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PATCH New Matthias Fuchs 2 participants 5 messages Feb 3, 2012 – Feb 4, 2012 Arm (32-bit)

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PATCH 1/1 mx28: fix SPL code to make USB booting work

This patch fixes booting i.MX28 CPUs via USB download. In this mode the CPU's bootrom implements a USB HID device that accepts a bootstream.

When downloading the bootstream via USB, first the SPL code is received and executed. Then the u-boot image is received and called.

The USB bootmode is interrupt driven.

This patch fixes two things:

1) The ARM's fast interrupt mode is disabled when the SPL code has been run. This is the default state when called by the bootrom.

2) The exception vector location is set back to bootrom space to make the USB interrupts work again. The SPL code needs to change this option for the ram size probing.

---
 arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S |   17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S +17 -0
index 2cd4d73..4116bb1 100644
@@ -185,6 +185,23 @@ _reset:
 
 	bl	board_init_ll
 
+	/*
+	 * turn of fast interrupt mode (required by bootrom for USB boot)
+	 */
+	mrs	r0,cpsr
+	bic	r0,r0,#0x80
+	msr	cpsr,r0
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
+	/*
+	 * set exception vector location back to bootrom space.
+	 * (required by bootrom for USB boot)
+	 */
+	mrc	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0
+	orr	r0, r0, #0x00002000	/* set bit 13 'V' */
+	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0
+#endif
+
 	pop	{r0-r12,r14}
 	bx	lr
 
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#1 lore raw

PATCH 1/1 mx28: fix SPL code to make USB booting work

Quoted 29 lines

This patch fixes booting i.MX28 CPUs via USB download. In this mode the CPU's bootrom implements a USB HID device that accepts a bootstream.

When downloading the bootstream via USB, first the SPL code is received and executed. Then the u-boot image is received and called.

The USB bootmode is interrupt driven.

This patch fixes two things:

1) The ARM's fast interrupt mode is disabled when the SPL code has been run. This is the default state when called by the bootrom.

2) The exception vector location is set back to bootrom space to make the USB interrupts work again. The SPL code needs to change this option for the ram size probing.

---
 arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S |   17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
(quoted diff) +0 -0

b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S index 2cd4d73..4116bb1 100644

arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S _reset: · line 193

Quoted 9 lines
arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S +6 -0
@@ -185,6 +185,23 @@ _reset:
 
 	bl	board_init_ll
 
+	/*
+	 * turn of fast interrupt mode (required by bootrom for USB boot)
+	 */
+	mrs	r0,cpsr
+	bic	r0,r0,#0x80
+	msr	cpsr,r0

Add this section just past _reset into:

170 /*
171 * set the cpu to SVC32 mode
172 */

173         mrs     r0,cpsr
174         bic     r0,r0,#0x1f
175         orr     r0,r0,#0xd3
176         msr     cpsr,r0

And only if you really need this. Why do you need to disable FIQ?

arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S _reset: · line 203

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arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S +10 -0
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
+	/*
+	 * set exception vector location back to bootrom space.
+	 * (required by bootrom for USB boot)
+	 */
+	mrc	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0
+	orr	r0, r0, #0x00002000	/* set bit 13 'V' */
+	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0
+#endif

High-vectors break the current implementation. That IS WRONG. The RAM memory detection routine will not work if you enable high vectors since it depends on adjusting the jumptable at 0x0 (aka. low vectors).

Why do you need to enable high vectors? Can't you detect that USB boot is happening (can mx28 report boot reason like mxc chips do?) and enable high- vectors just before passing control back to bootrom only then?

Though now that I think of it, high-vectors should probably be unconditionally re-enabled upon entering bootrom. Can you investigate?

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arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S +1 -0
+
 	pop	{r0-r12,r14}
 	bx	lr
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PATCH 1/1 mx28: fix SPL code to make USB booting work

Quoted 44 lines · Marek Vasut
Quoted 29 lines

This patch fixes booting i.MX28 CPUs via USB download. In this mode the CPU's bootrom implements a USB HID device that accepts a bootstream.

When downloading the bootstream via USB, first the SPL code is received and executed. Then the u-boot image is received and called.

The USB bootmode is interrupt driven.

This patch fixes two things:

1) The ARM's fast interrupt mode is disabled when the SPL code has been run. This is the default state when called by the bootrom.

2) The exception vector location is set back to bootrom space to make the USB interrupts work again. The SPL code needs to change this option for the ram size probing.

---
 arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S |   17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
(quoted diff) +0 -0

b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S index 2cd4d73..4116bb1 100644

arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S _reset: · line 193

Quoted 9 lines
arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S +6 -0
@@ -185,6 +185,23 @@ _reset:
 
 	bl	board_init_ll
 
+	/*
+	 * turn of fast interrupt mode (required by bootrom for USB boot)
+	 */
+	mrs	r0,cpsr
+	bic	r0,r0,#0x80
+	msr	cpsr,r0

Add this section just past _reset into:

170 /*
171 * set the cpu to SVC32 mode
172 */

Quoted 6 lines
173         mrs     r0,cpsr
174         bic     r0,r0,#0x1f
175         orr     r0,r0,#0xd3
176         msr     cpsr,r0

And only if you really need this. Why do you need to disable FIQ?

First: my commit message was not very clear in ths concern. When the SPL is called from the bootrom FIQ is turned off. When the SPL has run and control is passed back to the bootrom (!), the bootrom crashes, stalls or stops when FIQ is on. So we need to turn FIQ off when the SPL has done it's job. So that's why I added the code after board_init_ll(). I also noticed that the SPL runs fine when FIQ is never turned on. So I could think of never turning it on at all in SPL:
170 /*
171 * set the cpu to SVC32 mode
172 */

173         mrs     r0,cpsr
174         bic     r0,r0,#0x1f
- 175         orr     r0,r0,#0xd3
+ 175         orr     r0,r0,#0x53

176 msr cpsr,r0

This will result in CPSR = 0x53 which is the register content when the SPL is called (setup by bootrom). So we could completely get rid of this sequence.

And yes, for USB boot the FIQ must be turned off when SPL has done it's work. Other boot modes do not care as far as I noticed.

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arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S _reset: · line 203

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arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S +10 -0
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
+	/*
+	 * set exception vector location back to bootrom space.
+	 * (required by bootrom for USB boot)
+	 */
+	mrc	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0
+	orr	r0, r0, #0x00002000	/* set bit 13 'V' */
+	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0
+#endif

High-vectors break the current implementation. That IS WRONG. The RAM memory detection routine will not work if you enable high vectors since it depends on adjusting the jumptable at 0x0 (aka. low vectors).

Right. That's why the SPL code clears the 'V' bit and we got 'low vectors'. But when the SPL code has done it's work we need to return to 'high vectors' (... in bootrom space) to keep USB from bootrom alive. That's what my patch does. SPL run with low vectors and before it returns to bootrom it switches back to high vectors.

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Why do you need to enable high vectors? Can't you detect that USB boot is happening (can mx28 report boot reason like mxc chips do?)

Yes, by checking some GPIOs (I send an RFC/PATCH some days ago). But there's no need to only do this when using USB boot.

Quoted 2 lines

and enable high-
vectors just before passing control back to bootrom only then?

That's what I do! Please take a look at my patch.

Quoted 3 lines

Though now that I think of it, high-vectors should probably be unconditionally re-enabled upon entering bootrom. Can you investigate?

That's what my patch does!

Matthias

#3 lore raw

PATCH 1/1 mx28: fix SPL code to make USB booting work

Quoted 100 lines · Marek Vasut
Quoted 45 lines
Quoted 31 lines

This patch fixes booting i.MX28 CPUs via USB download. In this mode the CPU's bootrom implements a USB HID device that accepts a bootstream.

When downloading the bootstream via USB, first the SPL code is received and executed. Then the u-boot image is received and called.

The USB bootmode is interrupt driven.

This patch fixes two things:

1) The ARM's fast interrupt mode is disabled when the SPL code has been run. This is the default state when called by the bootrom.

2) The exception vector location is set back to bootrom space to make the USB interrupts work again. The SPL code needs to change this option for the ram size probing.

---

 arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S |   17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
(quoted diff) +0 -0

b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S index 2cd4d73..4116bb1 100644

arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S _reset: · line 192

Quoted 8 lines
arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S +6 -0
@@ -185,6 +185,23 @@ _reset:
 	bl	board_init_ll
 
+	/*
+	 * turn of fast interrupt mode (required by bootrom for USB boot)
+	 */
+	mrs	r0,cpsr
+	bic	r0,r0,#0x80
+	msr	cpsr,r0

Add this section just past _reset into:

170 /*
171 * set the cpu to SVC32 mode
172 */

Quoted 6 lines
173         mrs     r0,cpsr
174         bic     r0,r0,#0x1f
175         orr     r0,r0,#0xd3
176         msr     cpsr,r0

And only if you really need this. Why do you need to disable FIQ?

First: my commit message was not very clear in ths concern. When the SPL is called from the bootrom FIQ is turned off. When the SPL has run and control is passed back to the bootrom (!), the bootrom crashes, stalls or stops when FIQ is on. So we need to turn FIQ off when the SPL has done it's job. So that's why I added the code after board_init_ll(). I also noticed that the SPL runs fine when FIQ is never turned on. So I could think of never turning it on at all in SPL:
170 /*
171 * set the cpu to SVC32 mode
172 */

173         mrs     r0,cpsr
174         bic     r0,r0,#0x1f
- 175         orr     r0,r0,#0xd3
+ 175         orr     r0,r0,#0x53

176 msr cpsr,r0

This will result in CPSR = 0x53 which is the register content when the SPL is called (setup by bootrom). So we could completely get rid of this sequence.

And yes, for USB boot the FIQ must be turned off when SPL has done it's work. Other boot modes do not care as far as I noticed.

Quoted 6 lines
Quoted 6 lines
arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S +6 -0
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
+	/*
+	 * set exception vector location back to bootrom space.
+	 * (required by bootrom for USB boot)
+	 */
Quoted 8 lines

arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S _reset: · line 203

Quoted 4 lines
arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S +4 -0
+	mrc	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0
+	orr	r0, r0, #0x00002000	/* set bit 13 'V' */
+	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0
+#endif

High-vectors break the current implementation. That IS WRONG. The RAM memory detection routine will not work if you enable high vectors since it depends on adjusting the jumptable at 0x0 (aka. low vectors).

Right. That's why the SPL code clears the 'V' bit and we got 'low vectors'. But when the SPL code has done it's work we need to return to 'high vectors' (... in bootrom space) to keep USB from bootrom alive. That's what my patch does. SPL run with low vectors and before it returns to bootrom it switches back to high vectors.

Quoted 2 lines

Why do you need to enable high vectors? Can't you detect that USB boot is happening (can mx28 report boot reason like mxc chips do?)

Quoted 7 lines

Yes, by checking some GPIOs (I send an RFC/PATCH some days ago). But there's no need to only do this when using USB boot.

Quoted 2 lines

and enable high-
vectors just before passing control back to bootrom only then?

That's what I do! Please take a look at my patch.

I just noticed where you put it. OK. Why that CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT there anyway?

And about FIQ, do it like you outlined it, disable it altogether and be done with it.

M

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Quoted 3 lines

Though now that I think of it, high-vectors should probably be unconditionally re-enabled upon entering bootrom. Can you investigate?

That's what my patch does!

Matthias

#4 lore raw

PATCH 1/1 mx28: fix SPL code to make USB booting work

Quoted 31 lines
Quoted 31 lines · Marek Vasut
Quoted 30 lines
Quoted 30 lines

This patch fixes booting i.MX28 CPUs via USB download. In this mode the CPU's bootrom implements a USB HID device that accepts a bootstream.

When downloading the bootstream via USB, first the SPL code is received and executed. Then the u-boot image is received and called.

The USB bootmode is interrupt driven.

This patch fixes two things:

1) The ARM's fast interrupt mode is disabled when the SPL code has been run. This is the default state when called by the bootrom.

2) The exception vector location is set back to bootrom space to make the USB interrupts work again. The SPL code needs to change this option for the ram size probing.

---

 arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S |   17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
(quoted diff) +0 -0

b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S index 2cd4d73..4116bb1 100644

arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S +0 -0
Quoted 5 lines
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arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S _reset: · line 188

Quoted 5 lines
arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S +2 -0
@@ -185,6 +185,23 @@ _reset:
 	bl	board_init_ll
 
+	/*
+	 * turn of fast interrupt mode (required by bootrom for USB 

boot)

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arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S _reset: · line 193

Quoted 4 lines
arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S +4 -0
+	 */
+	mrs	r0,cpsr
+	bic	r0,r0,#0x80
+	msr	cpsr,r0

Add this section just past _reset into:

170 /*
171 * set the cpu to SVC32 mode
172 */

Quoted 6 lines
173         mrs     r0,cpsr
174         bic     r0,r0,#0x1f
175         orr     r0,r0,#0xd3
176         msr     cpsr,r0

And only if you really need this. Why do you need to disable FIQ?

First: my commit message was not very clear in ths concern. When the SPL is called from the bootrom FIQ is turned off. When the SPL has run and control is passed back to the bootrom (!), the bootrom crashes, stalls or stops when FIQ is on. So we need to turn FIQ off when the SPL has done it's job. So that's why I added the code after board_init_ll(). I also noticed that the SPL runs fine when FIQ is never turned on. So I could think of never turning it on at all in SPL:
170 /*
171 * set the cpu to SVC32 mode
172 */

173         mrs     r0,cpsr
174         bic     r0,r0,#0x1f
- 175         orr     r0,r0,#0xd3
+ 175         orr     r0,r0,#0x53

176 msr cpsr,r0

This will result in CPSR = 0x53 which is the register content when the SPL is called (setup by bootrom). So we could completely get rid of this sequence.

And yes, for USB boot the FIQ must be turned off when SPL has done it's work. Other boot modes do not care as far as I noticed.

Quoted 6 lines
Quoted 6 lines
arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S +6 -0
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
+	/*
+	 * set exception vector location back to bootrom space.
+	 * (required by bootrom for USB boot)
+	 */
Quoted 8 lines

arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S _reset: · line 203

Quoted 4 lines
arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/mx28/start.S +4 -0
+	mrc	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0
+	orr	r0, r0, #0x00002000	/* set bit 13 'V' */
+	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0
+#endif

High-vectors break the current implementation. That IS WRONG. The RAM memory detection routine will not work if you enable high vectors since it depends on adjusting the jumptable at 0x0 (aka. low vectors).

Right. That's why the SPL code clears the 'V' bit and we got 'low vectors'. But when the SPL code has done it's work we need to return to 'high vectors' (... in bootrom space) to keep USB from bootrom alive. That's what my patch does. SPL run with low vectors and before it returns to bootrom it switches back to high vectors.

Quoted 2 lines

Why do you need to enable high vectors? Can't you detect that USB boot is happening (can mx28 report boot reason like mxc chips do?)

Yes, by checking some GPIOs (I send an RFC/PATCH some days ago). But there's no need to only do this when using USB boot.

Quoted 2 lines

and enable high-
vectors just before passing control back to bootrom only then?

Quoted 7 lines
Quoted 1 line

That's what I do! Please take a look at my patch.

I just noticed where you put it. OK. Why that CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT there anyway?

And about FIQ, do it like you outlined it, disable it altogether and be done with it.

Actually ... maybe we can store CPSR to some other register (say ... r10?) and restore it before passing control back to bootrom. That might be the safest way and I think that'd be even better solution.

M

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M

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Though now that I think of it, high-vectors should probably be unconditionally re-enabled upon entering bootrom. Can you investigate?

That's what my patch does!

Matthias