On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 07:51:22PM +0000, Johannes Krottmayer wrote: > Hello Tom! > > On 2/24/26 8:33 PM, Tom Rini wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 07:23:54PM +0000, Johannes Krottmayer wrote: > > > Hello Tom! > > > > > > On 2/24/26 6:09 PM, Tom Rini wrote: > > > > On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 10:26:35AM +0000, Johannes Krottmayer wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > I'm tried to compile U-Boot for an QEMU AArch64 environment, but get > > > > > some error messages in SPL: > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Bloblist at 0 not found (err=-2) > > > > > alloc space exhausted ptr 400 limit 0 > > > > > Bloblist at 0 not found (err=-2) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > U-Boot 2026.01 (Feb 24 2026 - 10:22:15 +0100) > > > > > [...] > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > Started the QEMU instance with the command line: > > > > > $ qemu-system-aarch64 -m 4G -machine virt -cpu cortex-a53 / > > > > > bios u-boot.bin > > > > > $ > > > > > > > > > > Also the same errors when I use TF-A and OP-TEE with enabled > > > > > EL3 and EL2 in QEMU and "u-boot.bin" as BL33. > > > > > > > > > > Has somebody noticed the same issue? > > > > > > > > > > I used the configuration "qemu_arm64_defconfig" > . > > > > > > > > That's odd. We run it in CI, but as cortex-a57 not a53 with otherwise > > > > similar arguments. Running with TF-A/OP-TEE is also in CI, but more > > > > difficult to configure. > > > > > > > > > > I have tried it now with the Cortex-A57 but running into the same > > > issue without OP-TEE and TF-A. Using OP-TEE and TF-A works now > > > without the issue because I have forgotten to pass the option > > > TRANSFER_LIST=1 to TF-A and CFG_TRANSFER_LIST=y and > > > CFG_MAP_EXT_DT_SECURE=y to OP-TEE. > > > > > > Host OS: Debian 13 (Trixie) > > > QEMU version: > > > $ qemu-system-aarch64 --version > > > QEMU emulator version 10.0.7 (Debian 1:10.0.7+ds-0+deb13u1+b1) > > > Copyright (c) 2003-2025 Fabrice Bellard and the QEMU Project developers > > > $ > > > > > > BTW: doc/board/emulation/qemu-arm.rst doesn't mention how to build > > > U-Boot with OP-TEE and TF-A. Should I include the build steps into the > > > docs and create a patch for the doc? I think it's also useful for > > > other users. > > > > Yes, some doc updates woul > d be appreciated and please CC the board > > maintainers as well. And perhaps the question I forgot to ask earlier > > is, are you seeing those as fatal errors, or just noting they exist? > > > > My personal opinion: > > I see the "bloblist not found" personally only as > warning. But I think the memory allocation issue should be > investigated and maybe fixed, because I think it could have > site effects. > > But I don't know the memory allocation code fully from U-Boot, > so therefore the "site effects" is only a guess as normal user.
Ah, yes, thank you. Yes, it's a bit scarrier of a message than is warranted and we should look in to clarifying things. I seem to recall it's just what happens in the case of having started and no bloblist found, but not expected. I'll dig around a bit more myself now. -- Tom
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