[PATCH 0/3] save prev bootloader data, when u-boot chainloaded
Dzmitry Sankouski
dsankouski at gmail.com
Sun Jan 30 11:40:15 CET 2022
When u-boot is used as a chain-loaded bootloader (replacing OS kernel),
previous bootloader leaves data in RAM, that can be reused.
For example, on recent arm linux system, when chainloading u-boot,
there are initramfs and fdt in RAM prepared for OS booting. Initramfs
may be modified to store u-boot's payload, thus providing the ability to
use chainloaded u-boot to boot OS without any storage support.
Two config options added:
- SAVE_PREV_BL_INITRAMFS_START_ADDR
saves initramfs start address to 'prevbl_initrd_start_addr' environment
variable
- SAVE_PREV_BL_FDT_ADDR
saves fdt address to 'prevbl_fdt_addr' environment variable
This feature will be used for axy17lte and starqltechn boards for now,
and more phones in future.
Dzmitry Sankouski (3):
arm: init: save previous bootloader data
board: starqltechn: get board usable - add bootcmd and docs
board: axy17lte: get board usable - add bootcmd and docs
arch/arm/lib/Makefile | 2 +
arch/arm/lib/save_prev_bl_data.c | 93 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
boot/Kconfig | 79 +++++++++++++++---------
configs/a3y17lte_defconfig | 12 ++--
configs/a5y17lte_defconfig | 13 ++--
configs/a7y17lte_defconfig | 13 ++--
configs/starqltechn_defconfig | 13 ++--
doc/board/qualcomm/sdm845.rst | 47 ++++++++++++++-
doc/board/samsung/axy17lte.rst | 15 +----
include/configs/exynos78x0-common.h | 4 ++
include/configs/sdm845.h | 5 ++
include/init.h | 13 ++++
12 files changed, 250 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 arch/arm/lib/save_prev_bl_data.c
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2.20.1
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