On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 12:31 PM Andy Shevchenko
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 12:58 AM Park, Aiden <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > This patch is to enable U-Boot as a payload which runs on top of Slim 
> > Bootloader(https://github.com/slimbootloader/slimbootloader) boot firmware 
> > for x86 platforms.
> >
> > The Slim Bootloader is designed with multi-stage architecture for the 
> > execution from reset vector to OS hand-off, and supports qemu, Apollolake, 
> > Whiskeylake and Coffeelake platforms consuming Intel 
> > FSP(https://github.com/IntelFsp/FSP) for silicon initialization including 
> > CAR and memory initialization.
> > As multi-stage architecture, the Slim Bootloader adopts payload concept 
> > which is responsible for OS load from media devices and boot OS and it 
> > supports 32-bit PE32, EFI FV, ELF and RAW format payloads.
> > The Slim Bootloader generate HOB(Hand Off Block) list pointer, which has 
> > debug serial port info, memory map info, performance data info and etc., 
> > and passes it to a payload. U-Boot configures serial port, dram, pci, tsc 
> > and others with the information from the HOB.
> >
> > The compiled U-Boot supports usb, sata and sd/mmc boot which have been 
> > verified on qemu and other supported platforms.
> >
>
> Thanks for the series. I have some questions.
>
> Is it chained bootloader in the sense of how it's done? Can it use
> rather SPL part of U-Boot? Can it simple run Linux kernel as an EFI
> payload?
>
> Very briefly looking I didn't notice (may be simple missed it) the use
> of X86_32BIT_INIT. Why do you not use it (it it's the case)?

s/X86_32BIT_INIT/LOAD_FROM_32_BIT/

>
> Bin, may you give me couple of days to briefly review this in order to
> see if there is any similarities with what Intel Edison firmware is
> doing?
>
> P.S. Aiden, please, Cc me for the next series.
>
> > Changes in v4:
> >   * Use arch/x86/cpu/start.S with CONFIG_SYS_SLIMBOOTLOADER condition
> >   * Update U-boot or u-boot to U-Boot in commit message
> >   * Add static keyword in static function
> >
> > Changes in v3:
> >   * Add a brief description about Slim Bootloader in 1st patch
> >   * Add a common HOB library to be used by both FSP and Slim Bootloader
> >   * Move board/slimbootloader/slimbootloader to board/intel/slimbootloader
> >   * Add more description board/intel/slimbootloader/README
> >   * Fix comments from the code review
> >
> > Changes in v2:
> >   * Split a single patch to 8 patches
> >   * Add more comment for each structure and functions
> >
> > Aiden Park (8):
> >   x86: Add new slimbootloader CPU type
> >   x86: Add a common hob library
> >   x86: slimbootloader: Add memory configuration
> >   x86: slimbootloader: Add serial driver
> >   x86: slimbootloader: Set TSC information for timer driver
> >   x86: slimbootloader: Add a slimbootloader device tree
> >   board: intel: Add new slimbootloader board
> >   x86: Skip setting up MTRRs in slimbootloader
> >
> >  arch/x86/Kconfig                              |   1 +
> >  arch/x86/cpu/Makefile                         |   1 +
> >  arch/x86/cpu/slimbootloader/Kconfig           |  26 ++
> >  arch/x86/cpu/slimbootloader/Makefile          |   5 +
> >  arch/x86/cpu/slimbootloader/car.S             |  14 +
> >  arch/x86/cpu/slimbootloader/dram.c            | 151 +++++++++++
> >  arch/x86/cpu/slimbootloader/serial.c          |  69 +++++
> >  arch/x86/cpu/slimbootloader/slimbootloader.c  |  55 ++++
> >  arch/x86/cpu/start.S                          |   6 +-
> >  arch/x86/dts/Makefile                         |   1 +
> >  arch/x86/dts/slimbootloader.dts               |  27 ++
> >  .../asm/arch-slimbootloader/slimbootloader.h  | 121 +++++++++
> >  arch/x86/include/asm/fsp/fsp_hob.h            | 183 +------------
> >  arch/x86/include/asm/fsp/fsp_support.h        |  37 +--
> >  arch/x86/include/asm/fsp/fsp_types.h          |   8 -
> >  arch/x86/include/asm/global_data.h            |   2 +-
> >  arch/x86/include/asm/hob.h                    | 250 ++++++++++++++++++
> >  arch/x86/lib/Makefile                         |   3 +-
> >  arch/x86/lib/asm-offsets.c                    |   2 +-
> >  arch/x86/lib/fsp/fsp_support.c                |  78 +-----
> >  arch/x86/lib/hob.c                            | 104 ++++++++
> >  arch/x86/lib/init_helpers.c                   |   3 +-
> >  board/intel/Kconfig                           |  14 +
> >  board/intel/slimbootloader/Kconfig            |  51 ++++
> >  board/intel/slimbootloader/Makefile           |   5 +
> >  board/intel/slimbootloader/README             | 133 ++++++++++
> >  board/intel/slimbootloader/slimbootloader.c   |  17 ++
> >  board/intel/slimbootloader/start.S            |   9 +
> >  configs/slimbootloader_defconfig              |  22 ++
> >  include/configs/slimbootloader.h              |  59 +++++
> >  30 files changed, 1150 insertions(+), 307 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/cpu/slimbootloader/Kconfig
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/cpu/slimbootloader/Makefile
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/cpu/slimbootloader/car.S
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/cpu/slimbootloader/dram.c
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/cpu/slimbootloader/serial.c
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/cpu/slimbootloader/slimbootloader.c
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/dts/slimbootloader.dts
> >  create mode 100644 
> > arch/x86/include/asm/arch-slimbootloader/slimbootloader.h
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/include/asm/hob.h
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/lib/hob.c
> >  create mode 100644 board/intel/slimbootloader/Kconfig
> >  create mode 100644 board/intel/slimbootloader/Makefile
> >  create mode 100644 board/intel/slimbootloader/README
> >  create mode 100644 board/intel/slimbootloader/slimbootloader.c
> >  create mode 100644 board/intel/slimbootloader/start.S
> >  create mode 100644 configs/slimbootloader_defconfig
> >  create mode 100644 include/configs/slimbootloader.h
> >
> > --
> > 2.20.1
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>
> --
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko



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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
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