[PATCH v1 2/9] doc: board/qualcomm: Update RDP build instructions

Varadarajan Narayanan varadarajan.narayanan at oss.qualcomm.com
Wed Apr 8 11:11:29 CEST 2026


Add details about the SPL & U-Boot proper build steps, converting to
flashable images, source URLs for the needed binaries and scripts.

Signed-off-by: Varadarajan Narayanan <varadarajan.narayanan at oss.qualcomm.com>
---
 doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst b/doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst
index 99cf8eba57c..d09dba52044 100644
--- a/doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst
+++ b/doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst
@@ -42,6 +42,67 @@ on your device with::
 
 U-Boot should be running after a reboot (``reset``).
 
+Build steps for IPQ5210 based Qualcomm Dragonwing F8 & N8 Platforms:
+====================================================================
+
+Please refer to the following URLs for more details about the platforms.
+
+	F8: https://www.qualcomm.com/networking-infrastructure/products/f-series/f8-platform
+
+	N8: https://www.qualcomm.com/networking-infrastructure/products/n-series/n8-platform
+
+1. Since U-Boot SPL is enabled on these platforms, the build command generates
+   both the U-Boot SPL and U-Boot proper images. Assuming ${uboot_dir} is the
+   top of the U-Boot sources and ${out_dir} as the output directory,
+
+	$ cd ${uboot_dir}
+	$ export CROSS_COMPILE=<aarch64 toolchain prefix>
+	$ make -j8 O=${out_dir} qcom_ipq5210_mmc_defconfig
+	$ make -j8 O=${out_dir}
+
+   U-Boot SPL image:	${out_dir}/spl/u-boot-spl.wrap-elf
+   U-Boot image:	${out_dir}/u-boot.elf
+
+2. Convert the SPL image to multi ELF
+
+	$ cd ${out_dir}/spl
+	$ python elftombn.py -f u-boot-spl.wrap-elf -o u-boot-spl.mbn -v7
+	$ python create_multielf.py -f u-boot-spl.mbn,tmel-ipq52xx-patch.elf \
+					-o u-boot-spl.melf
+
+   This u-boot-spl.melf should be flashed into 0:SPL partition.
+   Please see below for the location of ``tmel-ipq52xx-patch.elf``
+
+3. Convert the U-Boot image to bootloader image
+
+	$ cd ${out_dir}
+	$ python elftombn.py -f u-boot.elf -o u-boot.mbn -v7
+
+   The u-boot.mbn has to be combined with qc_config.elf, QCLib.elf, TFA and
+   OPTEE. Please see below for the location for these ELFs. TFA and OPTEE can be
+   built from the sources using the following commands
+
+   TFA:
+	$ make PLAT=ipq52xx QTISECLIB_PATH=path/to/libqtisec_dbg.a SPD=opteed
+
+   OPTEE:
+	$ make PLATFORM=qcom-ipq52xx -j16
+
+   These binaries can be combined into a flashable image using ``gen_its.py``.
+
+	$ python gen_its.py --arch ipq5210		\
+		--qclib_path QCLib.elf			\
+		--qcconfig_path qc_config.elf		\
+		--tfa_bl31_path bl31.mbn		\
+		--uboot_path u-boot.mbn			\
+		--optee_path tee-raw.mbn		\
+		-p qcconfig qclib			\
+		-P tfa_bl31 uboot optee			\
+		-o output/hm_503_test_uboot.img		\
+		--template template.its
+
+   This should be flashed into 0:BOOTLDR partition.
+
 .. WARNING
 	Boards with newer software versions would automatically go the emergency
 	download (EDL) mode if U-Boot is not functioning as expected. If its a
@@ -56,3 +117,11 @@ U-Boot should be running after a reboot (``reset``).
 
 .. _elftombn.py: https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/qsdk/oss/system/tools/meta/-/tree/NHSS.QSDK.13.0.5.r2/scripts?ref_type=heads
 .. _edl: https://github.com/bkerler/edl
+.. _create_multielf.py: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreboot/coreboot/refs/heads/main/util/qualcomm/create_multielf.py
+.. _tmel-ipq52xx-patch.elf: https://softwarecenter.qualcomm.com/nexus/generic/product/chip/software-product/IPQ5210.NLQ.14.0/ipq5210.nlq.14.0-qca-oem-qartifact/r00036.1/TMEL.WNS.2.4/tmel-ipq52xx-patch.elf
+.. _libqtisec_dbg.a: https://softwarecenter.qualcomm.com/nexus/generic/product/chip/software-product/IPQ5210.NLQ.14.0/ipq5210.nlq.14.0-qca-oem-qartifact/r00036.1/WIN.TFA.1.0.R4/apss_proc/out/proprietary/qtiseclib/output/ipq52xx/release/libqtisec_dbg.a
+.. _qc_config.elf: https://softwarecenter.qualcomm.com/nexus/generic/product/chip/software-product/IPQ5210.NLQ.14.0/ipq5210.nlq.14.0-qca-oem-qartifact/r00036.1/BOOT.MXF.2.3.1.1/boot_images/boot/QcomPkg/SocPkg/Hermosa/Bin/LC/RELEASE/qc_config.elf
+.. _QCLib.elf: https://softwarecenter.qualcomm.com/nexus/generic/product/chip/software-product/IPQ5210.NLQ.14.0/ipq5210.nlq.14.0-qca-oem-qartifact/r00036.1/BOOT.MXF.2.3.1.1/boot_images/boot/QcomPkg/SocPkg/Hermosa/Bin/LC/RELEASE/QCLib.elf
+.. _gen_its.py: https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/qsdk/oss/system/tools/meta/-/tree/win.platform_tools.1.0.r34/scripts?ref_type=heads
+.. _TFA: https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/trusted-firmware/tf-a/trusted-firmware-a/-/tree/win.tfa.1.0.r4?ref_type=heads
+.. _OPTEE: https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/trusted-firmware/optee_os/optee_os/-/tree/win.optee.1.0?ref_type=heads
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