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

Tom Rini trini at konsulko.com
Fri Jan 7 23:42:49 CET 2022 

On Fri, Jan 07, 2022 at 11:26:49PM +0100, Marcel Ziswiler wrote:
> 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 must have messed it up, sorry.  I'm doing one more CI run right now of
Adam's versions of the patches (just to be extra safe) and then I'll
merge the branch.  Thanks all!

-- 
Tom
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