[U-Boot] [PATCH v2 19/63] x86: Add Kconfig options to build 64-bit U-Boot
Bin Meng
bmeng.cn at gmail.com
Tue Dec 20 04:53:50 CET 2016
Hi Simon,
On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 4:25 AM, Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org> wrote:
> Add a new CONFIG_X86_64 option which will eventually cause U-Boot to be
> built as a 64-bit application, with SPL doing the 16/32-bit init.
>
> Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>
> ---
>
> Changes in v2: None
>
> arch/x86/Kconfig | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+)
>
Reviewed-by: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn at gmail.com>
One nits below:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> index 0884af2..5db8f13 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -5,6 +5,52 @@ config SYS_ARCH
> default "x86"
>
> choice
> + prompt "Run U-Boot in 32/64-bit mode"
> + default X86_RUN_32BIT
> + help
> + U-Boot can be built as a 32-bit binary which runs in 32-bit mode
> + even on 64-bit machines. In this case SPL is not used, and U-Boot
> + runs directly from the reset vector (via 16-bit start-up).
> +
> + Alternatively it can be run as a 64-bit binary, thus requiring a
> + 64-bit machine. In this case SPL runs in 32-bit mode (via 16-bit
> + start-up) then jumps to U-Boot in 64-bit mode.
> +
> + For now, 32-bit mode is recommended, as 64-bit is still
> + experimental and is missing a lot of features.
> +
> +config X86_RUN_32BIT
> + bool "32-bit"
> + help
nits: "help" is not aligned
> + Build U-Boot as a 32-bit binary with no SPL. This is the currently
> + supported normal setup. U-Boot will stay in 32-bit mode even on
> + 64-bit machines. When booting a 64-bit kernel, U-Boot will switch
> + to 64-bit just before starting the kernel. Only the bottom 4GB of
> + memory can be accessed through normal means, although
> + arch_phys_memset() can be used for basic access to other memory.
> +
> +config X86_RUN_64BIT
> + bool "64-bit"
> + select X86_64
> + select SUPPORT_SPL
> + select SPL
> + select SPL_SEPARATE_BSS
> + help
> + Build U-Boot as a 64-bit binary with a 32-bit SPL. This is
> + experimental and many features are missing. U-Boot SPL starts up,
> + runs through the 16-bit and 32-bit init, then switches to 64-bit
> + mode and jumps to U-Boot proper.
> +
> +endchoice
> +
> +config X86_64
> + bool
> +
> +config SPL_X86_64
> + bool
> + depends on SPL
> +
> +choice
> prompt "Mainboard vendor"
> default VENDOR_EMULATION
>
> --
Regards,
Bin
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