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[1/5,v2] mips: start.S: Add Octeon boot header compatibility

Message ID 20201028141003.3062021-1-sr@denx.de
State Accepted
Commit de24bc7e0e3528f3d3c4731ab053a3e8d621ab7a
Delegated to: Daniel Schwierzeck
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Series [1/5,v2] mips: start.S: Add Octeon boot header compatibility | expand

Commit Message

Stefan Roese Oct. 28, 2020, 2:09 p.m. UTC
Octeon has a specific boot header, when booted via SPI NOR, NAND or MMC.
Here the only 2 instructions are allowed in the first few bytes of the
image. And these instructions need to be one branch and a nop. This
patch adds the necessary nop after the nop, to that the common MIPS
image is compatible with this Octeon header.

The tool to patch the Octeon boot header into the image will be send in
a follow-up patch.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>
Cc: Aaron Williams <awilliams@marvell.com>
Cc: Chandrakala Chavva <cchavva@marvell.com>
Cc: Daniel Schwierzeck <daniel.schwierzeck@gmail.com>
---
v2:
- Enhance comment
- Fix delay slot indentation

 arch/mips/cpu/start.S | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Comments

Stefan Roese Nov. 26, 2020, 11:49 a.m. UTC | #1
Hi Daniel,

On 28.10.20 15:09, Stefan Roese wrote:
> Octeon has a specific boot header, when booted via SPI NOR, NAND or MMC.
> Here the only 2 instructions are allowed in the first few bytes of the
> image. And these instructions need to be one branch and a nop. This
> patch adds the necessary nop after the nop, to that the common MIPS
> image is compatible with this Octeon header.
> 
> The tool to patch the Octeon boot header into the image will be send in
> a follow-up patch.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>
> Cc: Aaron Williams <awilliams@marvell.com>
> Cc: Chandrakala Chavva <cchavva@marvell.com>
> Cc: Daniel Schwierzeck <daniel.schwierzeck@gmail.com>
> ---
> v2:
> - Enhance comment
> - Fix delay slot indentation

Do you have any comments on this patchset? What is your plan with it?
Could you integrate it in the upcoming release? It includes some fixes,
which would be really helpful in the release and does not touch
platforms other than Octeon (other than this small patch here).

Thanks,
Stefan

>   arch/mips/cpu/start.S | 10 ++++++++--
>   1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/start.S b/arch/mips/cpu/start.S
> index d0c412236d..335aafa6a8 100644
> --- a/arch/mips/cpu/start.S
> +++ b/arch/mips/cpu/start.S
> @@ -74,9 +74,14 @@
>   	.endm
>   
>   ENTRY(_start)
> -	/* U-Boot entry point */
> +	/*
> +	 * U-Boot entry point.
> +	 * Do not add instructions to the branch delay slot! Some SoC's
> +	 * like Octeon might patch the final U-Boot binary at this location
> +	 * with additional boot headers.
> +	 */
>   	b	reset
> -	 mtc0	zero, CP0_COUNT	# clear cp0 count for most accurate boot timing
> +	 nop
>   
>   #if defined(CONFIG_MIPS_INSERT_BOOT_CONFIG)
>   	/*
> @@ -123,6 +128,7 @@ ENTRY(_start)
>   #endif
>   
>   reset:
> +	mtc0	zero, CP0_COUNT	# clear cp0 count for most accurate boot timing
>   #if __mips_isa_rev >= 6
>   	mfc0	t0, CP0_CONFIG, 5
>   	and	t0, t0, MIPS_CONF5_VP
> 


Viele Grüße,
Stefan
Daniel Schwierzeck Nov. 27, 2020, 2:53 p.m. UTC | #2
Am Mittwoch, den 28.10.2020, 15:09 +0100 schrieb Stefan Roese:
> Octeon has a specific boot header, when booted via SPI NOR, NAND or MMC.
> Here the only 2 instructions are allowed in the first few bytes of the
> image. And these instructions need to be one branch and a nop. This
> patch adds the necessary nop after the nop, to that the common MIPS
> image is compatible with this Octeon header.
> 
> The tool to patch the Octeon boot header into the image will be send in
> a follow-up patch.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>
> Cc: Aaron Williams <awilliams@marvell.com>
> Cc: Chandrakala Chavva <cchavva@marvell.com>
> Cc: Daniel Schwierzeck <daniel.schwierzeck@gmail.com>
> ---
> v2:
> - Enhance comment
> - Fix delay slot indentation
> 
>  arch/mips/cpu/start.S | 10 ++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> 

Reviewed-by: Daniel Schwierzeck <daniel.schwierzeck@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/start.S b/arch/mips/cpu/start.S
index d0c412236d..335aafa6a8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/start.S
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/start.S
@@ -74,9 +74,14 @@ 
 	.endm
 
 ENTRY(_start)
-	/* U-Boot entry point */
+	/*
+	 * U-Boot entry point.
+	 * Do not add instructions to the branch delay slot! Some SoC's
+	 * like Octeon might patch the final U-Boot binary at this location
+	 * with additional boot headers.
+	 */
 	b	reset
-	 mtc0	zero, CP0_COUNT	# clear cp0 count for most accurate boot timing
+	 nop
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MIPS_INSERT_BOOT_CONFIG)
 	/*
@@ -123,6 +128,7 @@  ENTRY(_start)
 #endif
 
 reset:
+	mtc0	zero, CP0_COUNT	# clear cp0 count for most accurate boot timing
 #if __mips_isa_rev >= 6
 	mfc0	t0, CP0_CONFIG, 5
 	and	t0, t0, MIPS_CONF5_VP