[PATCH V2] doc: falcon: riscv: Falcon Mode boot on RISC-V
Randolph
randolph at andestech.com
Thu Nov 2 12:10:28 CET 2023
Add documentation to introduce the Falcon Mode on RISC-V.
In this mode, the boot sequence is SPL -> OpenSBI -> Linux kernel.
Signed-off-by: Randolph <randolph at andestech.com>
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doc/develop/falcon.rst | 159 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 159 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/develop/falcon.rst b/doc/develop/falcon.rst
index 2f25fc8532..b553f0d0ea 100644
--- a/doc/develop/falcon.rst
+++ b/doc/develop/falcon.rst
@@ -256,3 +256,162 @@ the following command:
Falcon Mode was presented at the RMLL 2012. Slides are available at:
http://schedule2012.rmll.info/IMG/pdf/LSM2012_UbootFalconMode_Babic.pdf
+
+Falcon Mode Boot on RISC-V
+--------------------------
+
+Introduction
+------------
+
+In the RISC-V environment, OpenSBI is required to enable a supervisor mode
+to execute certain privileged operations. The typical boot sequence on
+RISC-V is SPL -> OpenSBI -> U-Boot -> Linux kernel. SPL will load and start
+the OpenSBI initializations, then OpenSBI will bring up the next image, U-Boot.
+The OpenSBI binary must be prepared in advance of the U-Boot build process
+and it will be packed together with U-Boot into a file called u-boot.itb.
+
+The Falcon Mode on RISC-V platforms is a distinct boot process. Borrowing
+ideas from the U-Boot Falcon Mode on ARM, it skips the U-Boot proper phase
+in the normal boot process and allows OpenSBI to load and start the Linux
+kernel. Its boot sequence is SPL -> OpenSBI -> Linux kernel. The OpenSBI
+binary and Linux kernel binary must be prepared prior to the U-Boot build
+process and they will be packed together as linux.itb in this process.
+
+CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT_OPENSBI_OS_BOOT enables the Falcon Mode boot on RISC-V.
+This configuration tells OpenSBI that Linux kernel is its next OS image and
+makes it load and start the kernel afterwards.
+
+Note that the Falcon Mode boot bypasses a lot of initializations by U-Boot.
+If the Linux kernel expects hardware initializations by U-Boot, make sure to
+port the relevant code to the SPL build process.
+
+Configurations
+--------------
+
+CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT_ADDRESS
+ Specifies the address to load u-boot.itb in a normal boot. When the Falcon
+ Mode boot is enabled, it specifies the load address of linux.itb.
+
+CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE
+ Specifies the address of the text section for a u-boot proper in a normal
+ boot. When the Falcon Mode boot is enabled, it specifies the text section
+ address for the Linux kernel image.
+
+CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT_OPENSBI_OS_BOOT
+ Activates the Falcon Mode boot on RISC-V.
+
+Function that a board must implement
+------------------------------------
+
+Initially, SPL places the FDT blob right after the kernel. As the kernel does
+not include the BSS section in its size calculation, SPL ends up placing the
+FDT blob within the BSS section of the kernel. This may cause the FDT blob to
+be cleared during kernel BSS initialization. To avoid the issue, be sure to
+move the FDT blob out of the kernel first.
+
+void spl_perform_fixups(struct spl_image_info *spl_image)
+ required, necessary action to move the FDT blob out of the Linux kernel BSS
+ section
+
+Example for Andes AE350 Board
+-----------------------------
+
+A FDT blob is required to boot the Linux kernel from the SPL. Andes AE350
+platforms generally come with a builtin dtb. If you want to load a custom DTB,
+follow the steps below:
+
+1. Load the custom DTB to SDRAM::
+
+ => fatload mmc 0:1 0x20000000 user_custom.dtb
+
+2. Set the SPI speed::
+
+ => sf probe 0:0 50000000 0
+
+3. Erase sectors from the SPI Flash::
+
+ => sf erase 0xf0000 0x10000
+
+4. Write the FDT blob to the erased sectors of the Flash::
+
+ => sf write 0x20000000 0xf0000 0x10000
+
+Console Log of AE350 Falcon Mode Boot
+-------------------------------------
+
+U-Boot SPL 2023.01-00031-g777ecdea66 (Oct 31 2023 - 18:41:36 +0800)
+Trying to boot from RAM
+
+OpenSBI v1.2-51-g7304e42
+ ____ _____ ____ _____
+ / __ \ / ____| _ \_ _|
+ | | | |_ __ ___ _ __ | (___ | |_) || |
+ | | | | '_ \ / _ \ '_ \ \___ \| _ < | |
+ | |__| | |_) | __/ | | |____) | |_) || |_
+ \____/| .__/ \___|_| |_|_____/|____/_____|
+ | |
+ |_|
+
+Platform Name : andestech,ax25
+Platform Features : medeleg
+Platform HART Count : 1
+Platform IPI Device : andes_plicsw
+Platform Timer Device : andes_plmt @ 60000000Hz
+Platform Console Device : uart8250
+Platform HSM Device : andes_smu
+Platform PMU Device : andes_pmu
+Platform Reboot Device : atcwdt200
+Platform Shutdown Device : ---
+Firmware Base : 0x0
+Firmware Size : 196 KB
+Runtime SBI Version : 1.0
+
+Domain0 Name : root
+Domain0 Boot HART : 0
+Domain0 HARTs : 0*
+Domain0 Region00 : 0x0000000000000000-0x000000000003ffff ()
+Domain0 Region01 : 0x00000000e6000000-0x00000000e60fffff (I,R)
+Domain0 Region02 : 0x00000000e6400000-0x00000000e67fffff (I)
+Domain0 Region03 : 0x0000000000000000-0xffffffffffffffff (R,W,X)
+Domain0 Next Address : 0x0000000001800000
+Domain0 Next Arg1 : 0x0000000001700000
+Domain0 Next Mode : S-mode
+Domain0 SysReset : yes
+
+Boot HART ID : 0
+Boot HART Domain : root
+Boot HART Priv Version : v1.11
+Boot HART Base ISA : rv64imafdcx
+Boot HART ISA Extensions : none
+Boot HART PMP Count : 8
+Boot HART PMP Granularity : 4
+Boot HART PMP Address Bits: 31
+Boot HART MHPM Count : 4
+Boot HART MHPM Bits : 64
+Boot HART MIDELEG : 0x0000000000000222
+Boot HART MEDELEG : 0x000000000000b109
+[ 0.000000] Linux version 6.1.47-09019-g0584b09ad862-dirty
+[ 0.000000] OF: fdt: Ignoring memory range 0x0 - 0x1800000
+[ 0.000000] Machine model: andestech,ax25
+[ 0.000000] earlycon: sbi0 at I/O port 0x0 (options '')
+[ 0.000000] printk: bootconsole [sbi0] enabled
+[ 0.000000] Disabled 4-level and 5-level paging
+[ 0.000000] efi: UEFI not found.
+[ 0.000000] Zone ranges:
+[ 0.000000] DMA32 [mem 0x0000000001800000-0x000000003fffffff]
+[ 0.000000] Normal empty
+[ 0.000000] Movable zone start for each node
+[ 0.000000] Early memory node ranges
+[ 0.000000] node 0: [mem 0x0000000001800000-0x000000003fffffff]
+[ 0.000000] Initmem setup node 0 [mem 0x0000000001800000-0x000000003fffffff]
+[ 0.000000] SBI specification v1.0 detected
+[ 0.000000] SBI implementation ID=0x1 Version=0x10002
+[ 0.000000] SBI TIME extension detected
+[ 0.000000] SBI IPI extension detected
+[ 0.000000] SBI RFENCE extension detected
+[ 0.000000] SBI SRST extension detected
+[ 0.000000] SBI HSM extension detected
+[ 0.000000] riscv: base ISA extensions acim
+[ 0.000000] riscv: ELF capabilities acim
+[ 0.000000] percpu: Embedded 18 pages/cpu s35000 r8192 d30536 u73728
+[ 0.000000] Built 1 zonelists, mobility grouping on. Total pages: 252500
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