[U-Boot] [PATCH v2 7/8] board: Add new slimbootloader board

Park, Aiden aiden.park at intel.com
Tue Jul 9 06:37:20 UTC 2019


Hi Bin,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bin Meng [mailto:bmeng.cn at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 8, 2019 10:04 PM
> To: Park, Aiden <aiden.park at intel.com>
> Cc: U-Boot Mailing List <u-boot at lists.denx.de>; Simon Glass
> <sjg at chromium.org>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 7/8] board: Add new slimbootloader board
> 
> Hi Aiden,
> 
> On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 8:02 AM Park, Aiden <aiden.park at intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Bin,
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Park, Aiden
> > > Sent: Monday, July 8, 2019 9:48 AM
> > > To: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn at gmail.com>
> > > Cc: U-Boot Mailing List <u-boot at lists.denx.de>; Simon Glass
> > > <sjg at chromium.org>
> > > Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 7/8] board: Add new slimbootloader board
> > >
> > > Hi Bin,
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Bin Meng [mailto:bmeng.cn at gmail.com]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2019 7:14 AM
> > > > To: Park, Aiden <aiden.park at intel.com>
> > > > Cc: U-Boot Mailing List <u-boot at lists.denx.de>; Simon Glass
> > > > <sjg at chromium.org>
> > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 7/8] board: Add new slimbootloader board
> > > >
> > > > Hi Aiden,
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 7:21 AM Park, Aiden <aiden.park at intel.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > - Add new board/slimbootloader directory with minimum codes
> > > > > - Add slimbootloader configuration files
> > > > > - Add README in board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Aiden Park <aiden.park at intel.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  arch/x86/Kconfig                              |  4 ++
> > > > >  board/slimbootloader/Kconfig                  | 25 ++++++++
> > > > >  board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/Kconfig   | 51 +++++++++++++++
> > > > >  board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/Makefile  |  5 ++
> > > > >  board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/README    | 58
> > > > +++++++++++++++++
> > > > >  .../slimbootloader/slimbootloader.c           | 17 +++++
> > > > >  board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/start.S   |  9 +++
> > > > >  configs/slimbootloader_defconfig              | 64 +++++++++++++++++++
> > > > >  include/configs/slimbootloader.h              | 54 ++++++++++++++++
> > > > >  9 files changed, 287 insertions(+)  create mode 100644
> > > > > board/slimbootloader/Kconfig  create mode 100644
> > > > > board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/Kconfig
> > > > >  create mode 100644 board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/Makefile
> > > > >  create mode 100644 board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/README
> > > > >  create mode 100644
> > > > > board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/slimbootloader.c
> > > > >  create mode 100644 board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/start.S
> > > > >  create mode 100644 configs/slimbootloader_defconfig  create
> > > > > mode
> > > > > 100644 include/configs/slimbootloader.h
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index
> > > > > 1612246dfc..3d57466a63 100644
> > > > > --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
> > > > > +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> > > > > @@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ config VENDOR_GOOGLE  config VENDOR_INTEL
> > > > >         bool "Intel"
> > > > >
> > > > > +config VENDOR_SLIMBOOTLOADER
> > > > > +       bool "slimbootloader"
> > > >
> > > > I think this should be "Intel".
> > > Okay. Let me use VENDOR_INTEL.
> > > >
> > > > > +
> > > > >  endchoice
> > > > >
> > > > >  # subarchitectures-specific options below @@ -104,6 +107,7 @@
> > > > > source "board/efi/Kconfig"
> > > > >  source "board/emulation/Kconfig"
> > > > >  source "board/google/Kconfig"
> > > > >  source "board/intel/Kconfig"
> > > > > +source "board/slimbootloader/Kconfig"
> > > >
> > > > So it becomes a "board" in board/intel directory.
> > > Okay. Let me use intel.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >  # platform-specific options below  source
> > > > > "arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/Kconfig"
> > > > > diff --git a/board/slimbootloader/Kconfig
> > > > > b/board/slimbootloader/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index
> > > > > 0000000000..33c6fdf0aa
> > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > +++ b/board/slimbootloader/Kconfig
> > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
> > > > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ # # Copyright (C) 2019
> > > > > +Intel Corporation <www.intel.com>
> > > > > +
> > > > > +if VENDOR_SLIMBOOTLOADER
> > > > > +
> > > > > +choice
> > > > > +       prompt "Select a board"
> > > > > +       optional
> > > > > +
> > > > > +config TARGET_SLIMBOOTLOADER
> > > > > +       bool "slimbootloader"
> > > > > +       help
> > > > > +         This target is used for running U-Boot on top of Slim Bootloader
> > > > > +         boot firmware as a payload. Slim Bootloader does
> > > > > +memory
> > > > initialization
> > > > > +         and silicon initialization, and it passes necessary information in
> > > > > +         HOB(Hand Off Block) to a payload. The payload is responsible for
> OS
> > > > > +         load from media and booting OS.
> > > > > +         Refer to board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/README
> > > > > + for the
> > > > details.
> > > > > +
> > > > > +endchoice
> > > > > +
> > > > > +source "board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/Kconfig"
> > > > > +
> > > > > +endif
> > > > > diff --git a/board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/Kconfig
> > > > > b/board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/Kconfig
> > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > index 0000000000..7262f2bf1b
> > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > +++ b/board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/Kconfig
> > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
> > > > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ # # Copyright (C) 2019
> > > > > +Intel Corporation <www.intel.com>
> > > > > +
> > > > > +if TARGET_SLIMBOOTLOADER
> > > > > +
> > > > > +config SYS_BOARD
> > > > > +       default "slimbootloader"
> > > > > +
> > > > > +config SYS_VENDOR
> > > > > +       default "slimbootloader"
> > > > > +
> > > > > +config SYS_SOC
> > > > > +       default "slimbootloader"
> > > > > +
> > > > > +config SYS_TEXT_BASE
> > > > > +       default 0x00100000
> > > > > +
> > > > > +comment "slimbootloader-specific options"
> > > > > +
> > > > > +config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
> > > > > +       string "Board configuration file"
> > > > > +       default "slimbootloader"
> > > > > +       help
> > > > > +         This option selects the board configuration file in include/configs/
> > > > > +         directory to be used to build U-Boot for Slim Bootloader.
> > > > > +
> > > > > +config DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE
> > > > > +       string "Board Device Tree Source (dts) file"
> > > > > +       default "slimbootloader"
> > > > > +       help
> > > > > +         This option selects the board Device Tree Source (dts) file in
> > > > > +         arch/x86/dts/ directory to be used to build U-Boot for
> > > > > +Slim
> > > > Bootloader.
> > > > > +
> > > > > +config SYS_CAR_ADDR
> > > > > +       hex "Board specific Cache-As-RAM (CAR) address"
> > > > > +       default 0x00000000
> > > > > +       help
> > > > > +         This option specifies the board specific Cache-As-RAM
> > > > > +(CAR)
> > > address.
> > > > > +         But, CAR is not required for Slim Bootloader environment since it
> > > > > +         has already initialized memory and launched u-boot as a payload.
> > > > > +
> > > > > +config SYS_CAR_SIZE
> > > > > +       hex "Board specific Cache-As-RAM (CAR) size"
> > > > > +       default 0x0000
> > > > > +       help
> > > > > +         This option specifies the board specific Cache-As-RAM (CAR) size.
> > > > > +         But, CAR is not required for Slim Bootloader environment since it
> > > > > +         has already initialized memory and launched u-boot as a payload.
> > > > > +
> > > > > +endif
> > > > > diff --git a/board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/Makefile
> > > > > b/board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/Makefile
> > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > index 0000000000..fd8fa98a8d
> > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > +++ b/board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/Makefile
> > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
> > > > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ # # Copyright (C) 2019
> > > > > +Intel Corporation <www.intel.com>
> > > > > +
> > > > > +obj-y  += start.o slimbootloader.o
> > > > > diff --git a/board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/README
> > > > > b/board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/README
> > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > index 0000000000..5492dc8883
> > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > +++ b/board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/README
> > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
> > > > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ # # Copyright (C) 2019
> > > > > +Intel Corporation <www.intel.com>
> > > > > +
> > > > > +Introduction
> > > > > +============
> > > > > +This target is to enable U-Boot as a payload of Slim
> > > > > +Bootloader(a.k.a
> > > > > +SBL) boot
> > > > > +firmware(https://github.com/slimbootloader/slimbootloader)
> > > > > +which currently supports QEMU, Apollolake, Whiskeylake,
> > > > > +Coffeelake-
> > > > Refresh platforms.
> > > > > +
> > > > > +The Slim Bootloader is designed with multi-stages(Stage1A/B,
> > > > > +Stage2,
> > > > > +Payload) architecture to cover from reset vector to OS booting
> > > > > +and it consumes Intel FSP
> > > > > +(https://github.com/IntelFsp/FSP) for silicon initialization.
> > > > > +* Stage1A: Reset vector, CAR init with FSP-T
> > > > > +* Stage1B: Memory init with FSP-M, CAR teardown, Continue
> > > > > +execution in memory
> > > > > +* Stage2 : Rest of Silicon init with FSP-S, Create HOB,
> > > > > +Hand-off to Payload
> > > > > +* Payload: Load OS from media, Booting OS
> > > > > +
> > > > > +
> > > > > +Here is the step-by-step to launch U-Boot on Slim Bootloader.
> > > > > +
> > > > > +Compile U-Boot
> > > > > +==============
> > > > > +
> > > > > +  > make slimbootloader_defconfig all  > strip u-boot (To make
> > > > > + it smaller size by removing debug symbols)
> > > > > +
> > > > > +
> > > > > +Compile Slim Bootloader with U-Boot
> > > > > +===================================
> > > > > +
> > > > > +For build environment:
> > > > > +
> > > > > +https://slimbootloader.github.io/getting-started/build-host-set
> > > > > +up.h
> > > > > +tm
> > > > > +l
> > > > > +
> > > > > +Get source code:
> > > > > +  > git clone
> > > > > +https://github.com/slimbootloader/slimbootloader.git
> > > > > +
> > > > > +Copy the built u-boot elf to Slim Bootloader source tree:
> > > > > +  > mkdir -p <slimbootloader_home>/PayloadPkg/PayloadBins/
> > > > > +  > cp <u-boot_home>/u-boot
> > > > > +<slimbootloader_home>/PayloadPkg/PayloadBins/
> > > > > +
> > > > > +Update default payload to U-Boot (PayloadId is 4 Bytes):
> > > > > +  > vi Platform/QemuBoardPkg/CfgData/CfgDataExt_Brd1.dlt
> > > > > +    -GEN_CFG_DATA.PayloadId                     | 'AUTO'
> > > > > +    +GEN_CFG_DATA.PayloadId                     | 'U-BT'
> > > > > +
> > > > > +Compile for QEMU target:
> > > > > +  The output is Outputs/qemu/SlimBootloader.bin
> > > > > +  > python BuildLoader.py build qemu -p
> > > > > +"OsLoader.efi:LLDR:Lz4;u-boot:U-
> > > > BT:Lzma"
> > > > > +
> > > > > +
> > > > > +Launch Slim Bootloader on QEMU
> > > > > +==============================
> > > > > +
> > > > > +  > qemu-system-x86_64 -machine q35 -m 256 -nographic -serial
> > > > mon:stdio
> > > > > +                       -pflash Outputs/qemu/SlimBootloader.bin
> > > > > +
> > > > > +Now, you should reach at U-Boot serial console.
> > > > > \ No newline at end of file
> > > > > diff --git
> > > > > a/board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/slimbootloader.c
> > > > > b/board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/slimbootloader.c
> > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > index 0000000000..d88aa622a0
> > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > +++ b/board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/slimbootloader.c
> > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
> > > > > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> > > > > +/*
> > > > > + * Copyright (C) 2019 Intel Corporation <www.intel.com>  */
> > > > > +
> > > > > +#include <common.h>
> > > > > +
> > > > > +int board_early_init_r(void)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +       /*
> > > > > +        * Make sure PCI bus is enumerated so that peripherals
> > > > > +on the PCI
> > > bus
> > > > > +        * can be discovered by their drivers
> > > > > +        */
> > > > > +       pci_init();
> > > > > +
> > > > > +       return 0;
> > > > > +}
> > > > > diff --git a/board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/start.S
> > > > > b/board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/start.S
> > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > index 0000000000..5c3f3df09e
> > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > +++ b/board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader/start.S
> > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
> > > > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
> > > > > +/*
> > > > > + * Copyright (C) 2019 Intel Corporation <www.intel.com>  */
> > > > > +
> > > > > +/* board early initialization */ .globl early_board_init
> > > > > +early_board_init:
> > > > > +       jmp     early_board_init_ret
> > > > > diff --git a/configs/slimbootloader_defconfig
> > > > > b/configs/slimbootloader_defconfig
> > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > index 0000000000..77ff3257b6
> > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > +++ b/configs/slimbootloader_defconfig
> > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
> > > > > +CONFIG_X86=y
> > > > > +CONFIG_VENDOR_SLIMBOOTLOADER=y
> > > > > +CONFIG_TARGET_SLIMBOOTLOADER=y
> > > > > +CONFIG_X86_LOAD_FROM_32_BIT=y
> > > > > +CONFIG_REGMAP=y
> > > > > +CONFIG_SYSCON=y
> > > > > +CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
> CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_R=y
> > > > > +CONFIG_LAST_STAGE_INIT=y CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
> CONFIG_CMD_MMC=y
> > > > > +CONFIG_CMD_EXT2=y CONFIG_CMD_FAT=y CONFIG_CMD_USB=y
> > > > > +CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION=y CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION=y
> > > > > +CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y CONFIG_OF_EMBED=y
> > > >
> > > > We should use OF_SEPARATE.
> > > Okay. Let me enable OF_SEPARATE.
> > I have a quick question. The reason I use OF_EMBED is to use u-boot ELF as
> Slim Bootloader payload because Slim Bootloader does not use fixed text
> address to load a payload. Is it okay to use OF_EMBED in this case? Or can you
> suggest better way? Thanks.
> 
> Does that mean Slim Bootloader only support ELF payload images?
Slim Bootloader supports FV, PE32, ELF and raw format as well, but raw binary requires additional configuration change in Slim Bootloader to match text base. Let me use u-boot-dtb.bin and add detailed steps in board/intel/slimbootloader/README in v3 patch.
> 
> Regards,
> Bin

Best Regards,
Aiden


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