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[v10,7/8] generic-loader: Add a generic loader

Message ID 4d6e70dc122fafbe81d85beb257ce3e0d6479fb1.1470253246.git.alistair.francis@xilinx.com
State New
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Commit Message

Alistair Francis Aug. 3, 2016, 8:06 p.m. UTC
Add a generic loader to QEMU which can be used to load images or set
memory values.

Signed-off-by: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@xilinx.com>
---
V10:
 - Split out the PC setting and data loading
V9:
 - Fix error messages
 - Updated some incorrect logic
 - Add address space loading support for all image types
 - Explain why the reset is manually registered
V8:
 - Code corrections
 - Rebase
V7:
 - Rebase
V6:
 - Add error checking
V5:
 - Rebase
V4:
 - Allow the loader to work with every architecture
 - Move the file to hw/core
 - Increase the maximum number of CPUs
 - Make the CPU operations conditional
 - Convert the cpu option to cpu-num
 - Require the user to specify endianess
V3:
 - Pass the ram_size to load_image_targphys()
V2:
 - Add maintainers entry
 - Perform bounds checking
 - Register and unregister the reset in the realise/unrealise
Changes since RFC:
 - Add BE support

 MAINTAINERS                      |   6 ++
 hw/core/Makefile.objs            |   2 +
 hw/core/generic-loader.c         | 195 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/hw/core/generic-loader.h |  46 +++++++++
 4 files changed, 249 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 hw/core/generic-loader.c
 create mode 100644 include/hw/core/generic-loader.h

Comments

Peter Maydell Aug. 9, 2016, 6:17 p.m. UTC | #1
On 3 August 2016 at 21:06, Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@xilinx.com> wrote:
> Add a generic loader to QEMU which can be used to load images or set
> memory values.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@xilinx.com>
> ---
> V10:
>  - Split out the PC setting and data loading
> V9:
>  - Fix error messages
>  - Updated some incorrect logic
>  - Add address space loading support for all image types
>  - Explain why the reset is manually registered
> V8:
>  - Code corrections
>  - Rebase
> V7:
>  - Rebase
> V6:
>  - Add error checking
> V5:
>  - Rebase
> V4:
>  - Allow the loader to work with every architecture
>  - Move the file to hw/core
>  - Increase the maximum number of CPUs
>  - Make the CPU operations conditional
>  - Convert the cpu option to cpu-num
>  - Require the user to specify endianess
> V3:
>  - Pass the ram_size to load_image_targphys()
> V2:
>  - Add maintainers entry
>  - Perform bounds checking
>  - Register and unregister the reset in the realise/unrealise
> Changes since RFC:
>  - Add BE support
>
>  MAINTAINERS                      |   6 ++
>  hw/core/Makefile.objs            |   2 +
>  hw/core/generic-loader.c         | 195 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/hw/core/generic-loader.h |  46 +++++++++
>  4 files changed, 249 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 hw/core/generic-loader.c
>  create mode 100644 include/hw/core/generic-loader.h
>
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 9c88c44..cc34ae0 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -984,6 +984,12 @@ M: Dmitry Fleytman <dmitry@daynix.com>
>  S: Maintained
>  F: hw/net/e1000e*
>
> +Generic Loader
> +M: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@xilinx.com>
> +S: Maintained
> +F: hw/core/generic-loader.c
> +F: include/hw/core/generic-loader.h
> +
>  Subsystems
>  ----------
>  Audio
> diff --git a/hw/core/Makefile.objs b/hw/core/Makefile.objs
> index cfd4840..939c94e 100644
> --- a/hw/core/Makefile.objs
> +++ b/hw/core/Makefile.objs
> @@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += loader.o
>  common-obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += qdev-properties-system.o
>  common-obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += register.o
>  common-obj-$(CONFIG_PLATFORM_BUS) += platform-bus.o
> +
> +obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += generic-loader.o
> diff --git a/hw/core/generic-loader.c b/hw/core/generic-loader.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..4ee71cb
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/hw/core/generic-loader.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
> +/*
> + * Generic Loader
> + *
> + * Copyright (C) 2014 Li Guang
> + * Copyright (C) 2016 Xilinx Inc.
> + * Written by Li Guang <lig.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com>
> + *
> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
> + * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
> + * Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
> + * (at your option) any later version.
> + *
> + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
> + * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
> + * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
> + * for more details.
> + */
> +
> +#include "qemu/osdep.h"
> +#include "qom/cpu.h"
> +#include "hw/sysbus.h"
> +#include "sysemu/dma.h"
> +#include "hw/loader.h"
> +#include "qapi/error.h"
> +#include "hw/core/generic-loader.h"
> +
> +#define CPU_NONE 0xFFFFFFFF
> +
> +static void generic_loader_reset(void *opaque)
> +{
> +    GenericLoaderState *s = GENERIC_LOADER(opaque);
> +
> +    if (s->set_pc && s->cpu) {

This check on s->cpu means that -device loader,file=<...> won't set the
PC to the entry point unless you specifically pass cpu-num=0.
The easiest fix for this is just to remove it (see below).

> +        CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(s->cpu);
> +        cpu_reset(s->cpu);
> +        if (cc) {
> +            cc->set_pc(s->cpu, s->addr);
> +        }
> +    }
> +
> +    if (s->data_len) {
> +        assert(s->data_len < sizeof(s->data));
> +        dma_memory_write((s->cpu ? s->cpu : first_cpu)->as, s->addr, &s->data,
> +                         s->data_len);
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +static void generic_loader_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
> +{
> +    GenericLoaderState *s = GENERIC_LOADER(dev);
> +    hwaddr entry;
> +    int big_endian;
> +    int size = 0;
> +
> +    s->set_pc = false;
> +
> +    /* Perform some error checking on the user's options */
> +    if (s->data || s->data_len  || s->data_be) {
> +        /* User is loading memory values */
> +        if (s->file) {
> +            error_setg(errp, "Specifying a file is not supported when loading "
> +                       "memory values");
> +            return;
> +        } else if (s->force_raw) {
> +            error_setg(errp, "Specifying force-raw is not supported when "
> +                       "loading memory values");
> +            return;
> +        } else if (!s->data || !s->data_len) {
> +            error_setg(errp, "Both data and data-len must be specified");
> +            return;
> +        } else if (s->data_len > 8) {
> +            error_setg(errp, "data-len cannot be greater then 8 bytes");
> +            return;
> +        } else if (s->data_len > sizeof(s->data)) {
> +            error_setg(errp, "data-len cannot be more then the data size");

This can't ever happen, because sizeof(s->data) is always 8.

> +            return;
> +        }
> +    } else if (s->file || s->force_raw)  {
> +        /* User is loading an image */
> +        if (s->data || s->data_len || s->data_be) {
> +            error_setg(errp, "data can not be specified when loading an "
> +                       "image");
> +            return;
> +        }
> +        s->set_pc = true;
> +    } else if (s->addr) {
> +        /* User is setting the PC */
> +        if (s->data || s->data_len || s->data_be) {
> +            error_setg(errp, "data can not be specified when setting a "
> +                       "program counter");
> +            return;
> +        }

Failing to specify cpu_num in this case needs to be an error.

> +        s->set_pc = true;
> +    } else {
> +        /* Did the user specify anything? */
> +        error_setg(errp, "please include valid arguments");
> +        return;
> +    }


> +
> +    qemu_register_reset(generic_loader_reset, dev);
> +
> +    if (s->cpu_num != CPU_NONE) {
> +        s->cpu = qemu_get_cpu(s->cpu_num);
> +        if (!s->cpu) {
> +            error_setg(errp, "Specified boot CPU#%d is nonexistent",
> +                       s->cpu_num);
> +            return;
> +        }
> +    }

If you always set s->cpu to be first_cpu in the "cpu_num is CPU_NONE"
case you can avoid all the ?: everywhere you use it, and you don't need
to check for 's->cpu' being non-NULL in the function where you set the PC.

> +
> +#ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
> +    big_endian = 1;
> +#else
> +    big_endian = 0;
> +#endif
> +
> +    if (s->file) {
> +        if (!s->force_raw) {
> +            size = load_elf_as(s->file, NULL, NULL, &entry, NULL, NULL,
> +                               big_endian, 0, 0, 0,
> +                               (s->cpu ? s->cpu : first_cpu)->as);
> +
> +            if (size < 0) {
> +                size = load_uimage_as(s->file, &entry, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
> +                                      (s->cpu ? s->cpu : first_cpu)->as);
> +            }
> +        }
> +
> +        if (size < 0 || s->force_raw) {
> +            /* Default to the maximum size being the machine's ram size */
> +            size = load_image_targphys_as(s->file, s->addr, ram_size,
> +                                          (s->cpu ? s->cpu : first_cpu)->as);
> +        } else {
> +            s->addr = entry;
> +        }
> +
> +        if (size < 0) {
> +            error_setg(errp, "Cannot load specified image %s", s->file);
> +            return;
> +        }
> +    }

Otherwise:

Reviewed-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>

thanks
-- PMM
Alistair Francis Aug. 9, 2016, 11:04 p.m. UTC | #2
On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 11:17 AM, Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org> wrote:
> On 3 August 2016 at 21:06, Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@xilinx.com> wrote:
>> Add a generic loader to QEMU which can be used to load images or set
>> memory values.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@xilinx.com>
>> ---
>> V10:
>>  - Split out the PC setting and data loading
>> V9:
>>  - Fix error messages
>>  - Updated some incorrect logic
>>  - Add address space loading support for all image types
>>  - Explain why the reset is manually registered
>> V8:
>>  - Code corrections
>>  - Rebase
>> V7:
>>  - Rebase
>> V6:
>>  - Add error checking
>> V5:
>>  - Rebase
>> V4:
>>  - Allow the loader to work with every architecture
>>  - Move the file to hw/core
>>  - Increase the maximum number of CPUs
>>  - Make the CPU operations conditional
>>  - Convert the cpu option to cpu-num
>>  - Require the user to specify endianess
>> V3:
>>  - Pass the ram_size to load_image_targphys()
>> V2:
>>  - Add maintainers entry
>>  - Perform bounds checking
>>  - Register and unregister the reset in the realise/unrealise
>> Changes since RFC:
>>  - Add BE support
>>
>>  MAINTAINERS                      |   6 ++
>>  hw/core/Makefile.objs            |   2 +
>>  hw/core/generic-loader.c         | 195 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  include/hw/core/generic-loader.h |  46 +++++++++
>>  4 files changed, 249 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 hw/core/generic-loader.c
>>  create mode 100644 include/hw/core/generic-loader.h
>>
>> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
>> index 9c88c44..cc34ae0 100644
>> --- a/MAINTAINERS
>> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
>> @@ -984,6 +984,12 @@ M: Dmitry Fleytman <dmitry@daynix.com>
>>  S: Maintained
>>  F: hw/net/e1000e*
>>
>> +Generic Loader
>> +M: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@xilinx.com>
>> +S: Maintained
>> +F: hw/core/generic-loader.c
>> +F: include/hw/core/generic-loader.h
>> +
>>  Subsystems
>>  ----------
>>  Audio
>> diff --git a/hw/core/Makefile.objs b/hw/core/Makefile.objs
>> index cfd4840..939c94e 100644
>> --- a/hw/core/Makefile.objs
>> +++ b/hw/core/Makefile.objs
>> @@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += loader.o
>>  common-obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += qdev-properties-system.o
>>  common-obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += register.o
>>  common-obj-$(CONFIG_PLATFORM_BUS) += platform-bus.o
>> +
>> +obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += generic-loader.o
>> diff --git a/hw/core/generic-loader.c b/hw/core/generic-loader.c
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..4ee71cb
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/hw/core/generic-loader.c
>> @@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
>> +/*
>> + * Generic Loader
>> + *
>> + * Copyright (C) 2014 Li Guang
>> + * Copyright (C) 2016 Xilinx Inc.
>> + * Written by Li Guang <lig.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com>
>> + *
>> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
>> + * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
>> + * Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
>> + * (at your option) any later version.
>> + *
>> + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
>> + * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
>> + * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
>> + * for more details.
>> + */
>> +
>> +#include "qemu/osdep.h"
>> +#include "qom/cpu.h"
>> +#include "hw/sysbus.h"
>> +#include "sysemu/dma.h"
>> +#include "hw/loader.h"
>> +#include "qapi/error.h"
>> +#include "hw/core/generic-loader.h"
>> +
>> +#define CPU_NONE 0xFFFFFFFF
>> +
>> +static void generic_loader_reset(void *opaque)
>> +{
>> +    GenericLoaderState *s = GENERIC_LOADER(opaque);
>> +
>> +    if (s->set_pc && s->cpu) {
>
> This check on s->cpu means that -device loader,file=<...> won't set the
> PC to the entry point unless you specifically pass cpu-num=0.
> The easiest fix for this is just to remove it (see below).

Fixed!

>
>> +        CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(s->cpu);
>> +        cpu_reset(s->cpu);
>> +        if (cc) {
>> +            cc->set_pc(s->cpu, s->addr);
>> +        }
>> +    }
>> +
>> +    if (s->data_len) {
>> +        assert(s->data_len < sizeof(s->data));
>> +        dma_memory_write((s->cpu ? s->cpu : first_cpu)->as, s->addr, &s->data,
>> +                         s->data_len);
>> +    }
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void generic_loader_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>> +{
>> +    GenericLoaderState *s = GENERIC_LOADER(dev);
>> +    hwaddr entry;
>> +    int big_endian;
>> +    int size = 0;
>> +
>> +    s->set_pc = false;
>> +
>> +    /* Perform some error checking on the user's options */
>> +    if (s->data || s->data_len  || s->data_be) {
>> +        /* User is loading memory values */
>> +        if (s->file) {
>> +            error_setg(errp, "Specifying a file is not supported when loading "
>> +                       "memory values");
>> +            return;
>> +        } else if (s->force_raw) {
>> +            error_setg(errp, "Specifying force-raw is not supported when "
>> +                       "loading memory values");
>> +            return;
>> +        } else if (!s->data || !s->data_len) {
>> +            error_setg(errp, "Both data and data-len must be specified");
>> +            return;
>> +        } else if (s->data_len > 8) {
>> +            error_setg(errp, "data-len cannot be greater then 8 bytes");
>> +            return;
>> +        } else if (s->data_len > sizeof(s->data)) {
>> +            error_setg(errp, "data-len cannot be more then the data size");
>
> This can't ever happen, because sizeof(s->data) is always 8.

Ok, removed.

>
>> +            return;
>> +        }
>> +    } else if (s->file || s->force_raw)  {
>> +        /* User is loading an image */
>> +        if (s->data || s->data_len || s->data_be) {
>> +            error_setg(errp, "data can not be specified when loading an "
>> +                       "image");
>> +            return;
>> +        }
>> +        s->set_pc = true;
>> +    } else if (s->addr) {
>> +        /* User is setting the PC */
>> +        if (s->data || s->data_len || s->data_be) {
>> +            error_setg(errp, "data can not be specified when setting a "
>> +                       "program counter");
>> +            return;
>> +        }
>
> Failing to specify cpu_num in this case needs to be an error.

Fixed.

>
>> +        s->set_pc = true;
>> +    } else {
>> +        /* Did the user specify anything? */
>> +        error_setg(errp, "please include valid arguments");
>> +        return;
>> +    }
>
>
>> +
>> +    qemu_register_reset(generic_loader_reset, dev);
>> +
>> +    if (s->cpu_num != CPU_NONE) {
>> +        s->cpu = qemu_get_cpu(s->cpu_num);
>> +        if (!s->cpu) {
>> +            error_setg(errp, "Specified boot CPU#%d is nonexistent",
>> +                       s->cpu_num);
>> +            return;
>> +        }
>> +    }
>
> If you always set s->cpu to be first_cpu in the "cpu_num is CPU_NONE"
> case you can avoid all the ?: everywhere you use it, and you don't need
> to check for 's->cpu' being non-NULL in the function where you set the PC.

Fixed.

>
>> +
>> +#ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
>> +    big_endian = 1;
>> +#else
>> +    big_endian = 0;
>> +#endif
>> +
>> +    if (s->file) {
>> +        if (!s->force_raw) {
>> +            size = load_elf_as(s->file, NULL, NULL, &entry, NULL, NULL,
>> +                               big_endian, 0, 0, 0,
>> +                               (s->cpu ? s->cpu : first_cpu)->as);
>> +
>> +            if (size < 0) {
>> +                size = load_uimage_as(s->file, &entry, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
>> +                                      (s->cpu ? s->cpu : first_cpu)->as);
>> +            }
>> +        }
>> +
>> +        if (size < 0 || s->force_raw) {
>> +            /* Default to the maximum size being the machine's ram size */
>> +            size = load_image_targphys_as(s->file, s->addr, ram_size,
>> +                                          (s->cpu ? s->cpu : first_cpu)->as);
>> +        } else {
>> +            s->addr = entry;
>> +        }
>> +
>> +        if (size < 0) {
>> +            error_setg(errp, "Cannot load specified image %s", s->file);
>> +            return;
>> +        }
>> +    }
>
> Otherwise:
>
> Reviewed-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>

Thanks!

Alistair

>
> thanks
> -- PMM
>
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Patch

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 9c88c44..cc34ae0 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -984,6 +984,12 @@  M: Dmitry Fleytman <dmitry@daynix.com>
 S: Maintained
 F: hw/net/e1000e*
 
+Generic Loader
+M: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@xilinx.com>
+S: Maintained
+F: hw/core/generic-loader.c
+F: include/hw/core/generic-loader.h
+
 Subsystems
 ----------
 Audio
diff --git a/hw/core/Makefile.objs b/hw/core/Makefile.objs
index cfd4840..939c94e 100644
--- a/hw/core/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/core/Makefile.objs
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@  common-obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += loader.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += qdev-properties-system.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += register.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_PLATFORM_BUS) += platform-bus.o
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += generic-loader.o
diff --git a/hw/core/generic-loader.c b/hw/core/generic-loader.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ee71cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/core/generic-loader.c
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@ 
+/*
+ * Generic Loader
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Li Guang
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Xilinx Inc.
+ * Written by Li Guang <lig.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qom/cpu.h"
+#include "hw/sysbus.h"
+#include "sysemu/dma.h"
+#include "hw/loader.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "hw/core/generic-loader.h"
+
+#define CPU_NONE 0xFFFFFFFF
+
+static void generic_loader_reset(void *opaque)
+{
+    GenericLoaderState *s = GENERIC_LOADER(opaque);
+
+    if (s->set_pc && s->cpu) {
+        CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(s->cpu);
+        cpu_reset(s->cpu);
+        if (cc) {
+            cc->set_pc(s->cpu, s->addr);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (s->data_len) {
+        assert(s->data_len < sizeof(s->data));
+        dma_memory_write((s->cpu ? s->cpu : first_cpu)->as, s->addr, &s->data,
+                         s->data_len);
+    }
+}
+
+static void generic_loader_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    GenericLoaderState *s = GENERIC_LOADER(dev);
+    hwaddr entry;
+    int big_endian;
+    int size = 0;
+
+    s->set_pc = false;
+
+    /* Perform some error checking on the user's options */
+    if (s->data || s->data_len  || s->data_be) {
+        /* User is loading memory values */
+        if (s->file) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Specifying a file is not supported when loading "
+                       "memory values");
+            return;
+        } else if (s->force_raw) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Specifying force-raw is not supported when "
+                       "loading memory values");
+            return;
+        } else if (!s->data || !s->data_len) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Both data and data-len must be specified");
+            return;
+        } else if (s->data_len > 8) {
+            error_setg(errp, "data-len cannot be greater then 8 bytes");
+            return;
+        } else if (s->data_len > sizeof(s->data)) {
+            error_setg(errp, "data-len cannot be more then the data size");
+            return;
+        }
+    } else if (s->file || s->force_raw)  {
+        /* User is loading an image */
+        if (s->data || s->data_len || s->data_be) {
+            error_setg(errp, "data can not be specified when loading an "
+                       "image");
+            return;
+        }
+        s->set_pc = true;
+    } else if (s->addr) {
+        /* User is setting the PC */
+        if (s->data || s->data_len || s->data_be) {
+            error_setg(errp, "data can not be specified when setting a "
+                       "program counter");
+            return;
+        }
+        s->set_pc = true;
+    } else {
+        /* Did the user specify anything? */
+        error_setg(errp, "please include valid arguments");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    qemu_register_reset(generic_loader_reset, dev);
+
+    if (s->cpu_num != CPU_NONE) {
+        s->cpu = qemu_get_cpu(s->cpu_num);
+        if (!s->cpu) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Specified boot CPU#%d is nonexistent",
+                       s->cpu_num);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+#ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
+    big_endian = 1;
+#else
+    big_endian = 0;
+#endif
+
+    if (s->file) {
+        if (!s->force_raw) {
+            size = load_elf_as(s->file, NULL, NULL, &entry, NULL, NULL,
+                               big_endian, 0, 0, 0,
+                               (s->cpu ? s->cpu : first_cpu)->as);
+
+            if (size < 0) {
+                size = load_uimage_as(s->file, &entry, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+                                      (s->cpu ? s->cpu : first_cpu)->as);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (size < 0 || s->force_raw) {
+            /* Default to the maximum size being the machine's ram size */
+            size = load_image_targphys_as(s->file, s->addr, ram_size,
+                                          (s->cpu ? s->cpu : first_cpu)->as);
+        } else {
+            s->addr = entry;
+        }
+
+        if (size < 0) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Cannot load specified image %s", s->file);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Convert the data endiannes */
+    if (s->data_be) {
+        s->data = cpu_to_be64(s->data);
+    } else {
+        s->data = cpu_to_le64(s->data);
+    }
+}
+
+static void generic_loader_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    qemu_unregister_reset(generic_loader_reset, dev);
+}
+
+static Property generic_loader_props[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT64("addr", GenericLoaderState, addr, 0),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT64("data", GenericLoaderState, data, 0),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("data-len", GenericLoaderState, data_len, 0),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("data-be", GenericLoaderState, data_be, false),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("cpu-num", GenericLoaderState, cpu_num, CPU_NONE),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("force-raw", GenericLoaderState, force_raw, false),
+    DEFINE_PROP_STRING("file", GenericLoaderState, file),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
+static void generic_loader_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+
+    /* The reset function is not registered here and is instead registered in
+     * the realize function to allow this device to be added via the device_add
+     * command in the QEMU monitor.
+     * TODO: Improve the device_add functionality to allow resets to be
+     * connected
+     */
+    dc->realize = generic_loader_realize;
+    dc->unrealize = generic_loader_unrealize;
+    dc->props = generic_loader_props;
+    dc->desc = "Generic Loader";
+}
+
+static TypeInfo generic_loader_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_GENERIC_LOADER,
+    .parent = TYPE_DEVICE,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(GenericLoaderState),
+    .class_init = generic_loader_class_init,
+};
+
+static void generic_loader_register_type(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&generic_loader_info);
+}
+
+type_init(generic_loader_register_type)
diff --git a/include/hw/core/generic-loader.h b/include/hw/core/generic-loader.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd27c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hw/core/generic-loader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ 
+/*
+ * Generic Loader
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Li Guang
+ * Written by Li Guang <lig.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ */
+
+#ifndef GENERIC_LOADER_H
+#define GENERIC_LOADER_H
+
+#include "elf.h"
+
+typedef struct GenericLoaderState {
+    /* <private> */
+    DeviceState parent_obj;
+
+    /* <public> */
+    CPUState *cpu;
+
+    uint64_t addr;
+    uint64_t data;
+    uint8_t data_len;
+    uint32_t cpu_num;
+
+    char *file;
+
+    bool force_raw;
+    bool data_be;
+    bool set_pc;
+} GenericLoaderState;
+
+#define TYPE_GENERIC_LOADER "loader"
+#define GENERIC_LOADER(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(GenericLoaderState, (obj), \
+                                         TYPE_GENERIC_LOADER)
+
+#endif