[PATCH v2] configs: socfpga: Permit EFI booting
Chee, Tien Fong
tienfong.chee at altera.com
Mon Dec 15 06:07:20 CET 2025
On 12/12/2025 12:36 am, Jan Kiszka wrote:
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> From: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka at siemens.com>
>
> Commit f369e1564cf4 turned those off because the SPL size grew too
> large. It also argued that those boards would never support EFI booting.
> The former is correct, therefore keep CONFIG_SPL_EFI_PARTITION off.
> CONFIG_SPL_ISO_PARTITION is default off. What is not correct is that
> those boards are limited to legacy boot - you just need a hybrid
> partition table to make both the bootrom and UEFI happy.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka at siemens.com>
> ---
>
> Changes in v2:
> - use Kconfig to keep SPL_EFI_PARTITION off
>
> configs/socfpga_agilex5_defconfig | 2 --
> configs/socfpga_agilex_defconfig | 2 --
> configs/socfpga_arria5_defconfig | 2 --
> configs/socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig | 2 --
> configs/socfpga_de0_nano_soc_defconfig | 2 --
> configs/socfpga_de10_nano_defconfig | 2 --
> configs/socfpga_de10_standard_defconfig | 2 --
> configs/socfpga_de1_soc_defconfig | 2 --
> configs/socfpga_is1_defconfig | 2 --
> configs/socfpga_mcvevk_defconfig | 2 --
> configs/socfpga_secu1_defconfig | 2 --
> configs/socfpga_sockit_defconfig | 2 --
> configs/socfpga_socrates_defconfig | 2 --
> configs/socfpga_sr1500_defconfig | 2 --
> configs/socfpga_vining_fpga_defconfig | 2 --
> disk/Kconfig | 1 +
> 16 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 30 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/configs/socfpga_agilex5_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_agilex5_defconfig
> index 64f2f1bf115..20fd1e237c9 100644
> --- a/configs/socfpga_agilex5_defconfig
> +++ b/configs/socfpga_agilex5_defconfig
> @@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ CONFIG_CMD_WDT=y
> CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
> CONFIG_CMD_TIMER=y
> CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
> -# CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
> -# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
> CONFIG_OF_LIST=""
> CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FAT=y
> CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_UBI=y
> diff --git a/configs/socfpga_agilex_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_agilex_defconfig
> index 1c3664bc0d7..eb99392f0ea 100644
> --- a/configs/socfpga_agilex_defconfig
> +++ b/configs/socfpga_agilex_defconfig
> @@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ CONFIG_CMD_USB=y
> CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
> CONFIG_CMD_SMC=y
> CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
> -# CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
> -# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
> CONFIG_OF_UPSTREAM=y
> CONFIG_OF_LIST=""
> CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FAT=y
> diff --git a/configs/socfpga_arria5_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_arria5_defconfig
> index 3c860f97ae9..88ef2eb0c76 100644
> --- a/configs/socfpga_arria5_defconfig
> +++ b/configs/socfpga_arria5_defconfig
> @@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
> CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT="nor0=ff705000.spi.0"
> CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT="mtdparts=ff705000.spi.0:1m(u-boot),256k(env1),256k(env2),14848k(boot),16m(rootfs),- at 1536k(UBI)"
> CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
> -# CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
> -# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
> CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
> CONFIG_ENV_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
> CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
> diff --git a/configs/socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig
> index 992abdbfdc4..0485d20260c 100644
> --- a/configs/socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig
> +++ b/configs/socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig
> @@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
> CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT="nor0=ff705000.spi.0"
> CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT="mtdparts=ff705000.spi.0:1m(u-boot),256k(env1),256k(env2),14848k(boot),16m(rootfs),- at 1536k(UBI)"
> CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
> -# CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
> -# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
> CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
> CONFIG_ENV_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
> CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
> diff --git a/configs/socfpga_de0_nano_soc_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_de0_nano_soc_defconfig
> index 6564cbd03c6..3b021634bb9 100644
> --- a/configs/socfpga_de0_nano_soc_defconfig
> +++ b/configs/socfpga_de0_nano_soc_defconfig
> @@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
> CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT="nor0=ff705000.spi.0"
> CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT="mtdparts=ff705000.spi.0:1m(u-boot),256k(env1),256k(env2),14848k(boot),16m(rootfs),- at 1536k(UBI)"
> CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
> -# CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
> -# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
> CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
> CONFIG_ENV_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
> CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
> diff --git a/configs/socfpga_de10_nano_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_de10_nano_defconfig
> index 4fabd63f2b4..941f9e9f3bc 100644
> --- a/configs/socfpga_de10_nano_defconfig
> +++ b/configs/socfpga_de10_nano_defconfig
> @@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ CONFIG_CMD_USB_MASS_STORAGE=y
> CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
> CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
> CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT="nor0=ff705000.spi.0"
> -# CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
> -# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
> CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
> CONFIG_ENV_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
> CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
> diff --git a/configs/socfpga_de10_standard_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_de10_standard_defconfig
> index 1c9ecbf2bc8..d2b0274249b 100644
> --- a/configs/socfpga_de10_standard_defconfig
> +++ b/configs/socfpga_de10_standard_defconfig
> @@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ CONFIG_CMD_USB_MASS_STORAGE=y
> CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
> CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
> CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT="nor0=ff705000.spi.0"
> -# CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
> -# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
> CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
> CONFIG_ENV_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
> CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
> diff --git a/configs/socfpga_de1_soc_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_de1_soc_defconfig
> index 52ed0ff7ffa..f97b3a4055b 100644
> --- a/configs/socfpga_de1_soc_defconfig
> +++ b/configs/socfpga_de1_soc_defconfig
> @@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
> CONFIG_CMD_TIME=y
> CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
> CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT="nor0=ff705000.spi.0"
> -# CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
> -# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
> CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
> CONFIG_ENV_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
> CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
> diff --git a/configs/socfpga_is1_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_is1_defconfig
> index 45d3b2f0807..4136d22e90e 100644
> --- a/configs/socfpga_is1_defconfig
> +++ b/configs/socfpga_is1_defconfig
> @@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
> CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT="nor0=ff705000.spi.0"
> CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT="mtdparts=ff705000.spi.0:1m(u-boot),256k(env1),256k(env2),14848k(boot),16m(rootfs),- at 1536k(UBI)"
> CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
> -# CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
> -# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
> CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
> CONFIG_ENV_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
> CONFIG_USE_BOOTFILE=y
> diff --git a/configs/socfpga_mcvevk_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_mcvevk_defconfig
> index bff0c41336f..db288a2cf05 100644
> --- a/configs/socfpga_mcvevk_defconfig
> +++ b/configs/socfpga_mcvevk_defconfig
> @@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ CONFIG_CMD_USB=y
> CONFIG_CMD_USB_MASS_STORAGE=y
> CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
> CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
> -# CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
> -# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
> CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
> CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
> CONFIG_ENV_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
> diff --git a/configs/socfpga_secu1_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_secu1_defconfig
> index 5fe35fe6eb8..552ded52873 100644
> --- a/configs/socfpga_secu1_defconfig
> +++ b/configs/socfpga_secu1_defconfig
> @@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT="nand0=denali-nand"
> CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT="mtdparts=denali-nand:512k(nand.4spl),512k(nand.uboot),128k(nand.env1),128k(nand.env2),0x1000000(nand.rec),0x3ee40000(nand.ubi),0x80000 at 0x3ff80000(nand.bbt)"
> CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
> # CONFIG_CMD_UBIFS is not set
> -# CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
> -# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
> CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
> CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND=y
> CONFIG_ENV_REDUNDANT=y
> diff --git a/configs/socfpga_sockit_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_sockit_defconfig
> index fed1dd83dc2..6dec5758fba 100644
> --- a/configs/socfpga_sockit_defconfig
> +++ b/configs/socfpga_sockit_defconfig
> @@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
> CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT="nor0=ff705000.spi.0"
> CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT="mtdparts=ff705000.spi.0:1m(u-boot),256k(env1),256k(env2),14848k(boot),16m(rootfs),- at 1536k(UBI)"
> CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
> -# CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
> -# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
> CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
> CONFIG_ENV_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
> CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
> diff --git a/configs/socfpga_socrates_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_socrates_defconfig
> index a08c7c0d9e0..3bfb05fa419 100644
> --- a/configs/socfpga_socrates_defconfig
> +++ b/configs/socfpga_socrates_defconfig
> @@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
> CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT="nor0=ff705000.spi.0"
> CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT="mtdparts=ff705000.spi.0:1m(u-boot),256k(env1),256k(env2),14848k(boot),16m(rootfs),- at 1536k(UBI)"
> CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
> -# CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
> -# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
> CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
> CONFIG_ENV_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
> CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
> diff --git a/configs/socfpga_sr1500_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_sr1500_defconfig
> index 7744ff9a888..814b4e8ce1d 100644
> --- a/configs/socfpga_sr1500_defconfig
> +++ b/configs/socfpga_sr1500_defconfig
> @@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
> CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT="nor0=ff705000.spi.0"
> CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT="mtdparts=ff705000.spi.0:1m(u-boot),256k(env1),256k(env2),14848k(boot),16m(rootfs),- at 1536k(UBI)"
> CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
> -# CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
> -# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
> CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
> CONFIG_ENV_REDUNDANT=y
> CONFIG_ENV_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
> diff --git a/configs/socfpga_vining_fpga_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_vining_fpga_defconfig
> index 396b7a9715d..f698b86e59f 100644
> --- a/configs/socfpga_vining_fpga_defconfig
> +++ b/configs/socfpga_vining_fpga_defconfig
> @@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
> CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT="nor0=ff705000.spi.0"
> CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT="mtdparts=ff705000.spi.0:1m(u-boot),64k(env1),64k(env2),256k(softing1),256k(softing2),-(rcvrfs);"
> CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
> -# CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
> -# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
> CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
> CONFIG_ENV_REDUNDANT=y
> CONFIG_ENV_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
> diff --git a/disk/Kconfig b/disk/Kconfig
> index b0bd02539ee..a58717bda30 100644
> --- a/disk/Kconfig
> +++ b/disk/Kconfig
> @@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ config SPL_EFI_PARTITION
> bool "Enable EFI GPT partition table for SPL"
> depends on SPL
> default n if ARCH_MVEBU
> + default n if ARCH_SOCFPGA
> default n if ARCH_SUNXI
> default y if EFI_PARTITION
> select SPL_PARTITIONS
> --
> 2.51.0
Reviewed-by: Tien Fong Chee <tien.fong.chee at altera.com>
Best regards,
Tien Fong
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