On Tue, 27 Nov, 2018, 11:38 AM Rick Chen <rickche...@gmail.com wrote: > Anup Patel <a...@brainfault.org> 於 2018年11月27日 週二 下午1:47寫道： > > > > On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 11:14 AM Anup Patel <a...@brainfault.org> wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 10:50 AM Rick Chen <rickche...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Anup Patel <a...@brainfault.org> 於 2018年11月27日 週二 上午11:28寫道： > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 8:50 AM Rick Chen <rickche...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Currently, the RISC-V U-Boot is saving a2 register at > > > > > > > > > > CONFIG_SYS_DRAM_BASE in start.S which does not make > sense because > > > > > > > > > > there is no information passed by previous booting stage > in a2 > > > > > > > > > > register. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This patch removes redundant a2 store on DRAM base. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Anup Patel <a...@brainfault.org> > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > > > > > arch/riscv/cpu/start.S | 2 -- > > > > > > > > > > 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/arch/riscv/cpu/start.S > b/arch/riscv/cpu/start.S index > > > > > > > > > > 704190f946..e4276e8e19 100644 > > > > > > > > > > --- a/arch/riscv/cpu/start.S > > > > > > > > > > +++ b/arch/riscv/cpu/start.S > > > > > > > > > > @@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ _start: > > > > > > > > > > mv s0, a0 > > > > > > > > > > mv s1, a1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - li t0, CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE > > > > > > > > > > - SREG a2, 0(t0) > > > > > > > > > > la t0, trap_entry > > > > > > > > > > #ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_SMODE > > > > > > > > > > csrw stvec, t0 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is weird. I remember these two lines were already > removed by > > > > > > > > > Lukas's patch series before? Did not have time to dig out > the history > > > > > > > > > though. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > Bin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You are correct, however I removed it again, because I did > not want to break > > > > > > > > Rick's board. He did add a commit to the last pull request > that removes these > > > > > > > > two lines and adjusts his board accordingly, but it is not > in the current one. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Likas > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your explanation. > > > > > > > > > > > > RIck's commit as below > > > > > > https://www.mail-archive.com/u-boot@lists.denx.de/msg305880.html > > > > > > > > > > When we run U-Boot in S-mode the BBL runs from 0x80000000 so this > > > > > two lines corrupts BBL instructions. > > > > > > > > > > If this is important for some board then please have it around > #ifdef. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Anup > > > > > > > > In the discussion as below : > > > > https://www.mail-archive.com/u-boot@lists.denx.de/msg305880.html > > > > > > > > I try to solve this issue with the aptch > > > > [PATCH] riscv: ax25-ae350: Pass dtb address to u-boot with a1 > register > > > > diff --git a/arch/riscv/cpu/start.S b/arch/riscv/cpu/start.S > > > > - li t0, CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE > > > > - SREG a2, 0(t0) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/board/AndesTech/ax25-ae350/ax25-ae350.c > > > > b/board/AndesTech/ax25-ae350/ax25-ae350.c > > > > void *board_fdt_blob_setup(void) > > > > { > > > > - void **ptr = (void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE; > > > > + void **ptr = (void *)&prior_stage_fdt_address; > > > > > > > > in the previous pull request. > > > > > > > > But Bin do not agree with that I use prior_stage_fdt_address in > > > > board_fdt_blob_setup( ) > > > > I try to explain why I use it like that way. > > > > Then Bin have not any reply in the following mail. > > > > Finally I decide to drop this patch in the next pull request. > > > > > > > > Hi Bin > > > > > > > > How do you think about I recovery this patch to fix this issue ? > > > > > > Actually, previous booting stage can pass location of FDT stored in > flash > > > to U-Boot. U-Boot requires FDT at a DRAM location which it can modify > > > in-place before passing on to Linux kernel so we should relocate the > FDT > > > passed by previous booting stage to some board specific DRAM location. > > > > > > My suggestion is as follows: > > > > > > Instead of SDRAM_BASE, we can have new board specific config > > > CONFIG_RISCV_PRIOR_FDT_BASE > > > > > > If CONFIG_RISCV_PRIOR_FDT_BASE is defined/selected by > > > config then in start.S copy-over the FDT from location pointed by > > > "a1" register to location pointed by CONFIG_RISCV_PRIOR_FDT_BASE. > > > > Hi Anup > > It can not achieve dtb delivery at runtime. >
Can you elaborate why? I am sure we can always relocate FDT passed by previous stage to some safer location and use it from there. Regards, Anup > Rick > > > I think you can copy-over FDT in C code too. You don't need to do > > in start.S. > > > > > > > > In your board_fdt_blob_setup(), you can safely do: > > > void **ptr = (void *)CONFIG_RISCV_PRIOR_FDT_BASE; > > > > > > Regards, > > > Anup > _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de https://lists.denx.de/listinfo/u-boot
