[PATCH v2 18/32] doc: board/qualcomm: document generic targets
Neil Armstrong
neil.armstrong at linaro.org
Thu Dec 21 17:34:23 CET 2023
On 19/12/2023 17:04, Caleb Connolly wrote:
> Replace the board specific docs with a generic board.rst file which
> documents the build/boot process for the sdm845 and qcs404 boards now
> that the only differences are the DTB in use.
>
> At the same time, create a debugging page to document some useful
> snippets and tips for working with Qualcomm platforms.
>
> Signed-off-by: Caleb Connolly <caleb.connolly at linaro.org>
> ---
> doc/board/qualcomm/board.rst | 119 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> doc/board/qualcomm/debugging.rst | 61 +++++++++++++++
> doc/board/qualcomm/index.rst | 4 +-
> doc/board/qualcomm/qcs404.rst | 79 -------------------
> doc/board/qualcomm/sdm845.rst | 162 ---------------------------------------
> 5 files changed, 182 insertions(+), 243 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/board/qualcomm/board.rst b/doc/board/qualcomm/board.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..093048eee0a6
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/doc/board/qualcomm/board.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> +.. sectionauthor:: Dzmitry Sankouski <dsankouski at gmail.com>
> +
> +Qualcomm generic boards
> +=======================
> +
> +About this
> +----------
> +This document describes how to build and run U-Boot for Qualcomm generic
> +boards. Right now the generic target supports the Snapdragon 845 SoC, however
> +it's expected to support more SoCs going forward.
> +
> +SDM845 - hi-end qualcomm chip, introduced in late 2017.
> +Mostly used in flagship phones and tablets of 2018.
> +
> +The current boot flow support loading u-boot as an Android boot image via
> +Qualcomm's UEFI-based ABL (Android) Bootloader. The DTB used by U-Boot will
> +be appended to the U-Boot image the same way as when booting Linux. U-Boot
> +will then retrieve the DTB during init. This way the memory layout and KASLR
> +offset will be populated by ABL.
> +
> +Installation
> +------------
> +Build
> +^^^^^
> +Setup ``CROSS_COMPILE`` for aarch64 and build U-Boot for your board::
> +
> + $ export CROSS_COMPILE=<aarch64 toolchain prefix>
> + $ make <your board name here, see Boards section>_defconfig
> + $ make
Perhaps you could also refer to buildman aswell as alternative to bare make
> +
> +This will build ``u-boot-nodtb.bin`` in the configured output directory.
> +
> +Generate FIT image
> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> +See doc/uImage.FIT for more details
> +
> +Pack android boot image
> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> +We'll assemble android boot image with ``u-boot-nodtb.bin`` instead of linux kernel,
> +and FIT image instead of ``initramfs``. Android bootloader expect gzipped kernel
> +with appended dtb, so let's mimic linux to satisfy stock bootloader.
> +
> +Boards
> +------
> +
> +starqlte
> +^^^^^^^^
> +
> +The starqltechn is a production board for Samsung S9 (SM-G9600) phone,
> +based on the Qualcomm SDM845 SoC.
> +
> +This device is supported by the common qcom_defconfig.
> +
> +The DTB is called "sdm845-samsung-starqltechn.dtb"
> +
> +More information can be found on the `Samsung S9 page`_.
> +
> +dragonboard845c
> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> +
> +The dragonboard845c is a Qualcomm Robotics RB3 Development Platform, based on
> +the Qualcomm SDM845 SoC.
> +
> +This device is supported by the common qcom_defconfig
> +
> +The DTB is called "sdm845-db845c.dtb"
> +
> +More information can be found on the `DragonBoard 845c page`_.
> +
> +qcs404-evb
> +^^^^^^^^^^
> +
> +The QCS404 EvB is a Qualcomm Development Platform, based on the Qualcomm QCS404 SoC.
> +
> +This device is supported by the common qcom_defconfig
> +
> +The DTB is called "qcs404-evb-4000.dtb"
> +
> +Building steps
> +--------------
> +
> +Steps:
> +
> +- Build u-boot::
> +
> + $ export CROSS_COMPILE=<aarch64 toolchain prefix>
> + $ make qcom_defconfig
> + $ make
> +
> +- gzip u-boot::
> +
> + gzip u-boot-nodtb.bin
> +
> +- Append dtb to gzipped u-boot::
> +
> + cat u-boot-nodtb.bin.gz arch/arm/dts/your-board.dtb > u-boot-nodtb.bin.gz-dtb
> +
> +- A ``qcom.its`` file can be found in ``board/qualcomm/generic/``
> + directory. It expects a folder as ``qcom_imgs/`` in the main directory
> + containing pre-built kernel, dts and ramdisk images. See ``qcom.its``
> + for full path to images::
> +
> + mkimage -f qcom.its qcom.itb
> +
> +- Now we've got everything to build android boot image::
> +
> + mkbootimg --kernel u-boot-nodtb.bin.gz-dtb --ramdisk db845c.itb \
> + --output boot.img --pagesize 4096 --base 0x80000000
> +
> +- Flash boot.img using fastboot and erase dtbo to avoid conflicts with our DTB:
> +
> + .. code-block:: bash
> +
> + fastboot flash boot boot.img
> + fastboot erase dtbo
> +
> +.. _Samsung S9 page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S9
> +.. _DragonBoard 845c page: https://www.96boards.org/product/rb3-platform/
> diff --git a/doc/board/qualcomm/debugging.rst b/doc/board/qualcomm/debugging.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..1c35d1909d12
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/doc/board/qualcomm/debugging.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> +.. sectionauthor:: Caleb Connolly <caleb.connolly at linaro.org>
> +
> +Qualcomm debugging
> +==================
> +
> +About this
> +----------
> +
> +This page describes how to enable early UART and other debugging techniques
> +for Qualcomm boards.
> +
> +Enable debug UART
> +-----------------
> +
> +Newer boards (SDM845 and newer, those with GENI SE UART)
> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> +
> +Open ``configs/qcom_defconfig`` and add the following snippet to the bottom:
> +
> + CONFIG_BAUDRATE=115200
> +
> + # Uncomment to enable UART pre-relocation
> + CONFIG_DEBUG_UART=y
> + CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_ANNOUNCE=y
> + # This is the address of the debug-uart peripheral
> + # The value here is for SDM845, other platforms will vary
> + CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_BASE=0xa84000
> + # Boards older than ~2018 pre-date the GENI driver and unfortunately
> + # aren't supported here
> + CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_MSM_GENI=y
> + # For sdm845 this is the UART clock rate
> + CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_CLOCK=7372800
> + # Most newer boards have an oversampling value of 16 instead
> + # of 32, they need the clock rate to be doubled
> + #CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_CLOCK=14745600
> +
> +Then build as normal (don't forget to ``make qcom_defconfig``` again).
> +
> +Older boards (db410c and db820c)
> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> +
> +Open ``configs/dragonboard<BOARD>_defconfig``
> +
> + CONFIG_BAUDRATE=115200
> + CONFIG_DEBUG_UART=y
> + CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_ANNOUNCE=y
> + # db410c - 0x78b0000
> + # db820c - 0x75b0000
> + CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_BASE=0x75b0000
> + CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_MSM=y
> + CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_CLOCK=7372800
> + #CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_SKIP_INIT=y
> +
> + CONFIG_LOG=y
> + CONFIG_HEXDUMP=y
> + CONFIG_CMD_LOG=y
> + CONFIG_LOG_MAX_LEVEL=9
> + CONFIG_LOG_DEFAULT_LEVEL=9
> + CONFIG_LOGLEVEL=9
> +
> diff --git a/doc/board/qualcomm/index.rst b/doc/board/qualcomm/index.rst
> index 0f9c4299569a..4955274a39bc 100644
> --- a/doc/board/qualcomm/index.rst
> +++ b/doc/board/qualcomm/index.rst
> @@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ Qualcomm
> :maxdepth: 2
>
> dragonboard410c
> - sdm845
> - qcs404
> + board
> + debugging
> diff --git a/doc/board/qualcomm/qcs404.rst b/doc/board/qualcomm/qcs404.rst
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 0cb71d97c987..000000000000
> --- a/doc/board/qualcomm/qcs404.rst
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
> -.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> -.. sectionauthor:: Sumit Garg <sumit.garg at linaro.org>
> -
> -QCS404 EVB
> -==========
> -
> -About this
> -----------
> -This document describes the information about Qualcomm QCS404 evaluation board
> -and it's usage steps.
> -
> -The current boot flow support loading u-boot as an Android boot image via
> -Qualcomm's UEFI-based ABL (Android) Bootloader.
> -
> -Installation
> -------------
> -Build
> -^^^^^
> -Setup ``CROSS_COMPILE`` for aarch64 and build U-Boot for your board::
> -
> - $ export CROSS_COMPILE=<aarch64 toolchain prefix>
> - $ make qcs404evb_defconfig
> - $ make
> -
> -This will build ``u-boot.bin`` in the configured output directory.
> -
> -Generate FIT image
> -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> -A ``qcs404.its`` file can be found in ``board/qualcomm/qcs404-evb/`` directory.
> -It expects a folder as ``qcs404_imgs/`` in the main directory containing
> -pre-built kernel, dts and ramdisk images. See ``qcs404.its`` for full path to
> -images.
> -
> -- Build FIT image::
> -
> - mkimage -f qcs404-evb.its qcs404-evb.itb
> -
> -Pack android boot image
> -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> -We'll assemble android boot image with ``u-boot.bin`` instead of linux kernel,
> -and FIT image instead of ``initramfs``. Android bootloader expect gzipped kernel
> -with appended dtb, so let's mimic linux to satisfy stock bootloader:
> -
> -- create dump dtb::
> -
> - workdir=/tmp/prepare_payload
> - mkdir -p "$workdir"
> - cd "$workdir"
> - mock_dtb="$workdir"/payload_mock.dtb
> -
> - dtc -I dts -O dtb -o "$mock_dtb" << EOF
> - /dts-v1/;
> - / {
> - model = "Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. QCS404 EVB 4000";
> - compatible = "qcom,qcs404-evb-4000", "qcom,qcs404-evb", "qcom,qcs404";
> -
> - #address-cells = <2>;
> - #size-cells = <2>;
> -
> - memory at 80000000 {
> - device_type = "memory";
> - /* We expect the bootloader to fill in the size */
> - reg = <0 0x80000000 0 0>;
> - };
> -
> - chosen { };
> - };
> - EOF
> -
> -- gzip u-boot ``gzip u-boot.bin``
> -- append dtb to gzipped u-boot: ``cat u-boot.bin.gz "$mock_dtb" > u-boot.bin.gz-dtb``
> -
> -Now we've got everything to build android boot image:::
> -
> - mkbootimg --kernel u-boot.bin.gz-dtb \
> - --ramdisk qcs404-evb.itb --pagesize 4096 \
> - --base 0x80000000 --output boot.img
> -
> -Flash image on qcs404-evb using fastboot method.
> diff --git a/doc/board/qualcomm/sdm845.rst b/doc/board/qualcomm/sdm845.rst
> deleted file mode 100644
> index d3f218e835e0..000000000000
> --- a/doc/board/qualcomm/sdm845.rst
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,162 +0,0 @@
> -.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> -.. sectionauthor:: Dzmitry Sankouski <dsankouski at gmail.com>
> -
> -Snapdragon 845
> -================
> -
> -About this
> -----------
> -This document describes the information about Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
> -supported boards and it's usage steps.
> -
> -SDM845 - hi-end qualcomm chip, introduced in late 2017.
> -Mostly used in flagship phones and tablets of 2018.
> -
> -The current boot flow support loading u-boot as an Android boot image via
> -Qualcomm's UEFI-based ABL (Android) Bootloader.
> -
> -Installation
> -------------
> -Build
> -^^^^^
> -Setup ``CROSS_COMPILE`` for aarch64 and build U-Boot for your board::
> -
> - $ export CROSS_COMPILE=<aarch64 toolchain prefix>
> - $ make <your board name here, see Boards section>_defconfig
> - $ make
> -
> -This will build ``u-boot.bin`` in the configured output directory.
> -
> -Generate FIT image
> -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> -See doc/uImage.FIT for more details
> -
> -Pack android boot image
> -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> -We'll assemble android boot image with ``u-boot.bin`` instead of linux kernel,
> -and FIT image instead of ``initramfs``. Android bootloader expect gzipped kernel
> -with appended dtb, so let's mimic linux to satisfy stock bootloader.
> -
> -Boards
> -------
> -
> -starqlte
> -^^^^^^^^
> -
> -The starqltechn is a production board for Samsung S9 (SM-G9600) phone,
> -based on the Qualcomm SDM845 SoC.
> -
> -Steps:
> -
> -- Build u-boot::
> -
> - $ export CROSS_COMPILE=<aarch64 toolchain prefix>
> - $ make starqltechn_defconfig
> - $ make
> -
> -- Create dump dtb::
> -
> - workdir=/tmp/prepare_payload
> - mkdir -p "$workdir"
> - cd "$workdir"
> - mock_dtb="$workdir"/payload_mock.dtb
> -
> - dtc -I dts -O dtb -o "$mock_dtb" << EOF
> - /dts-v1/;
> - / {
> - memory {
> - /* We expect the bootloader to fill in the size */
> - reg = <0 0 0 0>;
> - };
> -
> - chosen { };
> - };
> - EOF
> -
> -- gzip u-boot::
> -
> - gzip u-boot.bin
> -
> -- Append dtb to gzipped u-boot::
> -
> - cat u-boot.bin.gz "$mock_dtb" > u-boot.bin.gz-dtb
> -
> -- Now we've got everything to build android boot image::
> -
> - mkbootimg --base 0x0 --kernel_offset 0x00008000 \
> - --ramdisk_offset 0x02000000 --tags_offset 0x01e00000 \
> - --pagesize 4096 --second_offset 0x00f00000 \
> - --ramdisk "$fit_image" \
> - --kernel u-boot.bin.gz-dtb \
> - -o boot.img
> -
> -- Flash image with your phone's flashing method.
> -
> -More information can be found on the `Samsung S9 page`_.
> -
> -dragonboard845c
> -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> -
> -The dragonboard845c is a Qualcomm Robotics RB3 Development Platform, based on
> -the Qualcomm SDM845 SoC.
> -
> -Steps:
> -
> -- Build u-boot::
> -
> - $ export CROSS_COMPILE=<aarch64 toolchain prefix>
> - $ make dragonboard845c_defconfig
> - $ make
> -
> -- Create dummy dtb::
> -
> - workdir=/tmp/prepare_payload
> - mkdir -p "$workdir"
> - mock_dtb="$workdir"/payload_mock.dtb
> -
> - dtc -I dts -O dtb -o "$mock_dtb" << EOF
> - /dts-v1/;
> - / {
> - #address-cells = <2>;
> - #size-cells = <2>;
> -
> - memory at 80000000 {
> - device_type = "memory";
> - /* We expect the bootloader to fill in the size */
> - reg = <0 0x80000000 0 0>;
> - };
> -
> - chosen { };
> - };
> - EOF
> -
> -- gzip u-boot::
> -
> - gzip u-boot.bin
> -
> -- Append dtb to gzipped u-boot::
> -
> - cat u-boot.bin.gz "$mock_dtb" > u-boot.bin.gz-dtb
> -
> -- A ``db845c.its`` file can be found in ``board/qualcomm/dragonboard845c/``
> - directory. It expects a folder as ``db845c_imgs/`` in the main directory
> - containing pre-built kernel, dts and ramdisk images. See ``db845c.its``
> - for full path to images::
> -
> - mkimage -f db845c.its db845c.itb
> -
> -- Now we've got everything to build android boot image::
> -
> - mkbootimg --kernel u-boot.bin.gz-dtb --ramdisk db845c.itb \
> - --output boot.img --pagesize 4096 --base 0x80000000
> -
> -- Flash boot.img using db845c fastboot method:
> -
> - .. code-block:: bash
> -
> - sudo fastboot flash boot boot.img
> -
> -More information can be found on the `DragonBoard 845c page`_.
> -
> -.. _Samsung S9 page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S9
> -.. _DragonBoard 845c page: https://www.96boards.org/product/rb3-platform/
>
Overall looks good, the debug hints are nice!
Reviewed-by: Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong at linaro.org>
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