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PATCH New Yves Deweerdt 4 participants 5 messages Jun 21, 2017 – Mar 31, 2018 Broadcom BCM2711/BCM2835 Arm architecture

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PATCH v2 1/1 board: added support for Raspberry Pi Zero W

added a new config file for the Raspberry Pi Zero W (rpi0w)
- added new folder for raspberrypi0w
- included the overlays in the genimage config
- add pi3-miniuart-bt overlay to the config
- remove rpi0w device tree from the raspberrypi0_defconfig and genimage

Signed-off-by Yves Deweerdt <[email protected]>
---
 board/raspberrypi/genimage-raspberrypi0.cfg  |  1 -
 board/raspberrypi/genimage-raspberrypi0w.cfg | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 board/raspberrypi0w                          |  1 +
 configs/raspberrypi0_defconfig               |  2 +-
 configs/raspberrypi0w_defconfig              | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 board/raspberrypi/genimage-raspberrypi0w.cfg
 create mode 120000 board/raspberrypi0w
 create mode 100644 configs/raspberrypi0w_defconfig
board/raspberrypi/genimage-raspberrypi0.cfg +0 -1
index 212c306..a9d4c45 100644
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ image boot.vfat {
   vfat {
     files = {
       "bcm2708-rpi-b-plus.dtb",
-      "bcm2708-rpi-0-w.dtb",
       "rpi-firmware/bootcode.bin",
       "rpi-firmware/cmdline.txt",
       "rpi-firmware/config.txt",
board/raspberrypi/genimage-raspberrypi0w.cfg new file +31 -0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3aafd9b
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+image boot.vfat {
+  vfat {
+    files = {
+      "bcm2708-rpi-0-w.dtb",
+      "rpi-firmware/bootcode.bin",
+      "rpi-firmware/cmdline.txt",
+      "rpi-firmware/config.txt",
+      "rpi-firmware/fixup.dat",
+      "rpi-firmware/start.elf",
+      "rpi-firmware/overlays",
+      "zImage"
+    }
+  }
+  size = 32M
+}
+
+image sdcard.img {
+  hdimage {
+  }
+
+  partition boot {
+    partition-type = 0xC
+    bootable = "true"
+    image = "boot.vfat"
+  }
+
+  partition rootfs {
+    partition-type = 0x83
+    image = "rootfs.ext4"
+  }
+}
board/raspberrypi0w new file +1 -0
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..fcdafc8
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+raspberrypi
\ No newline at end of file
configs/raspberrypi0_defconfig +1 -1
index 10947b8..457999e 100644
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="bcmrpi"
 # Build the DTBs for A/B from the kernel sources: the zero is the same
 # as the A+ model, just in a different form-factor
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="bcm2708-rpi-b-plus bcm2708-rpi-0-w"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="bcm2708-rpi-b-plus"
 
 BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE=y
 # BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DTB_OVERLAYS is not set
configs/raspberrypi0w_defconfig new file +34 -0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cecda3d
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+BR2_arm=y
+BR2_arm1176jzf_s=y
+BR2_ARM_EABIHF=y
+
+# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.9 series
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_9=y
+
+BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_CXX=y
+
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_GIT=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_REPO_URL="https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux.git"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION="5e4ee836560d4c0371e109bf469e1ad808ae7a44"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="bcmrpi"
+
+# build device tree speicifically required for rpi0w
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="bcm2708-rpi-0-w"
+
+BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DTB_OVERLAYS=y
+
+# Required tools to create the SD image
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GENIMAGE=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_MTOOLS=y
+
+# Filesystem / image
+BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
+BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_4=y
+# BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="board/raspberrypi0w/post-build.sh"
+BR2_ROOTFS_POST_IMAGE_SCRIPT="board/raspberrypi0w/post-image.sh"
+BR2_ROOTFS_POST_SCRIPT_ARGS="--add-pi3-miniuart-bt-overlay"
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PATCH v2 1/1 board: added support for Raspberry Pi Zero W

Hello,

Quoted 7 lines · Yves Deweerdt

added a new config file for the Raspberry Pi Zero W (rpi0w)
- added new folder for raspberrypi0w
- included the overlays in the genimage config
- add pi3-miniuart-bt overlay to the config
- remove rpi0w device tree from the raspberrypi0_defconfig and genimage

Signed-off-by Yves Deweerdt <[email protected]>

I'd like a review/ack from Peter Seiderer, or other RPi folks of the Buildroot community. I think the commit log should summarize why the Zero W support is removed from raspberrypi0_defconfig, and why a separate defconfig is needed.

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 board/raspberrypi/genimage-raspberrypi0.cfg  |  1 -
 board/raspberrypi/genimage-raspberrypi0w.cfg | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 board/raspberrypi0w                          |  1 +
 configs/raspberrypi0_defconfig               |  2 +-
 configs/raspberrypi0w_defconfig              | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 board/raspberrypi/genimage-raspberrypi0w.cfg
 create mode 120000 board/raspberrypi0w
 create mode 100644 configs/raspberrypi0w_defconfig

An update to board/raspberrypi/readme.txt would be needed.

Thanks,

Thomas

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Thomas Petazzoni, CTO, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
http://free-electrons.com
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PATCH v2 1/1 board: added support for Raspberry Pi Zero W

Quoted 9 lines · Thomas Petazzoni

Hello,

Quoted 6 lines · Yves Deweerdt

added a new config file for the Raspberry Pi Zero W (rpi0w)
- added new folder for raspberrypi0w
- included the overlays in the genimage config
- add pi3-miniuart-bt overlay to the config
- remove rpi0w device tree from the raspberrypi0_defconfig and genimage

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Signed-off-by Yves Deweerdt <[email protected]>

I'd like a review/ack from Peter Seiderer, or other RPi folks of the Buildroot community. I think the commit log should summarize why the Zero W support is removed from raspberrypi0_defconfig, and why a separate defconfig is needed.

I also feel uncomfortable with splitting the defconfig for the two. Perhaps the
version you submitted here can also be used for Rpi0?

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 board/raspberrypi/genimage-raspberrypi0.cfg  |  1 -
 board/raspberrypi/genimage-raspberrypi0w.cfg | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 board/raspberrypi0w                          |  1 +
 configs/raspberrypi0_defconfig               |  2 +-
 configs/raspberrypi0w_defconfig              | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

To highlight the differences with the existing files, you can use 'git
format-patch -C' (and possibly also --find-copies-harder). Then the differences with the existing files stand out.

Regards,
Arnout

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 5 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 board/raspberrypi/genimage-raspberrypi0w.cfg
 create mode 120000 board/raspberrypi0w
 create mode 100644 configs/raspberrypi0w_defconfig

An update to board/raspberrypi/readme.txt would be needed.

Thanks,

Thomas

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PATCH v2 1/1 board: added support for Raspberry Pi Zero W

In reply to Thomas Petazzoni

Hello Thomas, Yves,

Quoted 9 lines · Thomas Petazzoni

Hello,

Quoted 6 lines · Yves Deweerdt

added a new config file for the Raspberry Pi Zero W (rpi0w)
- added new folder for raspberrypi0w
- included the overlays in the genimage config
- add pi3-miniuart-bt overlay to the config
- remove rpi0w device tree from the raspberrypi0_defconfig and genimage

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Signed-off-by Yves Deweerdt <[email protected]>

I'd like a review/ack from Peter Seiderer, or other RPi folks of the Buildroot community. I think the commit log should summarize why the Zero W support is removed from raspberrypi0_defconfig, and why a separate defconfig is needed.

The remaining difference between raspberrypi0_defconfig raspberrypi0w_defconfig wil be the usage of the pi3-miniuart-bt overlay. As there is no possibility to enable/disable this on demand I think this is enough to justify a second configuration (and keep the 'better' ttyAMA0 usage for serial console for the basic raspberrypi0)...

Regards,
Peter

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 board/raspberrypi/genimage-raspberrypi0.cfg  |  1 -
 board/raspberrypi/genimage-raspberrypi0w.cfg | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 board/raspberrypi0w                          |  1 +
 configs/raspberrypi0_defconfig               |  2 +-
 configs/raspberrypi0w_defconfig              | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 board/raspberrypi/genimage-raspberrypi0w.cfg
 create mode 120000 board/raspberrypi0w
 create mode 100644 configs/raspberrypi0w_defconfig

An update to board/raspberrypi/readme.txt would be needed.

Thanks,

Thomas

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PATCH v2 1/1 board: added support for Raspberry Pi Zero W

Quoted 19 lines · Peter Seiderer

Hello Thomas, Yves,

Quoted 9 lines · Thomas Petazzoni

Hello,

Quoted 6 lines · Yves Deweerdt

added a new config file for the Raspberry Pi Zero W (rpi0w)
- added new folder for raspberrypi0w
- included the overlays in the genimage config
- add pi3-miniuart-bt overlay to the config
- remove rpi0w device tree from the raspberrypi0_defconfig and genimage

Quoted 6 lines
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Signed-off-by Yves Deweerdt <[email protected]>

I'd like a review/ack from Peter Seiderer, or other RPi folks of the Buildroot community. I think the commit log should summarize why the Zero W support is removed from raspberrypi0_defconfig, and why a separate defconfig is needed.

Quoted 5 lines

The remaining difference between raspberrypi0_defconfig raspberrypi0w_defconfig wil be the usage of the pi3-miniuart-bt overlay. As there is no possibility to enable/disable this on demand I think this is enough to justify a second configuration (and keep the 'better' ttyAMA0 usage for serial console for the basic raspberrypi0)...

?Since indeed there is no convenient way to support two similar-but-different boards with a single defconfigs, I've applied to master, thanks. I did make the following changes though:
???? - Bump to same kernel version as raspberrypi0.
???? - Remove redundant comment.
???? - Remove redundant default BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DTB_OVERLAYS=y. ???? - Improve commit log.
???? - Refresh .gitlab-ci.yml.

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Arnout Vandecappelle                          arnout at mind be
Senior Embedded Software Architect            +32-16-286500
Essensium/Mind                                http://www.mind.be
G.Geenslaan 9, 3001 Leuven, Belgium           BE 872 984 063 RPR Leuven
LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/arnoutvandecappelle
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