[U-Boot] [PATCH v1] imx: bootaux: elf firmware support
Igor Opaniuk
igor.opaniuk at gmail.com
Wed Nov 13 10:59:36 UTC 2019
Hi Peng,
On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 9:47 AM Peng Fan <peng.fan at nxp.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Igor.
>
> > Subject: [PATCH v1] imx: bootaux: elf firmware support
>
> We also have similar support for i.MX8 DSP firmware loading. Good to see
> your patch.
>
> >
> > From: Igor Opaniuk <igor.opaniuk at toradex.com>
> >
> > Currently imx-specific bootaux command doesn't support ELF format
> > firmware for Cortex-M4 core.
> >
> > This patches introduces a PoC implementation of handling elf firmware
> > (load_elf_image_phdr() was copy-pasted from elf.c just for PoC).
> >
> > This has the advantage that the user does not need to know to which address
> > the binary has been linked to. However, in order to handle and load the elf
> > sections to the right address, we need to translate the
> > Cortex-M4 core memory addresses to primary/host CPU memory addresses
> > (Cortex A7/A9 cores).
>
> Could an runtime check be added for those aux cores which has
> same mapping as host cores?
Could you please provide a list of SoCs where it's actual?
>
> Thanks,
> Peng
> >
> > This allows to boot firmwares from any location with just using bootaux, e.g.:
> > > tftp ${loadaddr} hello_world.elf && bootaux ${loadaddr}
> >
> > Similar translation table can be found in the Linux remoteproc driver [1].
> >
> > [1]
> > https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Felixir.b
> > ootlin.com%2Flinux%2Flatest%2Fsource%2Fdrivers%2Fremoteproc%2Fimx_r
> > proc.c&data=02%7C01%7Cpeng.fan%40nxp.com%7Cb511f03c8e4e4265
> > 154908d766b277aa%7C686ea1d3bc2b4c6fa92cd99c5c301635%7C0%7C0%7
> > C637090789004070829&sdata=tJoptyJCnuKIersJt9KmhR8nNYEdnl4SxM
> > VKLvA7KNc%3D&reserved=0
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Igor Opaniuk <igor.opaniuk at toradex.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Stefan Agner <stefan.agner at toradex.com>
> > ---
> >
> > arch/arm/include/asm/mach-imx/sys_proto.h | 7 ++
> > arch/arm/mach-imx/imx_bootaux.c | 87
> > +++++++++++++++++++++--
> > arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7/soc.c | 28 ++++++++
> > 3 files changed, 118 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/mach-imx/sys_proto.h
> > b/arch/arm/include/asm/mach-imx/sys_proto.h
> > index 52c83ba9e4..4428a7fa0b 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/include/asm/mach-imx/sys_proto.h
> > +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/mach-imx/sys_proto.h
> > @@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ enum boot_dev_type_e { extern struct rom_api
> > *g_rom_api; #endif
> >
> > +/* address translation table */
> > +struct rproc_att {
> > + u32 da; /* device address (From Cortex M4 view) */
> > + u32 sa; /* system bus address */
> > + u32 size; /* size of reg range */
> > +};
> > +
> > u32 get_nr_cpus(void);
> > u32 get_cpu_rev(void);
> > u32 get_cpu_speed_grade_hz(void);
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx_bootaux.c
> > b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx_bootaux.c index 3d9422d5a2..7f4bbfe885
> > 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx_bootaux.c
> > +++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx_bootaux.c
> > @@ -7,18 +7,94 @@
> > #include <asm/io.h>
> > #include <asm/mach-imx/sys_proto.h>
> > #include <command.h>
> > +#include <elf.h>
> > #include <imx_sip.h>
> > #include <linux/compiler.h>
> >
> > -int arch_auxiliary_core_up(u32 core_id, ulong boot_private_data)
> > +const __weak struct rproc_att hostmap[] = { };
> > +
> > +static const struct rproc_att *get_host_mapping(unsigned long auxcore)
> > +{
> > + const struct rproc_att *mmap = hostmap;
> > +
> > + while (mmap && mmap->size) {
> > + if (mmap->da <= auxcore &&
> > + mmap->da + mmap->size > auxcore)
> > + return mmap;
> > + mmap++;
> > + }
> > +
> > + return NULL;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * A very simple elf loader, assumes the image is valid, returns the
> > + * entry point address.
> > + */
> > +static unsigned long load_elf_image_phdr(unsigned long addr) {
> > + Elf32_Ehdr *ehdr; /* ELF header structure pointer */
> > + Elf32_Phdr *phdr; /* Program header structure pointer */
> > + int i;
> > +
> > + ehdr = (Elf32_Ehdr *)addr;
> > + phdr = (Elf32_Phdr *)(addr + ehdr->e_phoff);
> > +
> > + /* Load each program header */
> > + for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_phnum; ++i, ++phdr) {
> > + const struct rproc_att *mmap = get_host_mapping(phdr->p_paddr);
> > + void *dst, *src;
> > +
> > + if (phdr->p_type != PT_LOAD)
> > + continue;
> > +
> > + if (!mmap) {
> > + printf("Invalid aux core address: %08x",
> > + phdr->p_paddr);
> > + return 0;
> > + }
> > +
> > + dst = (void *)(phdr->p_paddr - mmap->da) + mmap->sa;
> > + src = (void *)addr + phdr->p_offset;
> > +
> > + debug("Loading phdr %i to 0x%p (%i bytes)\n",
> > + i, dst, phdr->p_filesz);
> > +
> > + if (phdr->p_filesz)
> > + memcpy(dst, src, phdr->p_filesz);
> > + if (phdr->p_filesz != phdr->p_memsz)
> > + memset(dst + phdr->p_filesz, 0x00,
> > + phdr->p_memsz - phdr->p_filesz);
> > + flush_cache((unsigned long)dst &
> > + ~(CONFIG_SYS_CACHELINE_SIZE - 1),
> > + ALIGN(phdr->p_filesz, CONFIG_SYS_CACHELINE_SIZE));
> > + }
> > +
> > + return ehdr->e_entry;
> > +}
> > +
> > +int arch_auxiliary_core_up(u32 core_id, ulong addr)
> > {
> > ulong stack, pc;
> >
> > - if (!boot_private_data)
> > + if (!addr)
> > return -EINVAL;
> >
> > - stack = *(u32 *)boot_private_data;
> > - pc = *(u32 *)(boot_private_data + 4);
> > + if (valid_elf_image(addr)) {
> > + stack = 0x0;
> > + pc = load_elf_image_phdr(addr);
> > + if (!pc)
> > + return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
> > +
> > + } else {
> > + /*
> > + * Assume binary file with vector table at the beginning.
> > + * Cortex-M4 vector tables start with the stack pointer (SP)
> > + * and reset vector (initial PC).
> > + */
> > + stack = *(u32 *)addr;
> > + pc = *(u32 *)(addr + 4);
> > + }
> >
> > /* Set the stack and pc to M4 bootROM */
> > writel(stack, M4_BOOTROM_BASE_ADDR);
> > @@ -80,6 +156,9 @@ static int do_bootaux(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int
> > argc, char * const argv[])
> >
> > addr = simple_strtoul(argv[1], NULL, 16);
> >
> > + if (!addr)
> > + return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
> > +
> > printf("## Starting auxiliary core at 0x%08lX ...\n", addr);
> >
> > ret = arch_auxiliary_core_up(0, addr); diff --git
> > a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7/soc.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7/soc.c index
> > 35160f4b37..4aafeed188 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7/soc.c
> > +++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7/soc.c
> > @@ -193,6 +193,34 @@ static void init_cpu_basic(void) #endif }
> >
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_IMX_BOOTAUX
> > +/*
> > + * Table of mappings of physical mem regions in both
> > + * Cortex-A7 and Cortex-M4 address spaces.
> > + *
> > + * For additional details check sections 2.1.2 and 2.1.3 in
> > + * i.MX7Dual Applications Processor Reference Manual
> > + *
> > + */
> > +const struct rproc_att hostmap[] = {
> > + /* aux core , host core, size */
> > + { 0x00000000, 0x00180000, 0x8000 }, /* OCRAM_S */
> > + { 0x00180000, 0x00180000, 0x8000 }, /* OCRAM_S */
> > + { 0x20180000, 0x00180000, 0x8000 }, /* OCRAM_S */
> > + { 0x1fff8000, 0x007f8000, 0x8000 }, /* TCML */
> > + { 0x20000000, 0x00800000, 0x8000 }, /* TCMU */
> > + { 0x00900000, 0x00900000, 0x20000 }, /* OCRAM_128KB */
> > + { 0x20200000, 0x00900000, 0x20000 }, /* OCRAM_128KB */
> > + { 0x00920000, 0x00920000, 0x20000 }, /* OCRAM_EPDC */
> > + { 0x20220000, 0x00920000, 0x20000 }, /* OCRAM_EPDC */
> > + { 0x00940000, 0x00940000, 0x20000 }, /* OCRAM_PXP */
> > + { 0x20240000, 0x00940000, 0x20000 }, /* OCRAM_PXP */
> > + { 0x10000000, 0x80000000, 0x0fff0000 }, /* DDR Code alias */
> > + { 0x80000000, 0x80000000, 0xe0000000 }, /* DDRC */
> > + { /* sentinel */ }
> > +};
> > +#endif
> > +
> > #ifndef CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
> > /* enable all periherial can be accessed in nosec mode */ static void
> > init_csu(void)
> > --
> > 2.17.1
>
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