[PATCH v2] Nokia RX-51: Enable usbtty serial console by default

Lokesh Vutla lokeshvutla at ti.com
Wed Dec 23 07:05:10 CET 2020



On 22/12/20 9:32 pm, Pali Rohár wrote:
> On Tuesday 22 December 2020 21:08:45 Lokesh Vutla wrote:
>> On 22/12/20 8:47 pm, Pali Rohár wrote:
>>> On Tuesday 22 December 2020 20:39:11 Lokesh Vutla wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 22/12/20 8:38 pm, Lokesh Vutla wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 22/12/20 8:36 pm, Lokesh Vutla wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 22/12/20 8:28 pm, Pali Rohár wrote:
>>>>>>> On Tuesday 22 December 2020 19:56:51 Lokesh Vutla wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 01/12/20 12:57 am, Pali Rohár wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Now when usbtty serial console is fixed in U-Boot enable CONFIG_USB_TTY for
>>>>>>>>> Nokia RX-51 board by default.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Fix also USB product id as U-Boot ignores CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCTID macro and
>>>>>>>>> include U-Boot string into USB product name to indicate usage of U-Boot.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX is already used and U-Boot console is available for
>>>>>>>>> all in/out devices. Therefore there is no need to have separate commands
>>>>>>>>> 'run sercon', 'run usbcon' and 'run vgacon', so remove them.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> As space for U-Boot is limited to 256kB, disable some other unused options
>>>>>>>>> so CONFIG_USB_TTY can be enabled.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Nokia RX-51 does not have easily accessible UART serial console so the only
>>>>>>>>> option for easy debugging is to use device's keyboard+screen or this usbtty
>>>>>>>>> serial console over USB.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali at kernel.org>
>>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>>> Changes since v1:
>>>>>>>>> * Fixed USB product id and product name
>>>>>>>>> * Disabled some other options to free more space
>>>>>>>>> * Changes now passed CI tests:
>>>>>>>>>   https://dev.azure.com/u-boot/u-boot/_build/results?buildId=1492&view=results
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Note that this patch depends on other Nokia RX-51 patches which are on
>>>>>>>>> mailing list, otherwise CI tests do not pass:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/patch/20201121223011.14262-1-pali@kernel.org/
>>>>>>>>> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/patch/20201121223317.14347-1-pali@kernel.org/
>>>>>>>>> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/patch/20201129161505.5092-1-pali@kernel.org/
>>>>>>>>> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/patch/20201130191034.795-1-pali@kernel.org/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> okay, Ill wait for all these patches to get merged, before I pick this patch.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Web pages for all these patches is saying:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> State: Under Review
>>>>>>> Delegated to: Lokesh Vutla
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So I think these patches are also waiting for you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The main patch I need is this[0]. Without this I am getting a build failure as
>>>>>> you mentioned in the commit description. So, Until [0] patch is applied I cannot
>>>>>> apply this patch. Since you combined disabling of other configs in the same
>>>>>> patch, it is causing my pipeline failure.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can you split the disabling of other configs into a separate patch so that
>>>>>> others are unblocked?
>>>>>
>>>>> [0]
>>>>> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/patch/20201130192715.1793-1-pali@kernel.org/
>>>>
>>>> ahh copy paste issues:
>>>> [0]
>>>> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/patch/20201129164618.5829-3-pali@kernel.org/
>>>
>>> Sorry, now I'm somehow lost.
>>>
>>> All patches are in my git repository git://github.com/pali/u-boot.git in
>>> branch nokia-rx51. And this branch passed pipeline checks.
>>
>> Yeah because there is a usb patch that is not in my queue which is fixing build
>> issues.
>>
>> Let me give more details. Below are the patches that are in my queue:
>>
>> 	[v2] Nokia RX-51: Enable usbtty serial console by default	
>> 	Nokia RX-51: Do not try calling both ext2load and ext4load	
>> 	Nokia RX-51: Add test for U-Boot serial console	Nokia RX-51:
>> 	Nokia RX-51: Convert to CONFIG_DM_MMC
>> 	Nokia RX-51: Decrease i2c speed to 100000
>>
>> Issue1:
>> If I apply all these patches I get this build error
>> https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/R7P6z8RJJZ/
>>
>> When I saw you queue, the patch [0] is fixing the build error. But it[0] is
>> assigned to Marek. So I bisecting the error to $patch and dropped it from my
>> queue for now.
> 
> Ok. Now I see what you are trying. Problem that all those patches needs
> to be applied in order as they are in my git tree.
> 
> So if you have dropped some of those patches (like you wrote) it is
> expected to see failures.
> 
>> Issue2:
>> After applying the below 4 patches, I see the Gitlab pipeline error[1].
>> 	Nokia RX-51: Do not try calling both ext2load and ext4load	
>> 	Nokia RX-51: Add test for U-Boot serial console	Nokia RX-51:
>> 	Nokia RX-51: Convert to CONFIG_DM_MMC
>> 	Nokia RX-51: Decrease i2c speed to 100000
>>
>> This error[1] can be solved by disabling unnecessary configs like the ones you
>> disabled in $patch
>> 	+# CONFIG_DM_WARN is not set
>>         +# CONFIG_DM_SEQ_ALIAS is not set
>>         +# CONFIG_BLOCK_CACHE is not set
>>         +# CONFIG_SYS_DEVICE_NULLDEV is not set
>>
>> I am asking to send the above as a separate patch so that the 4 patches can be
>> un blocked.
>> Hope this is clear.
> 
> Ok. I can do it, if it helps. But re-arranging and splitting patches
> into different form just more complicate things. Therefore it would be
> easier if all those patches (which accumulated for months) could be
> reviewed and applied in "verified" order.

Unfortunately I cannot merge usb patches. It should go via usb subsystem tree, I
can only pull platform port patches. If you can split it up, it will unblock the
4 patches at least.

Thanks and regards,
Lokesh

> 
>> [0]
>> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/patch/20201129164618.5829-3-pali@kernel.org/
>> [1] https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/custodians/u-boot-ti/-/jobs/192532
>>
>> Thanks and regards,
>> Lokesh
>>
>>>
>>> It took me some time to prepare all patches in state that after applying
>>> all of them whole pipeline pass.
>>>
>>> As this starting to be complicated, could you please tell me which
>>> commit/patch either needs to be modified or if needed how to change
>>> order of them?
>>>
>>>> Thanks and regards,
>>>> Lokesh
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry missed this.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks and regards,
>>>>> Lokesh
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks and regards,
>>>>>> Lokesh
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks and regards,
>>>>>>>> Lokesh
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>>>  configs/nokia_rx51_defconfig |  8 +++++---
>>>>>>>>>  doc/README.nokia_rx51        | 15 +--------------
>>>>>>>>>  include/configs/nokia_rx51.h | 21 +++++++--------------
>>>>>>>>>  3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> diff --git a/configs/nokia_rx51_defconfig b/configs/nokia_rx51_defconfig
>>>>>>>>> index 0f05fe6fc3..963dd145ce 100644
>>>>>>>>> --- a/configs/nokia_rx51_defconfig
>>>>>>>>> +++ b/configs/nokia_rx51_defconfig
>>>>>>>>> @@ -44,18 +44,16 @@ CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT="mtdparts=onenand:128k(bootloader)ro,384k(config),256k(l
>>>>>>>>>  CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
>>>>>>>>>  CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
>>>>>>>>>  # CONFIG_NET is not set
>>>>>>>>> -CONFIG_TWL4030_LED=y
>>>>>>>>>  # CONFIG_MMC_HW_PARTITIONING is not set
>>>>>>>>> +# CONFIG_MMC_VERBOSE is not set
>>>>>>>>>  CONFIG_MMC_OMAP_HS=y
>>>>>>>>>  CONFIG_MTD=y
>>>>>>>>>  CONFIG_CONS_INDEX=3
>>>>>>>>>  CONFIG_SYS_NS16550=y
>>>>>>>>>  CONFIG_SPI=y
>>>>>>>>>  CONFIG_USB=y
>>>>>>>>> -CONFIG_USB_MUSB_HCD=y
>>>>>>>>>  CONFIG_USB_MUSB_UDC=y
>>>>>>>>>  CONFIG_USB_OMAP3=y
>>>>>>>>> -CONFIG_TWL4030_USB=y
>>>>>>>>>  CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE=y
>>>>>>>>>  CONFIG_CFB_CONSOLE_ANSI=y
>>>>>>>>>  # CONFIG_VGA_AS_SINGLE_DEVICE is not set
>>>>>>>>> @@ -66,3 +64,7 @@ CONFIG_DM_I2C=y
>>>>>>>>>  CONFIG_DM_MMC=y
>>>>>>>>>  # CONFIG_DM_DEVICE_REMOVE is not set
>>>>>>>>>  # CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F is not set
>>>>>>>>> +# CONFIG_DM_WARN is not set
>>>>>>>>> +# CONFIG_DM_SEQ_ALIAS is not set
>>>>>>>>> +# CONFIG_BLOCK_CACHE is not set
>>>>>>>>> +# CONFIG_SYS_DEVICE_NULLDEV is not set
>>>>>>>>> diff --git a/doc/README.nokia_rx51 b/doc/README.nokia_rx51
>>>>>>>>> index 320b5efc7d..84d1912ddd 100644
>>>>>>>>> --- a/doc/README.nokia_rx51
>>>>>>>>> +++ b/doc/README.nokia_rx51
>>>>>>>>> @@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ called u-boot-gen-combined. It is available in following repository:
>>>>>>>>>  There is support for hardware watchdog. Hardware watchdog is started by
>>>>>>>>>  NOLO so u-boot must kick watchdog to prevent reboot device (but not very
>>>>>>>>>  often, max every 2 seconds). There is also support for framebuffer display
>>>>>>>>> -output with ANSI escape codes and the N900 HW keyboard input. USB tty works
>>>>>>>>> -but is disabled because it prevents the current Maemo kernel from booting.
>>>>>>>>> +output with ANSI escape codes and the N900 HW keyboard input.
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>  When U-Boot is starting it enable IBE bit in Auxiliary Control Register,
>>>>>>>>>  which is needed for Thumb-2 ISA support. It is workaround for errata 430973.
>>>>>>>>> @@ -49,10 +48,6 @@ Boot from SD or eMMC in this order:
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>  Available additional commands/variables:
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>> - * run sercon - Use serial port for control
>>>>>>>>> - * run usbcon - Use usbtty for control
>>>>>>>>> - * run vgacon - Use framebuffer and HW keyboard for control (default)
>>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>>   * run sdboot - Boot from external SD card (see boot order)
>>>>>>>>>   * run emmcboot - Boot from internal eMMC memory (see boot order)
>>>>>>>>>   * run attachboot - Boot attached kernel image (attached to U-Boot binary)
>>>>>>>>> @@ -87,14 +82,6 @@ Additional variables for booting kernel:
>>>>>>>>>   and u-boot standard output is set to serial then setup_console_atag is
>>>>>>>>>   automatically set to 1. So output from Maemo kernel would go to serial port.
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>> -USB TTY:
>>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>> - Maemo kernel 2.6.28 will crash if u-boot enable usb tty. So USB TTY is disabled.
>>>>>>>>> - For enabling USB TTY just add this line to file include/configs/nokia_rx51.h
>>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>> - #define CONFIG_USB_TTY
>>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>>  UBIFS support:
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>   UBIFS support is disabled, because U-Boot image is too big and cannot be
>>>>>>>>> diff --git a/include/configs/nokia_rx51.h b/include/configs/nokia_rx51.h
>>>>>>>>> index 3f2700d8e2..23368de624 100644
>>>>>>>>> --- a/include/configs/nokia_rx51.h
>>>>>>>>> +++ b/include/configs/nokia_rx51.h
>>>>>>>>> @@ -70,10 +70,12 @@
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>  /* USB device configuration */
>>>>>>>>>  #define CONFIG_USB_DEVICE
>>>>>>>>> +#define CONFIG_USB_TTY
>>>>>>>>>  #define CONFIG_USBD_VENDORID		0x0421
>>>>>>>>> -#define CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCTID		0x01c8
>>>>>>>>> +#define CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCTID_CDCACM	0x01c8
>>>>>>>>> +#define CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCTID_GSERIAL	0x01c8
>>>>>>>>>  #define CONFIG_USBD_MANUFACTURER	"Nokia"
>>>>>>>>> -#define CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCT_NAME	"N900"
>>>>>>>>> +#define CONFIG_USBD_PRODUCT_NAME	"N900 (U-Boot)"
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>  #define GPIO_SLIDE			71
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>> @@ -108,15 +110,9 @@ int rx51_kp_getc(struct stdio_dev *sdev);
>>>>>>>>>  /* Environment information */
>>>>>>>>>  #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
>>>>>>>>>  	"usbtty=cdc_acm\0" \
>>>>>>>>> -	"stdin=serial,vga\0" \
>>>>>>>>> -	"stdout=serial,vga\0" \
>>>>>>>>> -	"stderr=serial,vga\0" \
>>>>>>>>> -	"setcon=setenv stdin ${con};" \
>>>>>>>>> -		"setenv stdout ${con};" \
>>>>>>>>> -		"setenv stderr ${con}\0" \
>>>>>>>>> -	"sercon=setenv con serial; run setcon\0" \
>>>>>>>>> -	"usbcon=setenv con usbtty; run setcon\0" \
>>>>>>>>> -	"vgacon=setenv con vga; run setcon\0" \
>>>>>>>>> +	"stdin=usbtty,serial,vga\0" \
>>>>>>>>> +	"stdout=usbtty,serial,vga\0" \
>>>>>>>>> +	"stderr=usbtty,serial,vga\0" \
>>>>>>>>>  	"slide=gpio input " __stringify(GPIO_SLIDE) "\0" \
>>>>>>>>>  	"switchmmc=mmc dev ${mmcnum}\0" \
>>>>>>>>>  	"kernaddr=0x82008000\0" \
>>>>>>>>> @@ -198,9 +194,6 @@ int rx51_kp_getc(struct stdio_dev *sdev);
>>>>>>>>>  #define CONFIG_POSTBOOTMENU \
>>>>>>>>>  	"echo;" \
>>>>>>>>>  	"echo Extra commands:;" \
>>>>>>>>> -	"echo run sercon - Use serial port for control.;" \
>>>>>>>>> -	"echo run usbcon - Use usbtty for control.;" \
>>>>>>>>> -	"echo run vgacon - Use framebuffer/keyboard.;" \
>>>>>>>>>  	"echo run sdboot - Boot from SD card slot.;" \
>>>>>>>>>  	"echo run emmcboot - Boot internal eMMC memory.;" \
>>>>>>>>>  	"echo run attachboot - Boot attached kernel image.;" \
>>>>>>>>>


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