Add details about the SPL & U-Boot proper build steps, converting to flashable images, source URLs for the needed binaries and scripts.
Signed-off-by: Varadarajan Narayanan <[email protected]> --- v5: Fix documentation related build errors v4: Replace script based image creation with binman based command v3: Use '-' for sub heading instead of '=' Add location for template.its and sort the list alphabetically --- doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst | 98 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 93 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst b/doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst index 99cf8eba57c..5a0ce92e310 100644 --- a/doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst +++ b/doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst @@ -24,13 +24,17 @@ This will build ``u-boot.elf`` in the configured output directory. The firmware expects the ELF images to be in MBN format. The `elftombn.py` tool can be used to convert the ELF images to MBN format. - IPQ9574: (MBN version 6) +IPQ9574: (MBN version 6) - $ python elftombn.py -f u-boot.elf -o u-boot.mbn -v6 +.. code-block:: bash - IPQ5424: (MBN version 7) + python elftombn.py -f u-boot.elf -o u-boot.mbn -v6 - $ python elftombn.py -f u-boot.elf -o u-boot.mbn -v7 +IPQ5424: (MBN version 7) + +.. code-block:: bash + + python elftombn.py -f u-boot.elf -o u-boot.mbn -v7 Then install the resulting ``u-boot.mbn`` to the ``0:APPSBL`` partition on your device with:: @@ -42,17 +46,101 @@ on your device with:: U-Boot should be running after a reboot (``reset``). +Build steps for IPQ5210 based Qualcomm Dragonwing F8 & N8 Platforms: +-------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Please refer to the following URLs for more details about the platforms. + + F8: https://www.qualcomm.com/networking-infrastructure/products/f-series/f8-platform + + N8: https://www.qualcomm.com/networking-infrastructure/products/n-series/n8-platform + +1. Since U-Boot SPL is enabled on these platforms, the build command generates + both the U-Boot SPL and U-Boot proper images. Assuming ${uboot_dir} is the + top of the U-Boot sources and ${out_dir} as the output directory, + +.. code-block:: bash + + cd ${uboot_dir} + export CROSS_COMPILE=<aarch64 toolchain prefix> + make -j8 O=${out_dir} qcom_ipq5210_mmc_defconfig + make -j8 O=${out_dir} + +U-Boot SPL image: ${out_dir}/spl/u-boot-spl.wrap-elf +U-Boot image: ${out_dir}/u-boot.elf + +2. Convert the SPL image to multi ELF + +.. code-block:: bash + + cd ${out_dir}/spl + python elftombn.py -f u-boot-spl.wrap-elf -o u-boot-spl.mbn -v7 + python `create_multielf.py` -f u-boot-spl.mbn,tmel-ipq52xx-patch.elf \ + -o u-boot-spl.melf + +This u-boot-spl.melf should be flashed into 0:SPL partition. +Please see below for the location of `tmel-ipq52xx-patch.elf` + +3. Convert the U-Boot image to bootloader image + +.. code-block:: bash + + cd ${out_dir} + python elftombn.py -f u-boot.elf -o u-boot.mbn -v7 + +The u-boot.mbn has to be combined with `qc_config.elf`, `QCLib.elf`, `TFA` +and `OPTEE`. Please see below for the location for these ELFs. TFA and OPTEE +can be built from the sources using the following commands + +TFA: + +.. code-block:: bash + + make PLAT=ipq52xx QTISECLIB_PATH=path/to/`libqtisec_dbg.a` SPD=opteed + +OPTEE: + +.. code-block:: bash + + make PLATFORM=qcom-ipq52xx -j16 + +These binaries can be combined into a flashable image using `gen_its.py`. + +.. code-block:: bash + + python gen_its.py --arch ipq5210 \ + --qclib_path `QCLib.elf` \ + --qcconfig_path `qc_config.elf` \ + --tfa_bl31_path bl31.mbn \ + --uboot_path u-boot.mbn \ + --optee_path tee-raw.mbn \ + -p qcconfig qclib \ + -P tfa_bl31 uboot optee \ + -o output/hm_503_test_uboot.img \ + --template `template.its` + +This should be flashed into 0:BOOTLDR partition. + .. WARNING Boards with newer software versions would automatically go the emergency download (EDL) mode if U-Boot is not functioning as expected. If its a runtime failure at Uboot, the system will get reset (due to watchdog) and XBL will try to boot from next bank and if Bank B also doesn't have a functional image and is not booting fine, then the system will enter - EDL. A tool like bkerler's `edl`_ can be used for flashing with the + EDL. A tool like bkerler's `edl` can be used for flashing with the firehose loader binary appropriate for the board. Note that the support added is very basic. Restoring the original U-Boot on boards with older version of the software requires a debugger. +.. _create_multielf.py: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreboot/coreboot/refs/heads/main/util/qualcomm/create_multielf.py .. _elftombn.py: https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/qsdk/oss/system/tools/meta/-/tree/NHSS.QSDK.13.0.5.r2/scripts?ref_type=heads .. _edl: https://github.com/bkerler/edl +.. _gen_its.py: https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/qsdk/oss/system/tools/meta/-/tree/win.platform_tools.1.0.r34/scripts?ref_type=heads +.. _libqtisec_dbg.a: https://softwarecenter.qualcomm.com/nexus/generic/product/chip/software-product/IPQ5210.NLQ.14.0/ipq5210.nlq.14.0-qca-oem-qartifact/r00036.1/WIN.TFA.1.0.R4/apss_proc/out/proprietary/qtiseclib/output/ipq52xx/release/libqtisec_dbg.a +.. _OPTEE: https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/trusted-firmware/optee_os/optee_os/-/tree/win.optee.1.0?ref_type=heads +.. _qc_config.elf: https://softwarecenter.qualcomm.com/nexus/generic/product/chip/software-product/IPQ5210.NLQ.14.0/ipq5210.nlq.14.0-qca-oem-qartifact/r00036.1/BOOT.MXF.2.3.1.1/boot_images/boot/QcomPkg/SocPkg/Hermosa/Bin/LC/RELEASE/qc_config.elf +.. _QCLib.elf: https://softwarecenter.qualcomm.com/nexus/generic/product/chip/software-product/IPQ5210.NLQ.14.0/ipq5210.nlq.14.0-qca-oem-qartifact/r00036.1/BOOT.MXF.2.3.1.1/boot_images/boot/QcomPkg/SocPkg/Hermosa/Bin/LC/RELEASE/QCLib.elf +.. _template.its: https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/qsdk/oss/system/tools/meta/-/tree/win.platform_tools.1.0.r34/scripts?ref_type=heads +.. _TFA: https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/trusted-firmware/tf-a/trusted-firmware-a/-/tree/win.tfa.1.0.r4?ref_type=heads +.. _tmel-ipq52xx-patch.elf: https://softwarecenter.qualcomm.com/nexus/generic/product/chip/software-product/IPQ5210.NLQ.14.0/ipq5210.nlq.14.0-qca-oem-qartifact/r00036.1/TMEL.WNS.2.4/tmel-ipq52xx-patch.elf -- 2.34.1
