[PATCH] Revert "tree: imx: remove old fit generator script"

Marcel Ziswiler marcel at ziswiler.com
Fri Jan 7 23:26:49 CET 2022 

Hi Tim and Tom

On Fri, 2022-01-07 at 12:37 -0800, Tim Harvey wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 12:27 PM Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com> wrote:
> > 
> > On Fri, Jan 07, 2022 at 12:24:57PM -0800, Tim Harvey wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 12:08 PM Adam Ford <aford173 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 12:25 PM Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com> wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Fri, Jan 07, 2022 at 12:21:18PM -0600, Adam Ford wrote:
> > > > > > On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 11:38 AM Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com> wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 07, 2022 at 09:27:05AM -0800, Tim Harvey wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 12:27 PM Tim Harvey <tharvey at gateworks.com>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 11:18 AM ZHIZHIKIN Andrey
> > > > > > > > > <andrey.zhizhikin at leica-geosystems.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > Hello Tom,
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > > > > From: U-Boot <u-boot-bounces at lists.denx.de> On Behalf Of Tom Rini
> > > > > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 6, 2022 7:52 PM
> > > > > > > > > > > To: u-boot at lists.denx.de
> > > > > > > > > > > Cc: Tim Harvey <tharvey at gateworks.com>
> > > > > > > > > > > Subject: [PATCH] Revert "tree: imx: remove old fit generator
> > > > > > > script"
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > This reverts commit d9a6f0eed66a39206b13513ec914f14084c3bb73.
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > For right now, it's too close to the release to merge the series
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > > allows for binman to be used to generate the final images, and
> > > > > > > also not
> > > > > > > > > > > break CI, and then also merge all of the series that convert
> > > > > > > currently
> > > > > > > > > > > broken platforms to use binman instead.  So, bring back this
> > > > > > > script now
> > > > > > > > > > > and remove it again for real after the release.
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > Please note that this might not work, as the FIT generator script
> > > > > > > would
> > > > > > > > > > generate ITS with '@' symbols which are not compatible with mkimage
> > > > > > > due
> > > > > > > > > > to CVE-2021-27138. This revert should be complemented with the fix to
> > > > > > > > > > remove those '@' symbols as well.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Correct, the revert is not enough anymore:
> > > > > > > > >   MKIMAGE u-boot.itb
> > > > > > > > > u-boot.its:7.11-15.5: Warning (unit_address_vs_reg): /images/uboot at 1:
> > > > > > > > > node has a unit name, but no reg property
> > > > > > > > > u-boot.its:16.9-21.5: Warning (unit_address_vs_reg): /images/fdt at 1:
> > > > > > > > > node has a unit name, but no reg property
> > > > > > > > > u-boot.its:22.9-27.5: Warning (unit_address_vs_reg): /images/fdt at 2:
> > > > > > > > > node has a unit name, but no reg property
> > > > > > > > > u-boot.its:28.9-33.5: Warning (unit_address_vs_reg): /images/fdt at 3:
> > > > > > > > > node has a unit name, but no reg property
> > > > > > > > > u-boot.its:34.9-39.5: Warning (unit_address_vs_reg): /images/fdt at 4:
> > > > > > > > > node has a unit name, but no reg property
> > > > > > > > > u-boot.its:40.9-45.5: Warning (unit_address_vs_reg): /images/fdt at 5:
> > > > > > > > > node has a unit name, but no reg property
> > > > > > > > > u-boot.its:46.9-55.5: Warning (unit_address_vs_reg): /images/atf at 1:
> > > > > > > > > node has a unit name, but no reg property
> > > > > > > > > u-boot.its:60.12-65.5: Warning (unit_address_vs_reg):
> > > > > > > > > /configurations/config at 1: node has a unit name, but no reg property
> > > > > > > > > u-boot.its:66.12-71.5: Warning (unit_address_vs_reg):
> > > > > > > > > /configurations/config at 2: node has a unit name, but no reg property
> > > > > > > > > u-boot.its:72.12-77.5: Warning (unit_address_vs_reg):
> > > > > > > > > /configurations/config at 3: node has a unit name, but no reg property
> > > > > > > > > u-boot.its:78.12-83.5: Warning (unit_address_vs_reg):
> > > > > > > > > /configurations/config at 4: node has a unit name, but no reg property
> > > > > > > > > u-boot.its:84.12-89.5: Warning (unit_address_vs_reg):
> > > > > > > > > /configurations/config at 5: node has a unit name, but no reg property
> > > > > > > > > ./tools/mkimage: verify_header failed for FIT Image support with exit
> > > > > > > code 1
> > > > > > > > > Makefile:1433: recipe for target 'u-boot.itb' failed
> > > > > > > > > make: *** [u-boot.itb] Error 1
> > > > > > > > > make: *** Deleting file 'u-boot.itb'
> > > > > > > > > make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > I don't know what had changed to cause this or when (again, I stopped
> > > > > > > > > worrying about it because I thought we were moving to binman for this
> > > > > > > > > release). There was a patch that resolved this from Oliver at
> > > > > > > > > https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2021-August/457997.html but I
> > > > > > > > > don't think that fully solves anything 'at this point' either.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Even with that applied to current master I then end up with:
> > > > > > > > >   MKIMAGE flash.bin
> > > > > > > > > ./tools/mkimage: Can't open spl/u-boot-spl-ddr.bin: No such file or
> > > > > > > directory
> > > > > > > > > arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile:167: recipe for target 'flash.bin' failed
> > > > > > > > > make[1]: *** [flash.bin] Error 1
> > > > > > > > > make[1]: *** Deleting file 'flash.bin'
> > > > > > > > > Makefile:1526: recipe for target 'flash.bin' failed
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > At some point over the past couple of months that patch resolved the
> > > > > > > > > building issue when using the FIT generator but I also don't know what
> > > > > > > > > else has changed that now causes that to not work.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > As Tom pointed out in another thread these build failures did not get
> > > > > > > > > caught by CI apparently because CI does a 'make all' which did not
> > > > > > > > > include the FIT images (that was accomplished with the 'flash.bin'
> > > > > > > > > target prior to binman conversion).
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Is it too late to apply the CI fix and the pending binman conversions?
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > I know that my series has been reviewed by Marcel [1] and as far as I
> > > > > > > > > know didn't get merged simply because of the CI issue. It still
> > > > > > > > > applies and produces a valid flash.bin image.
> > > > > > > > > I was also able to merge Peng's series [2] which converts
> > > > > > > > > imx8mq_evk/imx8mq_phanbell/pico-imx8mq to binman and was able to build
> > > > > > > > > flash.bin images for them
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > I tried to merge Adam's series that moves imx8mm_beacon to binman [3]
> > > > > > > > > and imx8mn_beacon to binman [4] but they no longer apply due to
> > > > > > > > > defconfig/Kconfig changes
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > That still leaves the following unbuildable with
> > > > > > > > > CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR = "arch/arm/mach-imx/mkimage_fit_atf.sh":
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > configs/cgtqmx8_defconfig:CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR="arch/arm/mach-imx/mkimage_fit_atf.sh"
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > configs/imx8mm-icore-mx8mm-ctouch2_defconfig:CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR="arch/arm/mach-
> > > > > > > imx/mkimage_fit_atf.sh"
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > configs/imx8mm-icore-mx8mm-edimm2.2_defconfig:CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR="arch/arm/mach-
> > > > > > > imx/mkimage_fit_atf.sh"
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > configs/imx8mm_beacon_defconfig:CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR="arch/arm/mach-imx/mkimage_fit_atf.sh"
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > configs/imx8mn_beacon_2g_defconfig:CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR="arch/arm/mach-
> > > > > > > imx/mkimage_fit_atf.sh"
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > configs/imx8mn_beacon_defconfig:CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR="arch/arm/mach-imx/mkimage_fit_atf.sh"
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > configs/imx8qm_rom7720_a1_4G_defconfig:CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR="arch/arm/mach-
> > > > > > > imx/mkimage_fit_atf.sh"
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Tim
> > > > > > > > > [1] https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/list/?series=265765
> > > > > > > > > [2] https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/list/?series=268380
> > > > > > > > > [3] https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/list/?series=261640
> > > > > > > > > [4] https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/list/?series=261822
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Tom,
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I'm not familiar with the U-boot CI tool.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > It's at https://u-boot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/develop/ci_testing.html
> > > > > > > (and in-tree under doc/develop/ci_testing.rst).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Is it a show-stopper that it
> > > > > > > > does not build for boards using binman for release? From what you
> > > > > > > > mentioned in another thread it was never building the flash.bin target
> > > > > > > > for the boards using the FIT generator anyway.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Yes, breaking CI is a ship-stopper.  That all of these boards were not
> > > > > > > previously building the final image as part of "all" is a problem.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > So, here's what I'm at right now.  I've grabbed Heiko's patch.
> > > > > > > Everything is currently visible at
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/bundle/trini/2022-01-07-imx8-and-binman-updates/
> > > > > > > and with this, we get some boards building and complaining as expected:
> > > > > > >    aarch64:  w+   imx8mn_evk
> > > > > > > +(imx8mn_evk) Image 'main-section' is missing external blobs and is
> > > > > > > non-functional: blob-ext at 1
> > > > > > > blob-ext at 2 blob-ext at 3 blob-ext at 4
> > > > > > > +(imx8mn_evk) Image 'main-section' is missing external blobs and is
> > > > > > > non-functional: blob-ext
> > > > > > > +(imx8mn_evk)
> > > > > > > +(imx8mn_evk) Some images are invalid
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > But others are:
> > > > > > >    aarch64:  +   imx8mn_beacon_2g
> > > > > > > +(imx8mn_beacon_2g) ===================== WARNING ======================
> > > > > > > +(imx8mn_beacon_2g) This board uses CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR. Please
> > > > > > > migrate
> > > > > > > +(imx8mn_beacon_2g) to binman instead, to avoid the proliferation of
> > > > > > > +(imx8mn_beacon_2g) arch-specific scripts with no tests.
> > > > > > > +(imx8mn_beacon_2g) ====================================================
> > > > > > > +(imx8mn_beacon_2g) Image 'main-section' is missing external blobs and is
> > > > > > > non-functional: blob-
> > > > > > > ext at 1 blob-ext at 2 blob-ext at 3 blob-ext at 4
> > > > > > > +(imx8mn_beacon_2g) binman: Error 1 running 'mkimage -d
> > > > > > > ./mkimage.spl.mkimage -n spl/u-boot-spl
> > > > > > > .cfgout -T imx8mimage -e 0x912000 ./mkimage-out.spl.mkimage':
> > > > > > > spl/u-boot-spl-ddr.bin: Can't ope
> > > > > > > n: No such file or directory
> > > > > > > +(imx8mn_beacon_2g)
> > > > > > > +(imx8mn_beacon_2g) make[1]: *** [Makefile:1088: all] Error 1
> > > > > > > +(imx8mn_beacon_2g) make: *** [Makefile:177: sub-make] Error 2
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The beacon boards are mine.  I can work on this one today.  Do I just grab
> > > > > > the binman updates and apply it to master and fix it from that starting
> > > > > > point?
> > > > > 
> > > > > So, yes, grabbing the series from the above link and applying it on top
> > > > > of master, and making builds work with fake binaries would be very
> > > > > helpful.  As best I can tell there's still something missing with making
> > > > > fake blobs link and not fail.  For example, imx8mm_venice is part of the
> > > > > series above but still fails with 'make BINMAN_FAKE_EXT_BLOBS=1 ...':
> > > > > Image 'main-section:u-boot-spl-ddr' has faked external blobs and is non-functional:
> > > > > lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_imem.bin lpddr4_pmu_train_1d_dmem.bin lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_imem.bin
> > > > > lpddr4_pmu_train_2d_dmem.bin
> > > > > Image 'main-section' is missing external blobs and is non-functional: atf_blob blob-ext
> > > > > Wrote map file './imx-boot.map' to show errors
> > > > > binman: Node '/binman/imx-boot/blob-ext at 1': Offset 0x0 (0) overlaps with previous entry '/binman/imx-
> > > > > boot/uboot' ending at 0x1aee08 (1764872)
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > From what I can tell looking at the imx8mm_venice board is that the imx8mm-u-boot.dtsi has the binman
> > > > nodes to build the image, but arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-venice-u-boot.dtsi duplicates that work, so there are
> > > > two copies trying to occupy the same space.  Deleting the &binman node from the venice-u-boot.dtsi file
> > > > appears to make the problem go away, and binman is still making the image.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Adam,
> > > 
> > > I don't quite follow. I don't see any binman nodes in
> > > arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-u-boot.dtsi.
> > > 
> > > I know that Marcel submitted a patch that added them (and I'm not sure
> > > if he added them yet in a way that was compatible with multiple fdt's)
> > > but this hasn't been merged yet so I don't see any duplicate binman
> > > nodes for venice.
> > 
> > Right, so this is with
> > https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/bundle/trini/2022-01-07-imx8-and-binman-updates/
> > applied and I did have to manually apply Marcel's 4/7 and 7/7, so maybe
> > I mismerged something there too?  The tree is also at
> > https://github.com/trini/u-boot/tree/WIP/2022-01-07-imx8-and-buildman-updates
> > 
> 
> Tom,
> 
> Thank you for helping with this. During the merge window we had a lot
> of collisions because of things moving to defconfig that I think
> caused a lot of imx patches to have to be rebased. Then as most of us
> were submitting binman patches this CI issue popped up and as Stefano
> was unavailable I think it all got left hanging. In the middle of that
> Marcel's patch moved binman nodes to a common place so some rebasing
> is needed there as well. Fun times!
> 
> Yes, I couldn't get all from your patchwork bundle to apply - I didn't
> try as hard as you to manually merge :)
> 
> I pulled your tree and see Marcel's patches there now. With the binman
> node removed from arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-venice-u-boot.dtsi venice works.

I also quickly double checked everything and indeed somehow the removal of the binman stuff from
arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-venice-u-boot.dtsi which I had in my 4th patch "[PATCH v3 4/7] arm64: dts: imx8mm: use
common binman configuration" got lost. Otherwise it all looks good. Thanks!

> I will submit a v3 for you that does this.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Tim

Cheers

Marcel

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