[maemo-leste] [PATCH] arm: Remove nokia_rx51 board

Wed Jun 16 23:12:13 CEST 2021

On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 12:03:15AM +0300, Ivaylo Dimitrov wrote:
> Hi Tom,
> 
> On 16.06.21 г. 20:37 ч., Tom Rini wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 08:25:28PM +0300, Ivaylo Dimitrov wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > On 16.06.21 г. 15:13 ч., Tom Rini wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 08:10:08AM -0400, Tom Rini wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 09:02:16AM +0300, Ivaylo Dimitrov wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On 15.06.21 г. 15:34 ч., Tom Rini wrote:
> > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 08:40:30AM +0300, Ivaylo Dimitrov wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > On 22.05.21 г. 0:36 ч., Pali Rohár wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Friday 21 May 2021 10:44:18 Tom Rini wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 11:52:03AM -0400, Tom Rini wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 03:27:48PM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 18 May 2021 21:26:40 Tom Rini wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > This board has not been converted to CONFIG_DM_USB by the deadline.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Remove it.
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > I'm very disappointed that you want to remove Nokia N900 from U-Boot.
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > I was waiting waiting half of year because other developers did not
> > > > > > > > > > > > react to issues which were introduced and neither to patches which I
> > > > > > > > > > > > sent (+ trying to remind open issues). And also I was waiting another
> > > > > > > > > > > > half of year until other N900 related patches were merged. So the whole
> > > > > > > > > > > > slowdown was not caused by me, why it is taking so long.
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > Now there is still one N900 DM related patch waiting for review. I'm
> > > > > > > > > > > > converting code step by step.
> > > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > So the ball is not on my side.
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > So, what patch(es) need to be applied to get DM_USB enabled?  Thanks.
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > I don't see any open patches from you that look related to enabling
> > > > > > > > > > DM_USB on the platform.  If you want to disable USB on the platform for
> > > > > > > > > > now instead, that's fine too.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I tried to migrate the latest master to DM_USB, but unfortunately the
> > > > > > > > results are pretty much sad - adding OF_CONTROL (which is a prerequisite to
> > > > > > > > have DM_USB IIUC) and OF_BOARD (so binary to be compiled), adds ~100k to the
> > > > > > > > size of the u-boot binary, so it becomes 370284 bytes. Given that we have
> > > > > > > > less than 256k of storage space for the u-boot, the produced binary cannot
> > > > > > > > be used on n900 the same way current (no DM_USB) binary is used.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > As I see it, there are not much options left - u-boot on N900 is not SPL, so
> > > > > > > > we can't use OF_PLATDATA, which in turn always links libfdt.
> > > > > > > > Also, if I read the code (usb-uclass.c) correctly, enabling DM_USB requires
> > > > > > > > the board to be converted to DT and this is way bigger change.
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Please advice on how to proceed.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Please post your WIP patches, thanks.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Sorry, I am not sure I understand what patches you want me to post:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > WDT patch has already been sent couple of months ago -
> > > > > > https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2021-March/443868.html
> > > > > > Do you want it to be rebased and resend?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > DM_USB, I just started writing one and I immediately hit the OF_CONTROL
> > > > > > requirement. Enabling OF_CONTROL requires a full blown migration to DT,
> > > > > > which is a huge task and not really equal to "Please update the board to use
> > > > > > CONFIG_DM_USB...". Without OF_CONTROL, I simply get link failures:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > /usr/lib/gcc-cross/arm-linux-gnueabi/8/../../../../arm-linux-gnueabi/bin/ld:
> > > > > > /usr/lib/gcc-cross/arm-linux-gnueabi/8/../../../../arm-linux-gnueabi/bin/ld:
> > > > > > DWARF error: could not find abbrev number 3998
> > > > > > /tmp/cc0BOqms.ltrans0.ltrans.o: in function `usb_child_post_bind':
> > > > > > <artificial>:(.text+0x5672): undefined reference to
> > > > > > `ofnode_read_u32_default'
> > > > > > /usr/lib/gcc-cross/arm-linux-gnueabi/8/../../../../arm-linux-gnueabi/bin/ld:
> > > > > > <artificial>:(.text+0x568c): undefined reference to
> > > > > > `ofnode_read_u32_default'
> > > > > > /usr/lib/gcc-cross/arm-linux-gnueabi/8/../../../../arm-linux-gnueabi/bin/ld:
> > > > > > /tmp/cc0BOqms.ltrans0.ltrans.o: in function `usb_scan_device':
> > > > > > <artificial>:(.text+0x6c84): undefined reference to `ofnode_first_subnode'
> > > > > > /usr/lib/gcc-cross/arm-linux-gnueabi/8/../../../../arm-linux-gnueabi/bin/ld:
> > > > > > <artificial>:(.text+0x6c96): undefined reference to `ofnode_read_u32'
> > > > > > /usr/lib/gcc-cross/arm-linux-gnueabi/8/../../../../arm-linux-gnueabi/bin/ld:
> > > > > > <artificial>:(.text+0x6ca4): undefined reference to `ofnode_next_subnode'
> > > > > > /usr/lib/gcc-cross/arm-linux-gnueabi/8/../../../../arm-linux-gnueabi/bin/ld:
> > > > > > /tmp/cc0BOqms.ltrans0.ltrans.o:(.u_boot_list_2_uclass_driver_2_usb+0x8):
> > > > > > undefined reference to `dm_scan_fdt_dev'
> > > > > > /usr/lib/gcc-cross/arm-linux-gnueabi/8/../../../../arm-linux-gnueabi/bin/ld:
> > > > > > /tmp/cc0BOqms.ltrans0.ltrans.o:(.u_boot_list_2_uclass_driver_2_usb_hub+0x8):
> > > > > > undefined reference to `dm_scan_fdt_dev'
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Fixing those requires enabling of OF_CONTROL and this in turn means the
> > > > > > board must be migrated to DT, unless I am missing something. That's why my
> > > > > > "please advice..." stance.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Please post the patches that bring you to the above link errors, yes,
> > > > > thanks.
> > > > 
> > > > To be clearer, finish up a patch that completes the migration but is too
> > > > large to install on the hardware so that others can take a look.
> > > 
> > > I am not sure I understand that - a patch that completes the migration to
> > > DM_USB cannot be done ATM as the binary does not link without OF_CONTROL.
> > > And I am not going to enable OF_CONTROL as this means I will have to migrate
> > > everything to DT. That's why I enable DM_USB only - see reply to the other
> > > mail.
> > 
> > My advise is to provide a linkable but not runnable (or, only runnable
> > in QEMU, the problem is the fixed layout of the actual device flash,
> > right?) patch so that we can figure out how and what needs to be tuned
> > where so that we can see what to do about this platform.
> > 
> 
> What about the following patch (once you confirm I am on the right track, I
> will send a proper patch as well). Enabling thumb is a must, otherwise
> binary does not fit. With the below changes code compiles and runs on a real
> HW:

Wait, why is thumb disabled?  That's something I'd really like to know
why on as my first guess is there's units with old enough cores that
have some thumb errata maybe?  For the second part, how are you binding
the device?  And oh, we didn't disable the EFI loader support already?
Yeah, that would be another pretty easy choice to win back a bunch of
space.  So yes, this is certainly on the right track, thanks!

-- 
Tom
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