[PATCH v3 02/10] arm: k3: Add support for loading non linux remote cores

Keerthy j-keerthy at ti.com
Thu Jan 23 18:19:34 CET 2020



On 23/01/20 10:35 pm, Andrew F. Davis wrote:
> On 1/23/20 11:44 AM, Keerthy wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 23/01/20 6:54 pm, Andrew F. Davis wrote:
>>> On 1/22/20 11:10 PM, Keerthy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 22/01/20 9:55 pm, Andrew F. Davis wrote:
>>>>> On 1/21/20 8:10 PM, keerthy wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1/21/2020 6:26 PM, Andrew F. Davis wrote:
>>>>>>> On 1/21/20 6:07 AM, Keerthy wrote:
>>>>>>>> Add MAIN domain R5FSS0 remoteproc support from spl. This enables
>>>>>>>> loading the elf firmware in SPL and starting the remotecore.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In order to start the core, there should be a file with path
>>>>>>>> "/lib/firmware/j7-main-r5f0_0-fw" under filesystem
>>>>>>>> of respective boot mode.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Keerthy <j-keerthy at ti.com>
>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Lokesh Vutla <lokeshvutla at ti.com>
>>>>>>>> [Guard start_non_linux_remote_cores under CONFIG_FS_LOADER]
>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Andreas Dannenberg <dannenberg at ti.com>
>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>>      arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c     | 84
>>>>>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>>>>>>>>      arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h     |  2 +
>>>>>>>>      arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c | 34 ++++++++++++++
>>>>>>>>      3 files changed, 115 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c
>>>>>>>> index 8d1529062d..f0ac0c39f1 100644
>>>>>>>> --- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c
>>>>>>>> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c
>>>>>>>> @@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
>>>>>>>>      #include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
>>>>>>>>      #include <asm/hardware.h>
>>>>>>>>      #include <asm/io.h>
>>>>>>>> +#include <fs_loader.h>
>>>>>>>> +#include <fs.h>
>>>>>>>> +#include <env.h>
>>>>>>>> +#include <elf.h>
>>>>>>>>        struct ti_sci_handle *get_ti_sci_handle(void)
>>>>>>>>      {
>>>>>>>> @@ -57,6 +61,74 @@ int early_console_init(void)
>>>>>>>>      #endif
>>>>>>>>        #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_K3_SPL_ATF
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +void init_env(void)
>>>>>>>> +{
>>>>>>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_ENV_SUPPORT
>>>>>>>> +    char *part;
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +    env_init();
>>>>>>>> +    env_load();
>>>>>>>> +    switch (spl_boot_device()) {
>>>>>>>> +    case BOOT_DEVICE_MMC2:
>>>>>>>> +        part = env_get("bootpart");
>>>>>>>> +        env_set("storage_interface", "mmc");
>>>>>>>> +        env_set("fw_dev_part", part);
>>>>>>>> +        break;
>>>>>>>> +    case BOOT_DEVICE_SPI:
>>>>>>>> +        env_set("storage_interface", "ubi");
>>>>>>>> +        env_set("fw_ubi_mtdpart", "UBI");
>>>>>>>> +        env_set("fw_ubi_volume", "UBI0");
>>>>>>>> +        break;
>>>>>>>> +    default:
>>>>>>>> +        printf("%s from device %u not supported!\n",
>>>>>>>> +               __func__, spl_boot_device());
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This will print for almost every boot mode..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can keep this under debug.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> +        return;
>>>>>>>> +    }
>>>>>>>> +#endif
>>>>>>>> +}
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_FS_LOADER
>>>>>>>> +int load_firmware(char *name_fw, char *name_loadaddr, u32
>>>>>>>> *loadaddr)
>>>>>>>> +{
>>>>>>>> +    struct udevice *fsdev;
>>>>>>>> +    char *name = NULL;
>>>>>>>> +    int size = 0;
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +    *loadaddr = 0;
>>>>>>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_ENV_SUPPORT
>>>>>>>> +    switch (spl_boot_device()) {
>>>>>>>> +    case BOOT_DEVICE_MMC2:
>>>>>>>> +        name = env_get(name_fw);
>>>>>>>> +        *loadaddr = env_get_hex(name_loadaddr, *loadaddr);
>>>>>>>> +        break;
>>>>>>>> +    default:
>>>>>>>> +        printf("Loading rproc fw image from device %u not
>>>>>>>> supported!\n",
>>>>>>>> +               spl_boot_device());
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This whole thing seems very MMC specific, if early firmware
>>>>>>> loading is
>>>>>>> important it should work for all boot modes. Find a way to include
>>>>>>> it in
>>>>>>> the next boot stage FIT image (tispl.bin) so it works for all modes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That was not NAKd. We are going with fs_loader approach.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> When, where, link?
>>>>
>>>> I had implemented that way internally. That was rejected for multiple
>>>> right reasons:
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I must have missed the internal reviews for this, anyway this is posted
>>> upstream so lets discus it here.
>>>
>>>
>>>> 1) SPL size would bloat based on the size of the firmware.
>>>
>>>
>>> SPL size would remain constant, the combined FIT (tispl.bin) would grow,
>>> but that is okay as DRAM is enabled at this point so we have no hard
>>> memory constraints.
>>
>> I meant the FIT image containing the SPL will bloat.
> 
> 
> Exactly what I said, and so size is not a huge deal.
> 
> 
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> 2) There are multiple cores that need to be loaded and hence adding all
>>>> the firmwares under a fit can be really painful.
>>>
>>>
>>> Bundling images is what FIT is for, are you saying the better solution
>>> is to hard-code each firmware starting like done here?
>>
>> How many firmwares will you go on bundling. Firmwares are already kept
>> in file system. It is a matter of reading them from there.
>>
> 
> 
> If we are early booting them from SPL then they don't really need to be
> on the filesystem.
> 
> 
>>>
>>>
>>>> 3) Changing firmware means building the tispl.bin again.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> FIT images can be disassembled and reassembled with a script around
>>> tools/dumpimage.
>>
>> And you expect everyone to master that instead of looking at couple of
>> aliases in DT to figure out which core corresponds to which ID?
>>
> 
> 
> Your patches do more than add DT aliases to add a firmware image. I
> think you are responding to the wrong comment here, the ID part is below.
> 
> 
>>>
>>> SPL should be simple and load the one next stage.
>>>
>>>
>>>> The FIT solution can not scale well.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> How does this current series scale at all? At least with FIT you can add
>>> more images without adding code for
>>> request_firmware(<hard-coded-firmware-name>) and
>>> rproc_load(<hard-coded-number>). That all could be encoded in the FIT
>>> data.
>>
>> I understand and as explained earlier i have even implemented that once
>> before. fs_loader was meant to address the exact use case we are
>> discussing about.
>>
>> Even in u-boot remotecores are started/loaded by indices. Users need to
>> know them. This is no different than that.
>>
>> I am not convinced about FIT approach. I would let Lokesh take a call on
>> this.
>>
> 
> 
> Lokesh is not the whole U-Boot community, I get you two aligned
> internally on this, but I'd be much more interested in Tom or Simon's
> opinion here. I was doing the same thing when loading PMMC firmware for
> HS and was pushed to make a FIT friendly version, I'm glad that I did,
> it ended up much less hacky in the long run.

I would love to hear Tom & simon's opinions. Before we jump on to PMMC 
fimrware example. I believe there is one such firmware that gets 
appended to the FIT image. In case of remoteprocs there can be multiple 
such firmware. File system is the most generic and scaleble place to 
access firmware.

Lokesh/Sekhar/Tero,

You can share your viewpoints as well.

Thanks,
Keerthy
> 
> Andrew
> 
> 
>> Thanks,
>> Keerthy
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>>
>>>> - Keerthy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> +        return 0;
>>>>>>>> +    }
>>>>>>>> +#endif
>>>>>>>> +    if (!*loadaddr)
>>>>>>>> +        return 0;
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +    if (!uclass_get_device(UCLASS_FS_FIRMWARE_LOADER, 0, &fsdev)) {
>>>>>>>> +        size = request_firmware_into_buf(fsdev, name, (void
>>>>>>>> *)*loadaddr,
>>>>>>>> +                         0, 0);
>>>>>>>> +    }
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +    return size;
>>>>>>>> +}
>>>>>>>> +#else
>>>>>>>> +int load_firmware(char *name_fw, char *name_loadaddr, u32
>>>>>>>> *loadaddr)
>>>>>>>> +{
>>>>>>>> +    return 0;
>>>>>>>> +}
>>>>>>>> +#endif
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +__weak void start_non_linux_remote_cores(void)
>>>>>>>> +{
>>>>>>>> +}
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>>      void __noreturn jump_to_image_no_args(struct spl_image_info
>>>>>>>> *spl_image)
>>>>>>>>      {
>>>>>>>>          struct ti_sci_handle *ti_sci = get_ti_sci_handle();
>>>>>>>> @@ -65,15 +137,17 @@ void __noreturn jump_to_image_no_args(struct
>>>>>>>> spl_image_info *spl_image)
>>>>>>>>          /* Release all the exclusive devices held by SPL before
>>>>>>>> starting ATF */
>>>>>>>>          ti_sci->ops.dev_ops.release_exclusive_devices(ti_sci);
>>>>>>>>      +    ret = rproc_init();
>>>>>>>> +    if (ret)
>>>>>>>> +        panic("rproc failed to be initialized (%d)\n", ret);
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +    init_env();
>>>>>>>> +    start_non_linux_remote_cores();
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>>          /*
>>>>>>>>           * It is assumed that remoteproc device 1 is the
>>>>>>>> corresponding
>>>>>>>>           * Cortex-A core which runs ATF. Make sure DT reflects the
>>>>>>>> same.
>>>>>>>>           */
>>>>>>>> -    ret = rproc_dev_init(1);
>>>>>>>> -    if (ret)
>>>>>>>> -        panic("%s: ATF failed to initialize on rproc (%d)\n",
>>>>>>>> __func__,
>>>>>>>> -              ret);
>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Where did this code go?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> rproc_init takes care of that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Is that new behavior then? It should be it's own patch with a commit
>>>>> message about that.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          ret = rproc_load(1, spl_image->entry_point, 0x200);
>>>>>>>>          if (ret)
>>>>>>>>              panic("%s: ATF failed to load on rproc (%d)\n",
>>>>>>>> __func__,
>>>>>>>> ret);
>>>>>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h
>>>>>>>> index d8b34fe060..42fb8ee6e7 100644
>>>>>>>> --- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h
>>>>>>>> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h
>>>>>>>> @@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ void setup_k3_mpu_regions(void);
>>>>>>>>      int early_console_init(void);
>>>>>>>>      void disable_linefill_optimization(void);
>>>>>>>>      void remove_fwl_configs(struct fwl_data *fwl_data, size_t
>>>>>>>> fwl_data_size);
>>>>>>>> +void start_non_linux_remote_cores(void);
>>>>>>>> +int load_firmware(char *name_fw, char *name_loadaddr, u32
>>>>>>>> *loadaddr);
>>>>>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c
>>>>>>>> b/arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c
>>>>>>>> index f7f7398081..c5f8ede1a0 100644
>>>>>>>> --- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c
>>>>>>>> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c
>>>>>>>> @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
>>>>>>>>      #include <dm.h>
>>>>>>>>      #include <dm/uclass-internal.h>
>>>>>>>>      #include <dm/pinctrl.h>
>>>>>>>> +#include <remoteproc.h>
>>>>>>>>        #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
>>>>>>>>      #ifdef CONFIG_K3_LOAD_SYSFW
>>>>>>>> @@ -295,3 +296,36 @@ void release_resources_for_core_shutdown(void)
>>>>>>>>          }
>>>>>>>>      }
>>>>>>>>      #endif
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_K3_SPL_ATF
>>>>>>>> +void start_non_linux_remote_cores(void)
>>>>>>>> +{
>>>>>>>> +    int size = 0, ret;
>>>>>>>> +    u32 loadaddr = 0;
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +    size = load_firmware("mainr5f0_0fwname", "mainr5f0_0loadaddr",
>>>>>>>> +                 &loadaddr);
>>>>>>>> +    if (size <= 0)
>>>>>>>> +        goto err_load;
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +    /*  remoteproc 2 is aliased for the needed remotecore */
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Assuming the big-arm core to boot is remoteproc 1 was reasonable, but
>>>>>>> there needs to be a better what than assuming the number for every
>>>>>>> other
>>>>>>> remote core.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> +    ret = rproc_load(2, loadaddr, size);
>>>>>>>> +    if (ret) {
>>>>>>>> +        printf("Firmware failed to start on rproc (%d)\n", ret);
>>>>>>>> +        goto err_load;
>>>>>>>> +    }
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +    ret = rproc_start(2);
>>>>>>>> +    if (ret) {
>>>>>>>> +        printf("Firmware init failed on rproc (%d)\n", ret);
>>>>>>>> +        goto err_load;
>>>>>>>> +    }
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +    printf("Remoteproc 2 started successfully\n");
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That's useful..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That is a print that tells everything went well with rproc 2.
>>>>>> Otherwise
>>>>>> one has to really find other ways to see if it succeeded or not.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm just a customer booting my board, I have no idea what a "Remoteproc
>>>>> 2" is. I'm saying make the message describe what has happened.
>>>>>
>>>>> Andrew
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Andrew
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +    return;
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +err_load:
>>>>>>>> +    rproc_reset(2);
>>>>>>>> +}
>>>>>>>> +#endif
>>>>>>>>


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