Probably something to do with the am335x-pru0-fw and am335x-pru1-fw. Did you generate these yourself and are they derived from V4 of the PRU Software Support Package? Here is what the log should look like
[ 17.730877] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: 8 PRU interrupts parsed [ 17.730963] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: memory dram0: pa 0x4a300000 size 0x2000 va e0cfc000 [ 17.730992] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: memory dram1: pa 0x4a302000 size 0x2000 va e0d00000 [ 17.731016] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: memory shrdram2: pa 0x4a310000 size 0x3000 va e0d04000 [ 17.731061] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: memory intc: pa 0x4a320000 size 0x2000 va e0d08000 [ 17.731085] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: memory cfg: pa 0x4a326000 size 0x2000 va e0d0c000 [ 17.739291] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: creating platform devices for PRU cores [ 17.838694] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: memory iram: pa 0x4a334000 size 0x2000 va e0d10000 [ 17.838750] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: memory control: pa 0x4a322000 size 0x400 va e0876000 [ 17.838807] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: memory debug: pa 0x4a322400 size 0x100 va e09fe400 [ 17.839055] remoteproc1: 4a334000.pru0 is available [ 17.889681] remoteproc1: Note: remoteproc is still under development and considered experimental. [ 17.976790] remoteproc1: THE BINARY FORMAT IS NOT YET FINALIZED, and backward compatibility isn't yet guaranteed. [ 18.110269] remoteproc1: registered virtio0 (type 7) [ 18.117784] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: PRU rproc node /ocp/pruss@4a300000/pru@4a334000 probed successfully [ 18.179627] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: memory iram: pa 0x4a338000 size 0x2000 va e0d40000 [ 18.179703] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: memory control: pa 0x4a324000 size 0x400 va e0cfa000 [ 18.179731] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: memory debug: pa 0x4a324400 size 0x100 va e0d44400 [ 18.179991] remoteproc2: 4a338000.pru1 is available [ 18.238845] remoteproc2: Note: remoteproc is still under development and considered experimental. [ 18.379910] remoteproc2: THE BINARY FORMAT IS NOT YET FINALIZED, and backward compatibility isn't yet guaranteed. [ 18.632315] remoteproc2: registered virtio1 (type 7) [ 18.650550] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: PRU rproc node /ocp/pruss@4a300000/pru@4a338000 probed successfully [ 20.207007] remoteproc1: powering up 4a334000.pru0 [ 20.494385] remoteproc1: Booting fw image am335x-pru0-fw, size 78652 [ 20.500992] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: version 0 event_chnl_map_size 1 event_chnl_map 0000039c [ 20.501012] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: sysevt-to-ch[60] -> 0 [ 20.501027] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: chnl-to-host[0] -> 0 [ 20.501040] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 1 [ 20.501052] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 2 [ 20.501064] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 3 [ 20.501076] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 4 [ 20.501088] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 5 [ 20.501100] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 6 [ 20.501112] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 7 [ 20.501124] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 8 [ 20.501136] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 9 [ 20.501153] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: SYSEV60 -> CH0 (CMR15 0x00000000) [ 20.501168] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: CH0 -> HOST0 (HMR0 0x00000000) [ 20.501183] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: configured system_events = 0x1000000000000000 intr_channels = 0x00000001 host_intr = 0x00000001 [ 20.736524] remoteproc1: starting PRU0: entry-point = 0x0 [ 20.767050] remoteproc1: remote processor 4a334000.pru0 is now up [ 20.873912] remoteproc1: mbox msg: 0x0 [ 20.873976] virtio_rpmsg_bus virtio0: creating channel rpmsg-client-sample addr 0x1e [ 20.914002] remoteproc1: kicking vqid 0 on PRU0 [ 20.914078] virtio_rpmsg_bus virtio0: rpmsg host is online [ 20.989597] remoteproc1: kicking vqid 0 on PRU0 [ 21.071282] remoteproc2: powering up 4a338000.pru1 [ 21.247641] remoteproc2: Booting fw image am335x-pru1-fw, size 78644 [ 21.335040] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: version 0 event_chnl_map_size 1 event_chnl_map 00000394 [ 21.335079] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: sysevt-to-ch[59] -> 1 [ 21.335094] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: skip intr mapping for chnl 0 [ 21.335108] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: chnl-to-host[1] -> 1 [ 21.335120] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: skip intr mapping for chnl 2 [ 21.335132] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: skip intr mapping for chnl 3 [ 21.335144] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: skip intr mapping for chnl 4 [ 21.335156] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: skip intr mapping for chnl 5 [ 21.335168] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: skip intr mapping for chnl 6 [ 21.335180] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: skip intr mapping for chnl 7 [ 21.335192] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: skip intr mapping for chnl 8 [ 21.335204] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: skip intr mapping for chnl 9 [ 21.335222] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: SYSEV59 -> CH1 (CMR14 0x01000000) [ 21.335236] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: SYSEV60 -> CH0 (CMR15 0x00000000) [ 21.335251] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: CH0 -> HOST0 (HMR0 0x00000000) [ 21.335265] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: CH1 -> HOST1 (HMR0 0x00000100) [ 21.335281] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: configured system_events = 0x1800000000000000 intr_channels = 0x00000003 host_intr = 0x00000003 [ 21.508227] remoteproc2: starting PRU1: entry-point = 0x0 [ 21.508264] remoteproc2: remote processor 4a338000.pru1 is now up [ 21.615803] remoteproc2: mbox msg: 0x0 [ 21.615861] virtio_rpmsg_bus virtio1: creating channel rpmsg-pru addr 0x1f [ 21.627159] remoteproc2: kicking vqid 0 on PRU1 [ 21.627220] virtio_rpmsg_bus virtio1: rpmsg host is online [ 21.640975] remoteproc2: kicking vqid 0 on PRU1 [ 22.905600] rpmsg_pru rpmsg1: new rpmsg_pru device: /dev/rpmsg_pru31 Regards, John > On May 26, 2016, at 2:01 PM, 'JD Morise' via BeagleBoard > <beagleboard@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > I would like to get communication up and running between ARM and PRU, by > following the TI Example 5 "RPMsg communication between ARM and PRU". > > The system is a BBB with debian, kernel 4.1.15-ti-rt-r43. All 3 modules are > loaded, here is the snippet of the lsmod: > > pruss_remoteproc 15296 2 > rpmsg_pru 4683 0 > virtio_rpmsg_bus 13437 1 rpmsg_pru > > dmesg ourput is posted below, I however don't see any problems or errors. > However the device file /dev/rpmsg_pru* is not created at all, although the > rpmsg_host seems to be online. What am I missing? Where to look for error > messages or problems? > > Could it be a problem with the device tree? I don't have any device tree > overlays loaded, apart from the cape_universaln > > > Best Regards, JD > > [ 137.089974] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: 8 PRU interrupts parsed > [ 137.090107] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: memory dram0: pa 0x4a300000 > size 0x2000 va e0b68000 > [ 137.090153] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: memory dram1: pa 0x4a302000 > size 0x2000 va e0b6c000 > [ 137.090193] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: memory shrdram2: pa 0x4a310000 > size 0x3000 va e0b70000 > [ 137.090231] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: memory intc: pa 0x4a320000 > size 0x2000 va e0b74000 > [ 137.090270] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: memory cfg: pa 0x4a326000 > size 0x2000 va e0b78000 > [ 137.106091] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: creating platform devices for PRU > cores > [ 137.117092] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: memory iram: pa 0x4a334000 size > 0x2000 va e0b7c000 > [ 137.117188] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: memory control: pa 0x4a322000 size > 0x400 va e0b80000 > [ 137.117231] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: memory debug: pa 0x4a322400 size > 0x100 va e0b82400 > [ 137.128119] remoteproc1: 4a334000.pru0 is available > [ 137.128152] remoteproc1: Note: remoteproc is still under development and > considered experimental. > [ 137.128169] remoteproc1: THE BINARY FORMAT IS NOT YET FINALIZED, and > backward compatibility isn't yet guaranteed. > [ 137.137153] remoteproc1: powering up 4a334000.pru0 > [ 137.137211] remoteproc1: Booting fw image am335x-pru0-fw, size 79096 > [ 137.137332] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: version 0 event_chnl_map_size 1 > event_chnl_map 00000394 > [ 137.137356] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: sysevt-to-ch[59] -> 1 > [ 137.137375] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 0 > [ 137.137395] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: chnl-to-host[1] -> 1 > [ 137.137413] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 2 > [ 137.137431] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 3 > [ 137.137449] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 4 > [ 137.137467] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 5 > [ 137.137485] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 6 > [ 137.137503] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 7 > [ 137.137520] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 8 > [ 137.137538] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: skip intr mapping for chnl 9 > [ 137.137563] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: SYSEV59 -> CH1 (CMR14 0x01000000) > [ 137.137584] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: CH1 -> HOST1 (HMR0 0x00000100) > [ 137.137607] pruss-rproc 4a300000.pruss: configured system_events = > 0x0800000000000000 intr_channels = 0x00000002 host_intr = 0x00000002 > [ 137.137626] remoteproc1: starting PRU0: entry-point = 0x0 > [ 137.137642] remoteproc1: remote processor 4a334000.pru0 is now up > [ 137.137798] remoteproc1: kicking vqid 0 on PRU0 > [ 137.137965] virtio_rpmsg_bus virtio0: rpmsg host is online > [ 137.138120] remoteproc1: registered virtio0 (type 7) > [ 137.138351] pru-rproc 4a334000.pru0: PRU rproc node > /ocp/pruss@4a300000/pru@4a334000 probed successfully > [ 137.138733] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: memory iram: pa 0x4a338000 size > 0x2000 va e0b9c000 > [ 137.138813] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: memory control: pa 0x4a324000 size > 0x400 va e0b9a000 > [ 137.138855] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: memory debug: pa 0x4a324400 size > 0x100 va e0ba0400 > [ 137.160141] remoteproc2: 4a338000.pru1 is available > [ 137.160177] remoteproc2: Note: remoteproc is still under development and > considered experimental. > [ 137.160194] remoteproc2: THE BINARY FORMAT IS NOT YET FINALIZED, and > backward compatibility isn't yet guaranteed. > [ 137.163512] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: booting the PRU core manually > [ 137.163552] remoteproc2: powering up 4a338000.pru1 > [ 137.163871] remoteproc2: Booting fw image am335x-pru1-fw, size 33580 > [ 137.163953] remoteproc2: starting PRU1: entry-point = 0x0 > [ 137.163972] remoteproc2: remote processor 4a338000.pru1 is now up > [ 137.164033] pru-rproc 4a338000.pru1: PRU rproc node > /ocp/pruss@4a300000/pru@4a338000 probed successfully > > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > <http://beagleboard.org/discuss> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:beagleboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/76b36f24-f8ef-4541-b949-1528a750b523%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/76b36f24-f8ef-4541-b949-1528a750b523%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. 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