
>>
>> -unsigned long get_dram_size_to_hide(void)
>> -{
>> -       unsigned long dram_to_hide = 0;
>> -
>> -/* Carve the Debug Server private DRAM block from the end of DRAM */
>> -#ifdef CONFIG_FSL_DEBUG_SERVER
>> -       dram_to_hide += debug_server_get_dram_block_size();
>> -#endif
>> -
>> -/* Carve the MC private DRAM block from the end of DRAM */
>> -#ifdef CONFIG_FSL_MC_ENET
>> -       dram_to_hide += mc_get_dram_block_size();
>> -#endif
>> -
>> -       return roundup(dram_to_hide, CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE_MIN);
>> -}
>> -
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_FSL_MC_ENET
>>  void fdt_fixup_board_enet(void *fdt)
>>  {
>> diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
>> index 8061105..2fd1c21 100644
>> --- a/common/board_f.c
>> +++ b/common/board_f.c
>> @@ -316,6 +316,15 @@ __weak ulong board_get_usable_ram_top(ulong total_size)
>>         return gd->ram_top;
>>  }
>>
>> +__weak phys_size_t board_reserve_ram_top(phys_size_t ram_size)
>> +{
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE
>> +       return ram_size - CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE;
>> +#else
>> +       return ram_size;
>> +#endif
>> +}
>> +
>>  static int setup_dest_addr(void)
>>  {
>>         debug("Monitor len: %08lX\n", gd->mon_len);
>> @@ -332,19 +341,17 @@ static int setup_dest_addr(void)
>>          */
>>         gd->secure_ram = gd->ram_size;
>>  #endif
>> -#if defined(CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE)
>>         /*
>>          * Subtract specified amount of memory to hide so that it won't
>>          * get "touched" at all by U-Boot. By fixing up gd->ram_size
>>          * the Linux kernel should now get passed the now "corrected"
>> -        * memory size and won't touch it either. This should work
>> -        * for arch/ppc and arch/powerpc. Only Linux board ports in
>> -        * arch/powerpc with bootwrapper support, that recalculate the
>> -        * memory size from the SDRAM controller setup will have to
>> -        * get fixed.
>> +        * memory size and won't touch it either. This has been used
>> +        * by arch/powerpc exclusively. Now ARMv8 takes advantage of
>> +        * thie mechanism. If memory is split into banks, addresses
>> +        * need to be calculated.
>>          */
>> -       gd->ram_size -= CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE;
>> -#endif
>> +       gd->ram_size = board_reserve_ram_top(gd->ram_size);
>> +
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE
>>         gd->ram_top = CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE;
>>  #endif
> 
> Sorry I didn't notice this patch before...
> 
> Can you use the existing board_get_usable_ram_top() for this?
> 

Simon,

No. The "top" is not necessarily the end of memory. It is the top of
CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE + get_effective_memsize(). I am trying to avoid reserving
memory in the middle.

I am using the same way as CONFIG_SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE, but rewriting it with a weak
function.

York


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