[PATCH v4 13/13] doc: board/qualcomm: Update RDP build instructions
Varadarajan Narayanan
varadarajan.narayanan at oss.qualcomm.com
Thu Jun 4 11:31:32 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>
---
v4: Replace script based image creation with binman based command
v3: Use '-' for sub heading instead of '='
Add location for template.its and sort the list alphabetically
---
doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst | 83 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 82 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst b/doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst
index 99cf8eba57c..354dc9d06e1 100644
--- a/doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst
+++ b/doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst
@@ -42,17 +42,98 @@ 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 binman.
+
+ Assuming all the required binaries are available in ${uboot_dir}/binman
+
+ $ export bm=${uboot_dir}/binman
+ $ cd ${bm}
+ $ ${uboot_dir}/tools/binman/binman \
+ --toolpath ${uboot_dir}/tools build \
+ -u \
+ -d ${out_dir}/u-boot.dtb \
+ -O ${bm}.out \
+ -I ${uboot_dir} \
+ -I ${bm} \
+ -I ${uboot_dir}/board \
+ -I ${out_dir}/dts/upstream/src/arm64 \
+ -a of-list="qcom/ipq5210-rdp504" \
+ -a atf-bl31-path=${bm}/bl31.mbn \
+ -a tee-os-path=${bm}/tee-pager_v2.mbn \
+ -a qcom-config-path=${bm}/qc_config.elf \
+ -a qcom-lib-path=${bm}/QCLib.elf \
+ -a qcom-appsbl-path=${out_dir}/u-boot.mbn \
+ -a default-dt="qcom/ipq5210-rdp504" \
+ -a spl-bss-pad=1 \
+ -a spl-dtb=y \
+ -a of-spl-remove-props="interrupt-parent interrupts"
+
+ 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
runtime failure at Uboot, the system will get reset (due to watchdog)
and XBL will try to boot from next bank and if Bank B also doesn't have
a functional image and is not booting fine, then the system will enter
- EDL. A tool like bkerler's `edl`_ can be used for flashing with the
+ EDL. A tool like bkerler's `edl` can be used for flashing with the
firehose loader binary appropriate for the board.
Note that the support added is very basic. Restoring the original U-Boot
on boards with older version of the software requires a debugger.
+.. _create_multielf.py: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreboot/coreboot/refs/heads/main/util/qualcomm/create_multielf.py
.. _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
+.. _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
+.. _OPTEE: https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/trusted-firmware/optee_os/optee_os/-/tree/win.optee.1.0?ref_type=heads
+.. _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
+.. _TFA: https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/trusted-firmware/tf-a/trusted-firmware-a/-/tree/win.tfa.1.0.r4?ref_type=heads
+.. _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
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