On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 09:07:46AM +0200, Laszlo Ersek wrote:
> On 9/11/23 08:22, Sunil V L wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 08:15:26AM +0200, Laszlo Ersek wrote:
> >> On 9/11/23 07:32, Laszlo Ersek wrote:
> >>> On 9/8/23 08:13, Sunil V L wrote:
> >>>> Hi Laszlo,
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, Sep 07, 2023 at 04:58:25PM +0200, Laszlo Ersek wrote:
> >>>>> Explain how users can compose their pre-OS environment purely from
> >>>>> binaries they've built themselves.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Cc: Andrei Warkentin <andrei.warken...@intel.com>
> >>>>> Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb+tianoc...@kernel.org>
> >>>>> Cc: Gerd Hoffmann <kra...@redhat.com>
> >>>>> Cc: Jiewen Yao <jiewen....@intel.com>
> >>>>> Cc: Jordan Justen <jordan.l.jus...@intel.com>
> >>>>> Cc: Sunil V L <suni...@ventanamicro.com>
> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <ler...@redhat.com>
> >>>>> ---
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Notes:
> >>>>>     rendered version:
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>     
> >>>>> https://github.com/lersek/edk2/tree/bring-your-own-opensbi/OvmfPkg/RiscVVirt#test-with-your-own-opensbi-binary
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  OvmfPkg/RiscVVirt/README.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++
> >>>>>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> diff --git a/OvmfPkg/RiscVVirt/README.md b/OvmfPkg/RiscVVirt/README.md
> >>>>> index 8c3ac37b802a..dbb40bbe89b0 100644
> >>>>> --- a/OvmfPkg/RiscVVirt/README.md
> >>>>> +++ b/OvmfPkg/RiscVVirt/README.md
> >>>>> @@ -69,3 +69,20 @@ Below example shows how to boot openSUSE Tumbleweed 
> >>>>> E20.
> >>>>>          -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0 \
> >>>>>          -device virtio-blk-device,drive=hd0 \
> >>>>>          -drive 
> >>>>> file=openSUSE-Tumbleweed-RISC-V-E20-efi.riscv64.raw,format=raw,id=hd0
> >>>>> +
> >>>>> +## Test with your own OpenSBI binary
> >>>>> +Using the above QEMU command line, **RISCV_VIRT_CODE.fd** is launched 
> >>>>> by the
> >>>>> +OpenSBI binary that is bundled with QEMU. You can build your own 
> >>>>> OpenSBI binary
> >>>>> +as well:
> >>>>> +
> >>>>> +    OPENSBI_DIR=...
> >>>>> +    git clone https://github.com/riscv/opensbi.git $OPENSBI_DIR
> >>>>> +    make -C $OPENSBI_DIR \
> >>>>> +        -j $(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) \
> >>>>> +        CROSS_COMPILE=riscv64-linux-gnu- \
> >>>>> +        PLATFORM=generic
> >>>>> +
> >>>> Do we need to duplicate these OpenSBI build instructions in EDK2? IMO,
> >>>> we should just document how to use -bios to use custom OpenSBI image.
> >>>> The build instructions for other software repos can change at any
> >>>> time.
> >>>
> >>> Can we include the opensbi project URL at least?
> >>
> >> BTW, I disagree with your larger message (as I perceive it).
> >>
> >> While it's true that build instructions may change at any time, that's
> >> just a generic statement about any software and any documentation in
> >> existence. All documentation goes stale at some point.
> >>
> > Agreed. But my point is, this documentation which provides build
> > instructions of opensbi doesn't belong to edk2 but opensbi. If something
> > is missing in the opensbi build instructions like you mentioned, it
> > should be submitted as a patch to opensbi repo rather edk2, right?
> 
> I don't know.
> 
> If two projects are used in conjunction, which project's documentation
> should cover the combined use?
> 
Okay, fair enough. Let's add it. It appears to be very useful for any
one new to RISC-V+edk2 and OpenSBI. Do you want to update the -kernel
option also in v2 or will it be separate patch?

Thanks,
Sunil
> Laszlo
> 
> > 
> > -Sunil
> > 
> >> And in this particular case, I needed to fish out the build commands,
> >> and the resultant "fw_dynamic.bin" filename, from the QEMU tree, not the
> >> OpenSBI tree. I'm not aware of any documentation that makes a dedicated
> >> statement about building OpenSBI *for* running edk2.
> >>
> >> The OpenSBI root "README.md" @ b20bd479eff1 only says "For example, to
> >> compile the platform library and the firmware examples for the QEMU
> >> RISC-V *virt* machine, *<platform_subdir>* should be *generic*". It does
> >> not mention the build output pathname
> >> "build/platform/generic/firmware/fw_dynamic.bin".
> >>
> >> Laszlo
> >>
> > 
> 


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