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Re: [PATCH] docs/system/riscv: sifive_u: Update S-mode U-Boot image buil
From: |
Alistair Francis |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] docs/system/riscv: sifive_u: Update S-mode U-Boot image build instructions |
Date: |
Fri, 5 Jan 2024 15:29:01 +1000 |
On Thu, Jan 4, 2024 at 5:18 PM Bin Meng <bmeng@tinylab.org> wrote:
>
> Currently, the documentation outlines the process for building the
> S-mode U-Boot image using `make menuconfig` and manual actions within
> the menuconfig UI. However, this approach is fragile due to Kconfig
> options potentially changing across different releases. For example,
> CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE has been replaced by CONFIG_BOARD since v2022.01
> release, and CONFIG_TEXT_BASE has been moved to the 'General setup'
> menu from the 'Boot options' menu in v2024.01 release.
>
> This update aims to make the S-mode U-Boot image build instructions
> future-proof. It leverages the 'config' script provided in the U-Boot
> source tree to edit the .config file, followed by a `make olddefconfig`.
>
> Validated with U-Boot v2024.01 release.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bin Meng <bmeng@tinylab.org>
Reviewed-by: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@wdc.com>
Alistair
>
> ---
>
> docs/system/riscv/sifive_u.rst | 33 ++++++++++++---------------------
> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/docs/system/riscv/sifive_u.rst b/docs/system/riscv/sifive_u.rst
> index 7b166567f9..8f55ae8e31 100644
> --- a/docs/system/riscv/sifive_u.rst
> +++ b/docs/system/riscv/sifive_u.rst
> @@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ command line options with ``qemu-system-riscv32``.
> Running U-Boot
> --------------
>
> -U-Boot mainline v2021.07 release is tested at the time of writing. To build a
> +U-Boot mainline v2024.01 release is tested at the time of writing. To build a
> U-Boot mainline bootloader that can be booted by the ``sifive_u`` machine,
> use
> the sifive_unleashed_defconfig with similar commands as described above for
> Linux:
> @@ -325,15 +325,10 @@ configuration of U-Boot:
>
> $ export CROSS_COMPILE=riscv64-linux-
> $ make sifive_unleashed_defconfig
> - $ make menuconfig
> -
> -then manually select the following configuration:
> -
> - * Device Tree Control ---> Provider of DTB for DT Control ---> Prior Stage
> bootloader DTB
> -
> -and unselect the following configuration:
> -
> - * Library routines ---> Allow access to binman information in the device
> tree
> + $ ./scripts/config --enable OF_BOARD
> + $ ./scripts/config --disable BINMAN_FDT
> + $ ./scripts/config --disable SPL
> + $ make olddefconfig
>
> This changes U-Boot to use the QEMU generated device tree blob, and bypass
> running the U-Boot SPL stage.
> @@ -352,17 +347,13 @@ It's possible to create a 32-bit U-Boot S-mode image as
> well.
>
> $ export CROSS_COMPILE=riscv64-linux-
> $ make sifive_unleashed_defconfig
> - $ make menuconfig
> -
> -then manually update the following configuration in U-Boot:
> -
> - * Device Tree Control ---> Provider of DTB for DT Control ---> Prior Stage
> bootloader DTB
> - * RISC-V architecture ---> Base ISA ---> RV32I
> - * Boot options ---> Boot images ---> Text Base ---> 0x80400000
> -
> -and unselect the following configuration:
> -
> - * Library routines ---> Allow access to binman information in the device
> tree
> + $ ./scripts/config --disable ARCH_RV64I
> + $ ./scripts/config --enable ARCH_RV32I
> + $ ./scripts/config --set-val TEXT_BASE 0x80400000
> + $ ./scripts/config --enable OF_BOARD
> + $ ./scripts/config --disable BINMAN_FDT
> + $ ./scripts/config --disable SPL
> + $ make olddefconfig
>
> Use the same command line options to boot the 32-bit U-Boot S-mode image:
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>
>