[PATCH v4 04/11] mach-snapdragon: boot0.h: split out msm8916_boot0.h

Sumit Garg sumit.garg at kernel.org
Fri May 1 12:10:31 CEST 2026


On Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 01:26:06AM +0200, michael.srba at seznam.cz wrote:
> From: Michael Srba <Michael.Srba at seznam.cz>
> 
> Prepare for supporting alternative boot0.h per-SoC by splitting out
> the existing msm8916-specific code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Srba <Michael.Srba at seznam.cz>
> Reviewed-by: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>
> ---
>  arch/arm/mach-snapdragon/include/mach/boot0.h      | 57 ++--------------------
>  .../mach-snapdragon/include/mach/msm8916_boot0.h   | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-snapdragon/include/mach/boot0.h b/arch/arm/mach-snapdragon/include/mach/boot0.h
> index 953cccad790..44a764788de 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/mach-snapdragon/include/mach/boot0.h
> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-snapdragon/include/mach/boot0.h
> @@ -1,54 +1,7 @@
>  /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
> -/*
> - * Workaround for "PSCI bug" on DragonBoard 410c
> - * Copyright (C) 2021 Stephan Gerhold <stephan at gerhold.net>
> - *
> - * Syscall parameters taken from Qualcomm's LK fork (scm.h):
> - * Copyright (c) 2011-2015, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
> - *
> - * The PSCI implementation in the TrustZone/tz firmware on DragonBoard 410c has
> - * a bug that starts all other CPU cores in 32-bit mode unless the TZ syscall
> - * that switches from 32-bit to 64-bit mode is executed at least once.
> - *
> - * Normally this happens inside Qualcomm's LK bootloader which runs in 32-bit
> - * mode and uses the TZ syscall to boot a kernel in 64-bit mode. However, if
> - * U-Boot is installed to the "aboot" partition (replacing LK) the switch to
> - * 64-bit mode never happens since U-Boot is already running in 64-bit mode.
> - *
> - * A workaround for this "PSCI bug" is to execute the TZ syscall when entering
> - * U-Boot. That way PSCI is made aware of the 64-bit switch and starts all other
> - * CPU cores in 64-bit mode as well.
> - */
> -#include <linux/arm-smccc.h>
> -
> -#define ARM_SMCCC_SIP32_FAST_CALL \
> -	ARM_SMCCC_CALL_VAL(ARM_SMCCC_FAST_CALL, ARM_SMCCC_SMC_32, ARM_SMCCC_OWNER_SIP, 0)
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * U-Boot might be started in EL2 or EL3 with custom firmware.
> -	 * In that case, we assume that the workaround is not necessary or is
> -	 * handled already by the alternative firmware. Using the syscall in EL2
> -	 * would demote U-Boot to EL1; in EL3 it would probably just crash.
> -	 */
> -	mrs	x0, CurrentEL
> -	cmp	x0, #(1 << 2)	/* EL1 */
> -	bne	reset
> -
> -	/* Prepare TZ syscall parameters */
> -	mov	x0, #ARM_SMCCC_SIP32_FAST_CALL
> -	movk	x0, #0x10f	/* SCM_SVC_MILESTONE_CMD_ID */
> -	mov	x1, #0x12	/* MAKE_SCM_ARGS(0x2, SMC_PARAM_TYPE_BUFFER_READ) */
> -	adr	x2, el1_system_param
> -	mov	x3, el1_system_param_end - el1_system_param
> -
> -	/* Switch PSCI to 64-bit mode. Resets CPU and returns at el1_elr */
> -	smc	#0
> -
> -	/* Something went wrong, perhaps PSCI is already in 64-bit mode? */
> +#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)

Rather than this SPL build check...

>  	b	reset
> -
> -	.align	3
> -el1_system_param:
> -	.quad	0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0	/* el1_x0-x8 */
> -	.quad	reset				/* el1_elr */
> -el1_system_param_end:
> +#else
> +/* currently only db410c enables boot0.h in u-boot proper */
> +#include "msm8916_boot0.h"

...add a special Kconfig option for msm8916 too like follows:

	BOOT0_MSM8916_PSCI_WORKAROUND

and enable it for db410c special defconfig.

-Sumit

> +#endif
> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-snapdragon/include/mach/msm8916_boot0.h b/arch/arm/mach-snapdragon/include/mach/msm8916_boot0.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000..953cccad790
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-snapdragon/include/mach/msm8916_boot0.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
> +/*
> + * Workaround for "PSCI bug" on DragonBoard 410c
> + * Copyright (C) 2021 Stephan Gerhold <stephan at gerhold.net>
> + *
> + * Syscall parameters taken from Qualcomm's LK fork (scm.h):
> + * Copyright (c) 2011-2015, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
> + *
> + * The PSCI implementation in the TrustZone/tz firmware on DragonBoard 410c has
> + * a bug that starts all other CPU cores in 32-bit mode unless the TZ syscall
> + * that switches from 32-bit to 64-bit mode is executed at least once.
> + *
> + * Normally this happens inside Qualcomm's LK bootloader which runs in 32-bit
> + * mode and uses the TZ syscall to boot a kernel in 64-bit mode. However, if
> + * U-Boot is installed to the "aboot" partition (replacing LK) the switch to
> + * 64-bit mode never happens since U-Boot is already running in 64-bit mode.
> + *
> + * A workaround for this "PSCI bug" is to execute the TZ syscall when entering
> + * U-Boot. That way PSCI is made aware of the 64-bit switch and starts all other
> + * CPU cores in 64-bit mode as well.
> + */
> +#include <linux/arm-smccc.h>
> +
> +#define ARM_SMCCC_SIP32_FAST_CALL \
> +	ARM_SMCCC_CALL_VAL(ARM_SMCCC_FAST_CALL, ARM_SMCCC_SMC_32, ARM_SMCCC_OWNER_SIP, 0)
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * U-Boot might be started in EL2 or EL3 with custom firmware.
> +	 * In that case, we assume that the workaround is not necessary or is
> +	 * handled already by the alternative firmware. Using the syscall in EL2
> +	 * would demote U-Boot to EL1; in EL3 it would probably just crash.
> +	 */
> +	mrs	x0, CurrentEL
> +	cmp	x0, #(1 << 2)	/* EL1 */
> +	bne	reset
> +
> +	/* Prepare TZ syscall parameters */
> +	mov	x0, #ARM_SMCCC_SIP32_FAST_CALL
> +	movk	x0, #0x10f	/* SCM_SVC_MILESTONE_CMD_ID */
> +	mov	x1, #0x12	/* MAKE_SCM_ARGS(0x2, SMC_PARAM_TYPE_BUFFER_READ) */
> +	adr	x2, el1_system_param
> +	mov	x3, el1_system_param_end - el1_system_param
> +
> +	/* Switch PSCI to 64-bit mode. Resets CPU and returns at el1_elr */
> +	smc	#0
> +
> +	/* Something went wrong, perhaps PSCI is already in 64-bit mode? */
> +	b	reset
> +
> +	.align	3
> +el1_system_param:
> +	.quad	0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0	/* el1_x0-x8 */
> +	.quad	reset				/* el1_elr */
> +el1_system_param_end:
> 
> -- 
> 2.53.0
> 


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