[PATCH] riscv: Add support for BeagleV-Fire
Jan Kiszka
jan.kiszka at siemens.com
Tue Dec 23 01:35:55 CET 2025
On 20.12.25 15:56, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> On 09.12.25 12:45, Jamie Gibbons wrote:
>> Bring U-Boot support for the BeagleV-Fire by adding a defconfig and
>> supporting board files etc.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jamie Gibbons <jamie.gibbons at microchip.com>
>> ---
>> arch/riscv/Kconfig | 4 +
>> board/beagle/beaglev_fire/Kconfig | 39 ++++++++
>> board/beagle/beaglev_fire/MAINTAINERS | 7 ++
>> board/beagle/beaglev_fire/Makefile | 6 ++
>> board/beagle/beaglev_fire/beaglev_fire.c | 117 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>> configs/beaglev_fire_defconfig | 29 ++++++
>> include/configs/beaglev_fire.h | 57 +++++++++++
>> 7 files changed, 259 insertions(+)
>> create mode 100644 board/beagle/beaglev_fire/Kconfig
>> create mode 100644 board/beagle/beaglev_fire/MAINTAINERS
>> create mode 100644 board/beagle/beaglev_fire/Makefile
>> create mode 100644 board/beagle/beaglev_fire/beaglev_fire.c
>> create mode 100644 configs/beaglev_fire_defconfig
>> create mode 100644 include/configs/beaglev_fire.h
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
>> index 265b5320777..dd98dee8eab 100644
>> --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
>> +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
>> @@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ config TARGET_ANDES_VOYAGER
>> config TARGET_BANANAPI_F3
>> bool "Support BananaPi F3 Board"
>>
>> +config TARGET_BEAGLEBOARD_BEAGLEVFIRE
>> + bool "Support BeagleBoard BeagleV-Fire Board (based on Microchip MPFS)"
>> +
>> config TARGET_K230_CANMV
>> bool "Support K230 CanMV Board"
>>
>> @@ -106,6 +109,7 @@ config SPL_ZERO_MEM_BEFORE_USE
>> source "board/andestech/ae350/Kconfig"
>> source "board/andestech/voyager/Kconfig"
>> source "board/aspeed/ibex_ast2700/Kconfig"
>> +source "board/beagle/beaglev_fire/Kconfig"
>> source "board/canaan/k230_canmv/Kconfig"
>> source "board/emulation/qemu-riscv/Kconfig"
>> source "board/microchip/mpfs_generic/Kconfig"
>> diff --git a/board/beagle/beaglev_fire/Kconfig b/board/beagle/beaglev_fire/Kconfig
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 00000000000..279d38b3aa9
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/board/beagle/beaglev_fire/Kconfig
>> @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
>> +if TARGET_BEAGLEBOARD_BEAGLEVFIRE
>> +
>> +config SYS_BOARD
>> + default "beaglev_fire"
>> +
>> +config SYS_VENDOR
>> + default "beagle"
>> +
>> +config SYS_CPU
>> + default "mpfs"
>> +
>> +config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
>> + default "beaglev_fire"
>> +
>> +config TEXT_BASE
>> + default 0x80000000 if !RISCV_SMODE
>> + default 0x80200000 if RISCV_SMODE
>> +
>> +config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS # dummy
>> + def_bool y
>> + select MICROCHIP_MPFS
>> + select BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
>> + select BOARD_LATE_INIT
>> + imply SMP
>> + imply CMD_DHCP
>> + imply CMD_EXT2
>> + imply CMD_EXT4
>> + imply CMD_FAT
>> + imply CMD_FS_GENERIC
>> + imply CMD_NET
>> + imply CMD_PING
>> + imply CMD_MMC
>> + imply DOS_PARTITION
>> + imply EFI_PARTITION
>> + imply IP_DYN
>> + imply ISO_PARTITION
>> + imply PHY_LIB
>> + imply PHY_VITESSE
>> +endif
>> diff --git a/board/beagle/beaglev_fire/MAINTAINERS b/board/beagle/beaglev_fire/MAINTAINERS
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 00000000000..a5dad93ee99
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/board/beagle/beaglev_fire/MAINTAINERS
>> @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
>> +BeagleBoard MPFS BeagleV-Fire
>> +M: Cyril Jean <cyril.jean at microchip.com>
>> +M: Jamie Gibbons <jamie.gibbons at microchip.com>
>> +S: Maintained
>> +F: board/beagle/beaglev_fire/
>> +F: include/configs/beaglev_fire.h
>> +F: configs/beaglev_fire_defconfig
>> \ No newline at end of file
>> diff --git a/board/beagle/beaglev_fire/Makefile b/board/beagle/beaglev_fire/Makefile
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 00000000000..a4109a8aad4
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/board/beagle/beaglev_fire/Makefile
>> @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
>> +#
>> +# Copyright (C) 2023 Microchip Technology Inc.
>> +#
>> +
>> +obj-y += beaglev_fire.o
>> \ No newline at end of file
>> diff --git a/board/beagle/beaglev_fire/beaglev_fire.c b/board/beagle/beaglev_fire/beaglev_fire.c
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 00000000000..b2f18c455b7
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/board/beagle/beaglev_fire/beaglev_fire.c
>> @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
>> +/*
>> + * Copyright (C) 2019-2023 Microchip Technology Inc.
>> + */
>> +
>> +#include <dm.h>
>> +#include <dm/devres.h>
>> +#include <env.h>
>> +#include <asm/global_data.h>
>> +#include <asm/io.h>
>> +#include <linux/compat.h>
>> +#include <mpfs-mailbox.h>
>> +
>> +DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
>> +
>> +#define MPFS_SYSREG_SOFT_RESET ((unsigned int *)0x20002088)
>> +#define PERIPH_RESET_VALUE 0x800001e8u
>> +
>> +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPFS_SYSCONTROLLER)
>> +static unsigned char mac_addr[6];
>> +#endif
>> +
>> +int board_init(void)
>> +{
>> + /* For now nothing to do here. */
>> +
>> + return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +int board_early_init_f(void)
>> +{
>> + unsigned int val;
>> +
>> + /* Reset uart, mmc peripheral */
>> + val = readl(MPFS_SYSREG_SOFT_RESET);
>> + val = (val & ~(PERIPH_RESET_VALUE));
>> + writel(val, MPFS_SYSREG_SOFT_RESET);
>> +
>> + return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +int board_late_init(void)
>> +{
>> +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPFS_SYSCONTROLLER)
>> + u32 ret;
>> + int node;
>> + u8 device_serial_number[16] = {0};
>> + void *blob = (void *)gd->fdt_blob;
>> + struct udevice *dev;
>> + struct mpfs_sys_serv *sys_serv_priv;
>> +
>> + ret = uclass_get_device_by_name(UCLASS_MISC, "syscontroller", &dev);
>> + if (ret) {
>> + debug("%s: system controller setup failed\n", __func__);
>> + return ret;
>> + }
>> +
>> + sys_serv_priv = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*sys_serv_priv), GFP_KERNEL);
>> + if (!sys_serv_priv)
>> + return -ENOMEM;
>> +
>> + sys_serv_priv->dev = dev;
>> +
>> + sys_serv_priv->sys_controller = mpfs_syscontroller_get(dev);
>> + ret = IS_ERR(sys_serv_priv->sys_controller);
>> + if (ret) {
>> + debug("%s: Failed to register system controller sub device ret=%d\n", __func__, ret);
>> + return -ENODEV;
>> + }
>> +
>> + ret = mpfs_syscontroller_read_sernum(sys_serv_priv, device_serial_number);
>> + if (ret) {
>> + printf("Cannot read device serial number\n");
>> + return -EINVAL;
>> + }
>> +
>> + /* Update MAC address with device serial number */
>> + mac_addr[0] = 0x00;
>> + mac_addr[1] = 0x04;
>> + mac_addr[2] = 0xA3;
>> + mac_addr[3] = device_serial_number[2];
>> + mac_addr[4] = device_serial_number[1];
>> + mac_addr[5] = device_serial_number[0];
>> +
>> + node = fdt_path_offset(blob, "/soc/ethernet at 20110000");
>> + if (node >= 0) {
>> + ret = fdt_setprop(blob, node, "local-mac-address", mac_addr, 6);
>> + if (ret) {
>> + printf("Error setting local-mac-address property for ethernet at 20110000\n");
>> + return -ENODEV;
>> + }
>> + }
>> +
>> + mpfs_syscontroller_process_dtbo(sys_serv_priv);
>> +#endif
>> +
>> + return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +int ft_board_setup(void *blob, struct bd_info *bd)
>> +{
>> +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPFS_SYSCONTROLLER)
>> + u32 ret;
>> + int node;
>> +
>> + node = fdt_path_offset(blob, "/soc/ethernet at 20110000");
>> + if (node >= 0) {
>> + ret = fdt_setprop(blob, node, "local-mac-address", mac_addr, 6);
>> + if (ret) {
>> + printf("Error setting local-mac-address property for ethernet at 20110000\n");
>> + return -ENODEV;
>> + }
>> + }
>> +#endif
>> +
>> + return 0;
>> +}
>> \ No newline at end of file
>> diff --git a/configs/beaglev_fire_defconfig b/configs/beaglev_fire_defconfig
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 00000000000..c476fb103c5
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/configs/beaglev_fire_defconfig
>> @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
>> +CONFIG_RISCV=y
>> +CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x800000
>> +CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x2000
>> +CONFIG_HAS_CUSTOM_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR=y
>> +CONFIG_CUSTOM_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR=0x80200000
>> +CONFIG_ENV_SIZE=0x2000
>> +CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="microchip/mpfs-beaglev-fire"
>> +CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT="RISC-V # "
>> +CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT_OVERLAY=y
>> +CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR=0x80200000
>> +CONFIG_TARGET_BEAGLEBOARD_BEAGLEVFIRE=y
>> +CONFIG_ARCH_RV64I=y
>> +CONFIG_RISCV_SMODE=y
>> +CONFIG_FIT=y
>> +CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
>> +CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
>> +CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO=y
>> +CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO=y
>> +CONFIG_SYS_CBSIZE=256
>> +CONFIG_SYS_PBSIZE=282
>> +CONFIG_SYS_BOOTM_LEN=0x4000000
>> +CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE=y
>> +CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
>> +CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME=y
>> +CONFIG_SYSRESET=y
>> +CONFIG_MPFS_GPIO=y
>> +CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
>> +CONFIG_DM_GPIO=y
>> +CONFIG_MMC_SPI=y
>
> I think you are missing CONFIG_OF_UPSTREAM=y. I applied this on top of
> next and only got things compiling after turning it manually on.
>
And another issue: CONFIG_DEFAULT_FDT_FILE is missing, leaving fdtfile
uninitialized which means that distro_boot is incomplete.
>> diff --git a/include/configs/beaglev_fire.h b/include/configs/beaglev_fire.h
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 00000000000..e3ee0f02f2d
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/include/configs/beaglev_fire.h
>> @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
>> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
>> +/*
>> + * Copyright (C) 2023 Microchip Technology Inc.
>> + */
>> +
>> +#ifndef __CONFIG_H
>> +#define __CONFIG_H
>> +
>> +#include <linux/sizes.h>
>> +
>> +#define CFG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE 0x80000000
>> +
>> +/* Environment options */
>> +
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_DHCP)
>> +#define BOOT_TARGET_DEVICES_DHCP(func) func(DHCP, dhcp, na)
>> +#else
>> +#define BOOT_TARGET_DEVICES_DHCP(func)
>> +#endif
>> +
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_MMC)
>> +#define BOOT_TARGET_DEVICES_MMC(func) func(MMC, mmc, 0)
>> +#else
>> +#define BOOT_TARGET_DEVICES_MMC(func)
>> +#endif
>> +
>> +#define BOOT_TARGET_DEVICES(func) \
>> + BOOT_TARGET_DEVICES_MMC(func)\
>> + BOOT_TARGET_DEVICES_DHCP(func)
>> +
>> +#define BOOTENV_DESIGN_OVERLAYS \
>> + "design_overlays=" \
>> + "if test -n ${no_of_overlays}; then " \
>> + "setenv inc 1; " \
>> + "setenv idx 0; " \
>> + "fdt resize ${dtbo_size}; " \
>> + "while test $idx -ne ${no_of_overlays}; do " \
>> + "setenv dtbo_name dtbo_image${idx}; " \
>> + "setenv fdt_cmd \"fdt apply $\"$dtbo_name; " \
>> + "run fdt_cmd; " \
>> + "setexpr idx $inc + $idx; " \
>> + "done; " \
>> + "fi;\0 " \
>> +
>> +#include <config_distro_bootcmd.h>
>> +
>> +#define CFG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
>> + "bootm_size=0x10000000\0" \
>> + "kernel_addr_r=0x80200000\0" \
>> + "fdt_addr_r=0x8a000000\0" \
>> + "fdtoverlay_addr_r=0x8a080000\0" \
>> + "ramdisk_addr_r=0x8aa00000\0" \
>> + "scriptaddr=0x8e000000\0" \
>> + BOOTENV_DESIGN_OVERLAYS \
>> + BOOTENV \
>> +
>> +#endif /* __CONFIG_H */
>
> No luck with booting next(29ab19c2bead)+this yet, though. No output after
>
> [9.356454] Boot image set name: "PolarFire-SoC-HSS::U-Boot"
>
This is probably some regression when using u-boot next.
> Am I missing dependencies?
>
I have now this queue on top of v2026.01-rc5:
riscv: Add support for BeagleV-Fire
riscv: mpfs: move SoC level options to the CPU Kconfig
riscv: create a custom CPU implementation for PolarFire SoC
With this (and the config fixes above), upstream U-Boot finally starts.
Also UEFI is working while it is broken with downstream
linux4microchip+fpga-2025.10 which caused a lot of confusion to me
regarding the upstream kernel status of the PolarFire.
Jan
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