[PATCH v3 1/4] Improve user feedback in case of FPGA bitstream load failure

Michal Simek michal.simek at amd.com
Wed Jul 2 10:51:57 CEST 2025



On 6/26/25 11:35, vtpieter at gmail.com wrote:
> From: Pieter Van Trappen <pieter.van.trappen at cern.ch>
> 
> In cmd/fpga.c, change some `debug` calls to `log_err` for important
> user feedback and use CMD_RET_FAILURE in favor of CMD_RET_USAGE due to
> its long output which hides the actual, useful return message. Change
> the remaining `debug` calls to `log_debug`. Remove all 'fpga:' and
> __func__ strings as `log_*` has this covered.
> 
> For `do_fpga_loads`, move up the `do_fpga_check_params` call for more
> consistent command output; use a constant instead of multiple '5' use.
> 
> In drivers/fpga/zynq*.c, change 'up to' to 'above' which corrects this
> confusing/wrong statement.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pieter Van Trappen <pieter.van.trappen at cern.ch>
> ---
>   cmd/fpga.c              | 99 +++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
>   drivers/fpga/zynqmppl.c |  4 +-
>   drivers/fpga/zynqpl.c   |  4 +-
>   3 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/cmd/fpga.c b/cmd/fpga.c
> index 9dc7b63db5d..9cc51f04698 100644
> --- a/cmd/fpga.c
> +++ b/cmd/fpga.c
> @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static long do_fpga_get_device(char *arg)
>   	if (dev == FPGA_INVALID_DEVICE && arg)
>   		dev = simple_strtol(arg, NULL, 16);
>   
> -	debug("%s: device = %ld\n", __func__, dev);
> +	log_debug("device = %ld\n", dev);
>   
>   	return dev;
>   }
> @@ -40,26 +40,26 @@ static int do_fpga_check_params(long *dev, long *fpga_data, size_t *data_size,
>   	size_t local_data_size;
>   	long local_fpga_data;
>   
> -	debug("%s %d, %d\n", __func__, argc, cmdtp->maxargs);
> +	log_debug("%d, %d\n", argc, cmdtp->maxargs);
>   
>   	if (argc != cmdtp->maxargs) {
> -		debug("fpga: incorrect parameters passed\n");
> -		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
> +		log_err("Incorrect number of parameters passed\n");
> +		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
>   	}
>   
>   	*dev = do_fpga_get_device(argv[0]);
>   
>   	local_fpga_data = simple_strtol(argv[1], NULL, 16);
>   	if (!local_fpga_data) {
> -		debug("fpga: zero fpga_data address\n");
> -		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
> +		log_err("Zero fpga_data address\n");
> +		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
>   	}
>   	*fpga_data = local_fpga_data;
>   
>   	local_data_size = hextoul(argv[2], NULL);
>   	if (!local_data_size) {
> -		debug("fpga: zero size\n");
> -		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
> +		log_err("Zero size\n");
> +		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
>   	}
>   	*data_size = local_data_size;
>   
> @@ -70,51 +70,52 @@ static int do_fpga_check_params(long *dev, long *fpga_data, size_t *data_size,
>   static int do_fpga_loads(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
>   			 char *const argv[])
>   {
> +	struct fpga_secure_info fpga_sec_info;
> +	const int pos_userkey = 5;
>   	size_t data_size = 0;
>   	long fpga_data, dev;
>   	int ret;
> -	struct fpga_secure_info fpga_sec_info;
>   
>   	memset(&fpga_sec_info, 0, sizeof(fpga_sec_info));
>   
> -	if (argc < 5) {
> -		debug("fpga: incorrect parameters passed\n");
> -		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
> +	if (argc < pos_userkey) {
> +		log_err("Too few parameters passed\n");
> +		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
>   	}
>   
> -	if (argc == 6)
> +	if (argc == pos_userkey + 1)
>   		fpga_sec_info.userkey_addr = (u8 *)(uintptr_t)
> -					      simple_strtoull(argv[5],
> +					      simple_strtoull(argv[pos_userkey],
>   							      NULL, 16);
>   	else
>   		/*
>   		 * If 6th parameter is not passed then do_fpga_check_params
>   		 * will get 5 instead of expected 6 which means that function
> -		 * return CMD_RET_USAGE. Increase number of params +1 to pass
> +		 * return CMD_RET_FAILURE. Increase number of params +1 to pass
>   		 * this.
>   		 */
>   		argc++;
>   
> +	ret = do_fpga_check_params(&dev, &fpga_data, &data_size,
> +				   cmdtp, argc, argv);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
>   	fpga_sec_info.encflag = (u8)hextoul(argv[4], NULL);
>   	fpga_sec_info.authflag = (u8)hextoul(argv[3], NULL);
>   
>   	if (fpga_sec_info.authflag >= FPGA_NO_ENC_OR_NO_AUTH &&
>   	    fpga_sec_info.encflag >= FPGA_NO_ENC_OR_NO_AUTH) {
> -		debug("fpga: Use <fpga load> for NonSecure bitstream\n");
> -		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
> +		log_err("Use <fpga load> for NonSecure bitstream\n");
> +		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
>   	}
>   
>   	if (fpga_sec_info.encflag == FPGA_ENC_USR_KEY &&
>   	    !fpga_sec_info.userkey_addr) {
> -		debug("fpga: User key not provided\n");
> -		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
> +		log_err("User key not provided\n");
> +		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
>   	}
>   
> -	ret = do_fpga_check_params(&dev, &fpga_data, &data_size,
> -				   cmdtp, argc, argv);
> -	if (ret)
> -		return ret;
> -
>   	return fpga_loads(dev, (void *)fpga_data, data_size, &fpga_sec_info);
>   }
>   #endif
> @@ -245,23 +246,23 @@ static int do_fpga_loadmk(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
>   	ulong dev = do_fpga_get_device(argv[0]);
>   	char *datastr = env_get("fpgadata");
>   
> -	debug("fpga: argc %x, dev %lx, datastr %s\n", argc, dev, datastr);
> +	log_debug("argc %x, dev %lx, datastr %s\n", argc, dev, datastr);
>   
>   	if (dev == FPGA_INVALID_DEVICE) {
> -		debug("fpga: Invalid fpga device\n");
> -		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
> +		log_err("Invalid fpga device\n");
> +		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
>   	}
>   
>   	if (argc == 0 && !datastr) {
> -		debug("fpga: No datastr passed\n");
> -		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
> +		log_err("No datastr passed\n");
> +		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
>   	}
>   
>   	if (argc == 2) {
>   		datastr = argv[1];
> -		debug("fpga: Full command with two args\n");
> +		log_debug("Full command with two args\n");
>   	} else if (argc == 1 && !datastr) {
> -		debug("fpga: Dev is setup - fpgadata passed\n");
> +		log_debug("Dev is setup - fpgadata passed\n");
>   		datastr = argv[0];
>   	}
>   
> @@ -269,20 +270,20 @@ static int do_fpga_loadmk(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
>   	if (fit_parse_subimage(datastr, (ulong)fpga_data,
>   			       &fit_addr, &fit_uname)) {
>   		fpga_data = (void *)fit_addr;
> -		debug("*  fpga: subimage '%s' from FIT image ",
> -		      fit_uname);
> -		debug("at 0x%08lx\n", fit_addr);
> +		log_debug("*  fpga: subimage '%s' from FIT image ",
> +			  fit_uname);
> +		log_debug("at 0x%08lx\n", fit_addr);
>   	} else
>   #endif
>   	{
>   		fpga_data = (void *)hextoul(datastr, NULL);
> -		debug("*  fpga: cmdline image address = 0x%08lx\n",
> -		      (ulong)fpga_data);
> +		log_debug("*  fpga: cmdline image address = 0x%08lx\n",
> +			  (ulong)fpga_data);
>   	}
> -	debug("%s: fpga_data = 0x%lx\n", __func__, (ulong)fpga_data);
> +	log_debug("fpga_data = 0x%lx\n", (ulong)fpga_data);
>   	if (!fpga_data) {
> -		puts("Zero fpga_data address\n");
> -		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
> +		log_err("Zero fpga_data address\n");
> +		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
>   	}
>   
>   	switch (genimg_get_format(fpga_data)) {
> @@ -303,13 +304,13 @@ static int do_fpga_loadmk(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
>   
>   			if (gunzip((void *)data, ~0UL, (void *)image_buf,
>   				   &image_size) != 0) {
> -				puts("GUNZIP: error\n");
> +				log_err("Gunzip error\n");
>   				return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
>   			}
>   			data_size = image_size;
>   #else
> -			puts("Gunzip image is not supported\n");
> -			return 1;
> +			log_err("Gunzip image is not supported\n");
> +			return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
>   #endif
>   		} else {
>   			data = (ulong)image_get_data(hdr);
> @@ -327,12 +328,12 @@ static int do_fpga_loadmk(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
>   		const void *fit_data;
>   
>   		if (!fit_uname) {
> -			puts("No FIT subimage unit name\n");
> +			log_err("No FIT subimage unit name\n");
>   			return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
>   		}
>   
>   		if (fit_check_format(fit_hdr, IMAGE_SIZE_INVAL)) {
> -			puts("Bad FIT image format\n");
> +			log_err("Bad FIT image format\n");
>   			return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
>   		}
>   
> @@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ static int do_fpga_loadmk(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
>   	}
>   #endif
>   	default:
> -		puts("** Unknown image type\n");
> +		log_err("Unknown image type\n");
>   		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
>   	}
>   }
> @@ -390,16 +391,16 @@ static int do_fpga_wrapper(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
>   	fpga_cmd = find_cmd_tbl(argv[1], fpga_commands,
>   				ARRAY_SIZE(fpga_commands));
>   	if (!fpga_cmd) {
> -		debug("fpga: non existing command\n");
> -		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
> +		log_err("Non existing command\n");
> +		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
>   	}
>   
>   	argc -= 2;
>   	argv += 2;
>   
>   	if (argc > fpga_cmd->maxargs) {
> -		debug("fpga: more parameters passed\n");
> -		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
> +		log_err("Too many parameters passed\n");
> +		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
>   	}
>   
>   	ret = fpga_cmd->cmd(fpga_cmd, flag, argc, argv);
> diff --git a/drivers/fpga/zynqmppl.c b/drivers/fpga/zynqmppl.c
> index 2b62bbbe3cf..1199b249e36 100644
> --- a/drivers/fpga/zynqmppl.c
> +++ b/drivers/fpga/zynqmppl.c
> @@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ static int zynqmp_validate_bitstream(xilinx_desc *desc, const void *buf,
>   	}
>   
>   	if ((ulong)buf < SZ_1M) {
> -		printf("%s: Bitstream has to be placed up to 1MB (%px)\n",
> -		       __func__, buf);
> +		log_err("Bitstream has to be placed above 1MB (%px)\n",
> +			buf);
>   		return FPGA_FAIL;
>   	}
>   
> diff --git a/drivers/fpga/zynqpl.c b/drivers/fpga/zynqpl.c
> index 3e86d854a01..a8ca015a8a6 100644
> --- a/drivers/fpga/zynqpl.c
> +++ b/drivers/fpga/zynqpl.c
> @@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ static int zynq_validate_bitstream(xilinx_desc *desc, const void *buf,
>   	}
>   
>   	if ((u32)buf < SZ_1M) {
> -		printf("%s: Bitstream has to be placed up to 1MB (%x)\n",
> -		       __func__, (u32)buf);
> +		log_err("Bitstream has to be placed above 1MB (%px)\n",
> +			(u32)buf);
>   		return FPGA_FAIL;
>   	}
>   

I would be the best if you can create also cover letter.
But let me reply to this patch but issue is likely related to others. I am also 
not in CC on 3/4.

Anyway CI is failing with
$ tools/buildman/buildman -o ${UBOOT_TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR} -w -E -W -e --board 
${TEST_PY_BD} ${OVERRIDE}
Building current source for 1 boards (1 thread, 64 jobs per thread)
    sandbox:  +   sandbox
+drivers/fpga/fpga.c:23:13: error: ‘fpga_no_sup’ defined but not used 
[-Werror=unused-function]
+   23 | static void fpga_no_sup(char *fn, char *msg)
+      |             ^~~~~~~~~~~
+cc1: all warnings being treated as errors
+make[3]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:249: drivers/fpga/fpga.o] Error 1
+make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:388: drivers/fpga] Error 2
+make[1]: *** [Makefile:1930: drivers] Error 2

which should be fixed.

Second thing is that all of your subjects are missing prefixes.
That's why please use fpga: or cmd: fpga: there to see subsystems you are 
targetting.

Thakns,
Michal






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