[U-Boot] [PATCH v4 8/9] ARM64: hikey: Add a README for this board.

Peter Griffin peter.griffin at linaro.org
Wed Sep 9 23:09:21 CEST 2015


Hi Simon,

On 30 July 2015 at 11:55, Peter Griffin <peter.griffin at linaro.org> wrote:
> > To help others with compiling and flashing ATF and u-boot add
> > a README for this board.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Peter Griffin <peter.griffin at linaro.org>
> > ---
> >  board/hisilicon/hikey/README | 160
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 160 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 board/hisilicon/hikey/README
>
> I'm trying to follow these instructions but it is tricky. Please see
> my comments below.
>

Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I've been away on honeymoon
most of August, and then had the inevitable backlog of email to
get through.

It is nice to see the HiKey port was merged whilst I was away though
:) as I had spent quite a bit of time working on it before I left.

Apologies that you ran into some problems with my instructions,
I'll send a series in a moment which fixes up various issues you've spotted
in the README and a few other fixes.


> >
> > diff --git a/board/hisilicon/hikey/README b/board/hisilicon/hikey/README
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..25c8143
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/board/hisilicon/hikey/README
> > @@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
> > +Introduction
> > +============
> > +
> > +HiKey is the first certified 96Boards Consumer Edition board. The
> board/SoC has: -
> > +* HiSilicon Kirin 6220 eight-core ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit SoC running at
> 1.2GHz.
> > +* ARM Mali 450-MP4 GPU
> > +* 1GB 800MHz LPDDR3 DRAM
> > +* 4GB eMMC Flash Storage
> > +* microSD
> > +* 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth
> > +
> > +The HiKey schematic can be found here: -
> > +
> https://github.com/96boards/documentation/blob/master/hikey/96Boards-Hikey-Rev-A1.pdf
> > +
> > +A SoC datasheet can be found here: -
> > +https://github.com/96boards/documentation/blob/master/hikey/
> > +Hi6220V100_Multi-Mode_Application_Processor_Function_Description.pdf
> > +
> > +Currently the u-boot port supports: -
> > +* USB
> > +* eMMC
> > +* SD card
> > +* GPIO
> > +
> > +Compile u-boot
> > +==============
> > +
> > +make CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- hikey_config
> > +make CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu-
> > +
> > +ARM Trusted Firmware (ATF) & l-loader
> > +=====================================
> > +
> > +This u-boot port has been tested with l-loader, booting ATF, which then
> boots
> > +u-boot as the bl33.bin executable.
> > +
> > +1. Get ATF source code
> > +git clone https://github.com/96boards/arm-trusted-firmware.git
> > +
> > +2. Compile ATF I use the makefile here
> > +
> http://people.linaro.org/~peter.griffin/hikey/hikey-u-boot-release_r1/build-tf.mak
>
> Can you put that Makefile in U-Boot too so that we don't need to rely
> on it being at a particular URL?
>

Yes sure, that would suit me fine. I will submit a patch shortly.


> OK, so then should say something like:
>
> cd arm-trusted-firmware
> wget
> http://people.linaro.org/~peter.griffin/hikey/hikey-u-boot-release_r1/build-tf.mak
> make -f build-tf.mak
>
> I get Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string.
>
> Line 45 seems to be missing an end quote.
>

Sorry it is a missing end quote on the help message rule. With that
fixed you should get the message telling you

****  Common Makefile  ****
example:
make -f build-tf.mak build

So to build ATF, type "make -f build-tf.mak build"


> But then in the end it says no rule to make target bl30-hikey.bin.
> Where does that come from?
>

Having BL30 defined was a mistake in the makefile. However it looks like
the latest ATF for HiKey now has BL30 enabled, which ironically
means you should have it defined in the makefile.

BL30 binary should be set to mcuimage.bin which you can get from
wget
https://builds.96boards.org/releases/hikey/linaro/binaries/latest/mcuimage.bin

This is now included in the latest README.


>
>
> > +
> > +3. Get l-loader
>
> cd ..  ?
> > +git clone https://github.com/96boards/l-loader.git
> > +
> > +4. Make sym links to ATF bip / fip binaries
> > +ln -s /home/griffinp/aarch64/bl1-hikey.bin bl1.bin
> > +ln -s /home/griffinp/aarch64/fip-hikey.bin fip.bin
>
> How about ../aarch64 or even ../bin?
>

Changed in latest README

>
> > +
> > +arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc -c -o start.o start.S
> > +arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc -c -o debug.o debug.S
> > +arm-linux-gnueabihf-ld -Bstatic -Tl-loader.lds -Ttext 0xf9800800
> start.o debug.o -o loader
> > +arm-linux-gnueabihf-objcopy -O binary loader temp
> > +
> > +python gen_loader.py -o l-loader.bin --img_loader=temp --img_bl1=bl1.bin
> > +sudo bash -x generate_ptable.sh
> > +python gen_loader.py -o ptable.img --img_prm_ptable=prm_ptable.img
> --img_sec_ptable=sec_ptable.img
> > +
>
> That worked for me. How about creating a script for that?
>

I will suggest it to the people who maintain the l-loader repo.


>
> > +These instructions are adapted from
> > +https://github.com/96boards/documentation/wiki/HiKeyUEFI
> > +
> > +FLASHING
> > +========
> > +
> > +1. Connect jumper J2 to go into recovery mode and flash l-loader.bin
> with
>
> It doesn't say J2 - I think you mean J15 BOOT SEL, which is the second
> jumper in J15.
>

Yes your right I do. Updated in the README


>
> > +   fastboot using the hisi-idt.py utility
> > +
> > +> git clone https://github.com/96boards/burn-boot.git
> > +> sudo python /home/griffinp/Software/hikey/burn-boot/hisi-idt.py -d
> /dev/ttyUSB0 --img1=/tmp/l-loader.bin
>
> Try to turn the /home/griffinp to a relative path. Also mention that
> /dev/ttyUSB0 is the first USB serial port.
>

Now updated in README

>
> > +
> > +2. Once LED 0 comes on solid, it should be detected as a fastboot device
> > +   (on some boards I've found this to be unreliable)
> > +
> > +sudo fastboot devices
> > +
> > +3. Flash the images
> > +wget https://builds.96boards.org/releases/hikey/nvme.img
>
> That URL has changed.
>

Now updated in README

>
> > +sudo fastboot flash ptable ptable.img
> > +sudo fastboot flash fastboot fip.bin
>
> I can't find fip.bin, perhaps because of the failure above.
>

Yes, following the latest README and code, it should hopefully all work for
you.

>
> > +sudo fastboot flash nvme nvme.img
> > +
> > +4. Disconnect jumper J2, and reset the board and you will now
> (hopefully)
> > +   have ATF, booting u-boot from eMMC. On 'new' boards I've had to do
> the
> > +   flashing twice in the past to avoid an ATF error.
> > +
> > +See working boot trace below: -
> > +
> > +debug EMMC boot: print init OK
> > +debug EMMC boot: send RST_N .
> > +debug EMMC boot: start eMMC boot......
> > +load fastboot1!
> > +Switch to aarch64 mode. CPU0 executes at 0xf9801000!
> > +NOTICE:  Booting Trusted Firmware
> > +NOTICE:  BL1: v1.1(release):a0c0399
> > +NOTICE:  BL1: Built : 13:23:48, May 22 2015
> > +NOTICE:  succeed to init lpddr3 rank0 dram phy
> > +INFO:    lpddr3_freq_init, set ddrc 533mhz
> > +INFO:    init ddr3 rank0
> > +INFO:    ddr3 rank1 init pass
> > +INFO:    lpddr3_freq_init, set ddrc 800mhz
> > +INFO:    init ddr3 rank0
> > +INFO:    ddr3 rank1 init pass
> > +INFO:    Elpida DDR
> > +NOTICE:  BL1: Booting BL2
> > +INFO:    [BDID] [fff91c18] midr: 0x410fd033
> > +INFO:    [BDID] [fff91c1c] board type: 0
> > +INFO:    [BDID] [fff91c20] board id: 0x2b
> > +INFO:    init_acpu_dvfs: pmic version 17
> > +INFO:    init_acpu_dvfs: ACPU_CHIP_MAX_FREQ=0x186a00.
> > +INFO:    acpu_dvfs_volt_init: success!
> > +INFO:    acpu_dvfs_set_freq: support freq num is 5
> > +INFO:    acpu_dvfs_set_freq: start prof is 0x4
> > +INFO:    acpu_dvfs_set_freq: magic is 0x5a5ac5c5
> > +INFO:    acpu_dvfs_set_freq: voltage:
> > +INFO:      - 0: 0x3a
> > +INFO:      - 1: 0x3a
> > +INFO:      - 2: 0x4a
> > +INFO:      - 3: 0x5b
> > +INFO:      - 4: 0x6b
> > +NOTICE:  acpu_dvfs_set_freq: set acpu freq success!NOTICE:  BL2:
> v1.1(debug):a0c0399
> > +NOTICE:  BL2: Built : 10:19:28, May 27 2015
> > +INFO:    BL2: Loading BL3-0
> > +INFO:    Using FIP
> > +WARNING: Failed to access image 'bl30.bin' (-1)
> > +ERROR:   Failed to load BL3-0 (-1)
> > +ERROR:   Please burn mcu image:
> > +ERROR:     sudo fastboot flash mcuimage mcuimage.bin
> > +INFO:    BL2: TrustZone: protecting 16777216 bytes of memory at
> 0x3f000000
> > +INFO:    BL2: Loading BL3-1
> > +INFO:    Using FIP
> > +INFO:    Loading file 'bl31.bin' at address 0xf9858000
> > +INFO:    File 'bl31.bin' loaded: 0xf9858000 - 0xf9860010
> > +INFO:    BL2: Loading BL3-2
> > +INFO:    Using FIP
> > +WARNING: Failed to access image 'bl32.bin' (-1)
> > +WARNING: Failed to load BL3-2 (-1)
> > +INFO:    BL2: Loading BL3-3
> > +INFO:    Using FIP
> > +INFO:    Loading file 'bl33.bin' at address 0x35000000
> > +INFO:    File 'bl33.bin' loaded: 0x35000000 - 0x35042938
> > +NOTICE:  BL1: Booting BL3-1
> > +NOTICE:  BL3-1: v1.1(debug):a0c0399
> > +NOTICE:  BL3-1: Built : 10:19:31, May 27 2015
> > +INFO:    BL3-1: Initializing runtime services
> > +INFO:    BL3-1: Preparing for EL3 exit to normal world
> > +INFO:    BL3-1: Next image address = 0x35000000
> > +INFO:    BL3-1: Next image spsr = 0x3c9
> > +
> > +
> > +U-Boot 2015.04-00007-g1b3d379-dirty (May 27 2015 - 10:18:16) hikey
> > +
> > +DRAM:  1008 MiB
> > +MMC:   sd_card_detect: SD card present
> > +HiKey DWMMC: 0, HiKey DWMMC: 1
> > +In:    serial
> > +Out:   serial
> > +Err:   serial
> > +Net:   Net Initialization Skipped
> > +No ethernet found.
> > +Hit any key to stop autoboot:  0
> > --
> > 1.9.1
> >
>
> Can you please have a look and let me know what I am missing? Also it
> would be great to get a patch to tidy this up. It's an extremely
> convoluted build and flash process so the clearer it is the better,
>

I will send a "hikey: hi6220: Various fixups" series in a moment, which will
tidy this up.

regards,

Peter.


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