forked from AsahiLinux/u-boot
-
Notifications
You must be signed in to change notification settings - Fork 0
/
README
5813 lines (4476 loc) · 202 KB
/
README
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
438
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
478
479
480
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
488
489
490
491
492
493
494
495
496
497
498
499
500
501
502
503
504
505
506
507
508
509
510
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
524
525
526
527
528
529
530
531
532
533
534
535
536
537
538
539
540
541
542
543
544
545
546
547
548
549
550
551
552
553
554
555
556
557
558
559
560
561
562
563
564
565
566
567
568
569
570
571
572
573
574
575
576
577
578
579
580
581
582
583
584
585
586
587
588
589
590
591
592
593
594
595
596
597
598
599
600
601
602
603
604
605
606
607
608
609
610
611
612
613
614
615
616
617
618
619
620
621
622
623
624
625
626
627
628
629
630
631
632
633
634
635
636
637
638
639
640
641
642
643
644
645
646
647
648
649
650
651
652
653
654
655
656
657
658
659
660
661
662
663
664
665
666
667
668
669
670
671
672
673
674
675
676
677
678
679
680
681
682
683
684
685
686
687
688
689
690
691
692
693
694
695
696
697
698
699
700
701
702
703
704
705
706
707
708
709
710
711
712
713
714
715
716
717
718
719
720
721
722
723
724
725
726
727
728
729
730
731
732
733
734
735
736
737
738
739
740
741
742
743
744
745
746
747
748
749
750
751
752
753
754
755
756
757
758
759
760
761
762
763
764
765
766
767
768
769
770
771
772
773
774
775
776
777
778
779
780
781
782
783
784
785
786
787
788
789
790
791
792
793
794
795
796
797
798
799
800
801
802
803
804
805
806
807
808
809
810
811
812
813
814
815
816
817
818
819
820
821
822
823
824
825
826
827
828
829
830
831
832
833
834
835
836
837
838
839
840
841
842
843
844
845
846
847
848
849
850
851
852
853
854
855
856
857
858
859
860
861
862
863
864
865
866
867
868
869
870
871
872
873
874
875
876
877
878
879
880
881
882
883
884
885
886
887
888
889
890
891
892
893
894
895
896
897
898
899
900
901
902
903
904
905
906
907
908
909
910
911
912
913
914
915
916
917
918
919
920
921
922
923
924
925
926
927
928
929
930
931
932
933
934
935
936
937
938
939
940
941
942
943
944
945
946
947
948
949
950
951
952
953
954
955
956
957
958
959
960
961
962
963
964
965
966
967
968
969
970
971
972
973
974
975
976
977
978
979
980
981
982
983
984
985
986
987
988
989
990
991
992
993
994
995
996
997
998
999
1000
#
# (C) Copyright 2000 - 2013
# Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, [email protected].
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
#
Summary:
========
This directory contains the source code for U-Boot, a boot loader for
Embedded boards based on PowerPC, ARM, MIPS and several other
processors, which can be installed in a boot ROM and used to
initialize and test the hardware or to download and run application
code.
The development of U-Boot is closely related to Linux: some parts of
the source code originate in the Linux source tree, we have some
header files in common, and special provision has been made to
support booting of Linux images.
Some attention has been paid to make this software easily
configurable and extendable. For instance, all monitor commands are
implemented with the same call interface, so that it's very easy to
add new commands. Also, instead of permanently adding rarely used
code (for instance hardware test utilities) to the monitor, you can
load and run it dynamically.
Status:
=======
In general, all boards for which a configuration option exists in the
Makefile have been tested to some extent and can be considered
"working". In fact, many of them are used in production systems.
In case of problems see the CHANGELOG file to find out who contributed
the specific port. In addition, there are various MAINTAINERS files
scattered throughout the U-Boot source identifying the people or
companies responsible for various boards and subsystems.
Note: As of August, 2010, there is no longer a CHANGELOG file in the
actual U-Boot source tree; however, it can be created dynamically
from the Git log using:
make CHANGELOG
Where to get help:
==================
In case you have questions about, problems with or contributions for
U-Boot, you should send a message to the U-Boot mailing list at
<[email protected]>. There is also an archive of previous traffic
on the mailing list - please search the archive before asking FAQ's.
Please see http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot and
http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.boot-loaders.u-boot
Where to get source code:
=========================
The U-Boot source code is maintained in the Git repository at
git://www.denx.de/git/u-boot.git ; you can browse it online at
http://www.denx.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=u-boot.git;a=summary
The "snapshot" links on this page allow you to download tarballs of
any version you might be interested in. Official releases are also
available for FTP download from the ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/
directory.
Pre-built (and tested) images are available from
ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/images/
Where we come from:
===================
- start from 8xxrom sources
- create PPCBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ppcboot)
- clean up code
- make it easier to add custom boards
- make it possible to add other [PowerPC] CPUs
- extend functions, especially:
* Provide extended interface to Linux boot loader
* S-Record download
* network boot
* PCMCIA / CompactFlash / ATA disk / SCSI ... boot
- create ARMBoot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/armboot)
- add other CPU families (starting with ARM)
- create U-Boot project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/u-boot)
- current project page: see http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot
Names and Spelling:
===================
The "official" name of this project is "Das U-Boot". The spelling
"U-Boot" shall be used in all written text (documentation, comments
in source files etc.). Example:
This is the README file for the U-Boot project.
File names etc. shall be based on the string "u-boot". Examples:
include/asm-ppc/u-boot.h
#include <asm/u-boot.h>
Variable names, preprocessor constants etc. shall be either based on
the string "u_boot" or on "U_BOOT". Example:
U_BOOT_VERSION u_boot_logo
IH_OS_U_BOOT u_boot_hush_start
Versioning:
===========
Starting with the release in October 2008, the names of the releases
were changed from numerical release numbers without deeper meaning
into a time stamp based numbering. Regular releases are identified by
names consisting of the calendar year and month of the release date.
Additional fields (if present) indicate release candidates or bug fix
releases in "stable" maintenance trees.
Examples:
U-Boot v2009.11 - Release November 2009
U-Boot v2009.11.1 - Release 1 in version November 2009 stable tree
U-Boot v2010.09-rc1 - Release candidate 1 for September 2010 release
Directory Hierarchy:
====================
/arch Architecture specific files
/arc Files generic to ARC architecture
/arm Files generic to ARM architecture
/m68k Files generic to m68k architecture
/microblaze Files generic to microblaze architecture
/mips Files generic to MIPS architecture
/nds32 Files generic to NDS32 architecture
/nios2 Files generic to Altera NIOS2 architecture
/openrisc Files generic to OpenRISC architecture
/powerpc Files generic to PowerPC architecture
/sandbox Files generic to HW-independent "sandbox"
/sh Files generic to SH architecture
/x86 Files generic to x86 architecture
/api Machine/arch independent API for external apps
/board Board dependent files
/cmd U-Boot commands functions
/common Misc architecture independent functions
/configs Board default configuration files
/disk Code for disk drive partition handling
/doc Documentation (don't expect too much)
/drivers Commonly used device drivers
/dts Contains Makefile for building internal U-Boot fdt.
/examples Example code for standalone applications, etc.
/fs Filesystem code (cramfs, ext2, jffs2, etc.)
/include Header Files
/lib Library routines generic to all architectures
/Licenses Various license files
/net Networking code
/post Power On Self Test
/scripts Various build scripts and Makefiles
/test Various unit test files
/tools Tools to build S-Record or U-Boot images, etc.
Software Configuration:
=======================
Configuration is usually done using C preprocessor defines; the
rationale behind that is to avoid dead code whenever possible.
There are two classes of configuration variables:
* Configuration _OPTIONS_:
These are selectable by the user and have names beginning with
"CONFIG_".
* Configuration _SETTINGS_:
These depend on the hardware etc. and should not be meddled with if
you don't know what you're doing; they have names beginning with
"CONFIG_SYS_".
Previously, all configuration was done by hand, which involved creating
symbolic links and editing configuration files manually. More recently,
U-Boot has added the Kbuild infrastructure used by the Linux kernel,
allowing you to use the "make menuconfig" command to configure your
build.
Selection of Processor Architecture and Board Type:
---------------------------------------------------
For all supported boards there are ready-to-use default
configurations available; just type "make <board_name>_defconfig".
Example: For a TQM823L module type:
cd u-boot
make TQM823L_defconfig
Note: If you're looking for the default configuration file for a board
you're sure used to be there but is now missing, check the file
doc/README.scrapyard for a list of no longer supported boards.
Sandbox Environment:
--------------------
U-Boot can be built natively to run on a Linux host using the 'sandbox'
board. This allows feature development which is not board- or architecture-
specific to be undertaken on a native platform. The sandbox is also used to
run some of U-Boot's tests.
See board/sandbox/README.sandbox for more details.
Board Initialisation Flow:
--------------------------
This is the intended start-up flow for boards. This should apply for both
SPL and U-Boot proper (i.e. they both follow the same rules).
Note: "SPL" stands for "Secondary Program Loader," which is explained in
more detail later in this file.
At present, SPL mostly uses a separate code path, but the function names
and roles of each function are the same. Some boards or architectures
may not conform to this. At least most ARM boards which use
CONFIG_SPL_FRAMEWORK conform to this.
Execution typically starts with an architecture-specific (and possibly
CPU-specific) start.S file, such as:
- arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
- arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S
- arch/mips/cpu/start.S
and so on. From there, three functions are called; the purpose and
limitations of each of these functions are described below.
lowlevel_init():
- purpose: essential init to permit execution to reach board_init_f()
- no global_data or BSS
- there is no stack (ARMv7 may have one but it will soon be removed)
- must not set up SDRAM or use console
- must only do the bare minimum to allow execution to continue to
board_init_f()
- this is almost never needed
- return normally from this function
board_init_f():
- purpose: set up the machine ready for running board_init_r():
i.e. SDRAM and serial UART
- global_data is available
- stack is in SRAM
- BSS is not available, so you cannot use global/static variables,
only stack variables and global_data
Non-SPL-specific notes:
- dram_init() is called to set up DRAM. If already done in SPL this
can do nothing
SPL-specific notes:
- you can override the entire board_init_f() function with your own
version as needed.
- preloader_console_init() can be called here in extremis
- should set up SDRAM, and anything needed to make the UART work
- these is no need to clear BSS, it will be done by crt0.S
- must return normally from this function (don't call board_init_r()
directly)
Here the BSS is cleared. For SPL, if CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R is defined, then at
this point the stack and global_data are relocated to below
CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR. For non-SPL, U-Boot is relocated to run at the top of
memory.
board_init_r():
- purpose: main execution, common code
- global_data is available
- SDRAM is available
- BSS is available, all static/global variables can be used
- execution eventually continues to main_loop()
Non-SPL-specific notes:
- U-Boot is relocated to the top of memory and is now running from
there.
SPL-specific notes:
- stack is optionally in SDRAM, if CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R is defined and
CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR points into SDRAM
- preloader_console_init() can be called here - typically this is
done by selecting CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT and then supplying a
spl_board_init() function containing this call
- loads U-Boot or (in falcon mode) Linux
Configuration Options:
----------------------
Configuration depends on the combination of board and CPU type; all
such information is kept in a configuration file
"include/configs/<board_name>.h".
Example: For a TQM823L module, all configuration settings are in
"include/configs/TQM823L.h".
Many of the options are named exactly as the corresponding Linux
kernel configuration options. The intention is to make it easier to
build a config tool - later.
The following options need to be configured:
- CPU Type: Define exactly one, e.g. CONFIG_MPC85XX.
- Board Type: Define exactly one, e.g. CONFIG_MPC8540ADS.
- Marvell Family Member
CONFIG_SYS_MVFS - define it if you want to enable
multiple fs option at one time
for marvell soc family
- 85xx CPU Options:
CONFIG_SYS_PPC64
Specifies that the core is a 64-bit PowerPC implementation (implements
the "64" category of the Power ISA). This is necessary for ePAPR
compliance, among other possible reasons.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_TBCLK_DIV
Defines the core time base clock divider ratio compared to the
system clock. On most PQ3 devices this is 8, on newer QorIQ
devices it can be 16 or 32. The ratio varies from SoC to Soc.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_PCIE_COMPAT
Defines the string to utilize when trying to match PCIe device
tree nodes for the given platform.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_A004510
Enables a workaround for erratum A004510. If set,
then CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_A004510_SVR_REV and
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_CORENET_SNOOPVEC_COREONLY must be set.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_A004510_SVR_REV
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_A004510_SVR_REV2 (optional)
Defines one or two SoC revisions (low 8 bits of SVR)
for which the A004510 workaround should be applied.
The rest of SVR is either not relevant to the decision
of whether the erratum is present (e.g. p2040 versus
p2041) or is implied by the build target, which controls
whether CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_A004510 is set.
See Freescale App Note 4493 for more information about
this erratum.
CONFIG_A003399_NOR_WORKAROUND
Enables a workaround for IFC erratum A003399. It is only
required during NOR boot.
CONFIG_A008044_WORKAROUND
Enables a workaround for T1040/T1042 erratum A008044. It is only
required during NAND boot and valid for Rev 1.0 SoC revision
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_CORENET_SNOOPVEC_COREONLY
This is the value to write into CCSR offset 0x18600
according to the A004510 workaround.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DSP_DDR_ADDR
This value denotes start offset of DDR memory which is
connected exclusively to the DSP cores.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DSP_M2_RAM_ADDR
This value denotes start offset of M2 memory
which is directly connected to the DSP core.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DSP_M3_RAM_ADDR
This value denotes start offset of M3 memory which is directly
connected to the DSP core.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DSP_CCSRBAR_DEFAULT
This value denotes start offset of DSP CCSR space.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_SINGLE_SOURCE_CLK
Single Source Clock is clocking mode present in some of FSL SoC's.
In this mode, a single differential clock is used to supply
clocks to the sysclock, ddrclock and usbclock.
CONFIG_SYS_CPC_REINIT_F
This CONFIG is defined when the CPC is configured as SRAM at the
time of U-Boot entry and is required to be re-initialized.
CONFIG_DEEP_SLEEP
Indicates this SoC supports deep sleep feature. If deep sleep is
supported, core will start to execute uboot when wakes up.
- Generic CPU options:
CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_GLOBAL_DATA
Defines global data is initialized in generic board board_init_f().
If this macro is defined, global data is created and cleared in
generic board board_init_f(). Without this macro, architecture/board
should initialize global data before calling board_init_f().
CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN, CONFIG_SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
Defines the endianess of the CPU. Implementation of those
values is arch specific.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR
Freescale DDR driver in use. This type of DDR controller is
found in mpc83xx, mpc85xx, mpc86xx as well as some ARM core
SoCs.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR_ADDR
Freescale DDR memory-mapped register base.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR_EMU
Specify emulator support for DDR. Some DDR features such as
deskew training are not available.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDRC_GEN1
Freescale DDR1 controller.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDRC_GEN2
Freescale DDR2 controller.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDRC_GEN3
Freescale DDR3 controller.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDRC_GEN4
Freescale DDR4 controller.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDRC_ARM_GEN3
Freescale DDR3 controller for ARM-based SoCs.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR1
Board config to use DDR1. It can be enabled for SoCs with
Freescale DDR1 or DDR2 controllers, depending on the board
implemetation.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR2
Board config to use DDR2. It can be enabled for SoCs with
Freescale DDR2 or DDR3 controllers, depending on the board
implementation.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR3
Board config to use DDR3. It can be enabled for SoCs with
Freescale DDR3 or DDR3L controllers.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR3L
Board config to use DDR3L. It can be enabled for SoCs with
DDR3L controllers.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR4
Board config to use DDR4. It can be enabled for SoCs with
DDR4 controllers.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_IFC_BE
Defines the IFC controller register space as Big Endian
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_IFC_LE
Defines the IFC controller register space as Little Endian
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_IFC_CLK_DIV
Defines divider of platform clock(clock input to IFC controller).
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_LBC_CLK_DIV
Defines divider of platform clock(clock input to eLBC controller).
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_PBL_PBI
It enables addition of RCW (Power on reset configuration) in built image.
Please refer doc/README.pblimage for more details
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_PBL_RCW
It adds PBI(pre-boot instructions) commands in u-boot build image.
PBI commands can be used to configure SoC before it starts the execution.
Please refer doc/README.pblimage for more details
CONFIG_SPL_FSL_PBL
It adds a target to create boot binary having SPL binary in PBI format
concatenated with u-boot binary.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR_BE
Defines the DDR controller register space as Big Endian
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR_LE
Defines the DDR controller register space as Little Endian
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR_SDRAM_BASE_PHY
Physical address from the view of DDR controllers. It is the
same as CONFIG_SYS_DDR_SDRAM_BASE for all Power SoCs. But
it could be different for ARM SoCs.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR_INTLV_256B
DDR controller interleaving on 256-byte. This is a special
interleaving mode, handled by Dickens for Freescale layerscape
SoCs with ARM core.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR_MAIN_NUM_CTRLS
Number of controllers used as main memory.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_OTHER_DDR_NUM_CTRLS
Number of controllers used for other than main memory.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_HAS_DP_DDR
Defines the SoC has DP-DDR used for DPAA.
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_SEC_BE
Defines the SEC controller register space as Big Endian
CONFIG_SYS_FSL_SEC_LE
Defines the SEC controller register space as Little Endian
- MIPS CPU options:
CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_OFFSET
Offset relative to CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE for initial stack
pointer. This is needed for the temporary stack before
relocation.
CONFIG_SYS_MIPS_CACHE_MODE
Cache operation mode for the MIPS CPU.
See also arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h.
Possible values are:
CONF_CM_CACHABLE_NO_WA
CONF_CM_CACHABLE_WA
CONF_CM_UNCACHED
CONF_CM_CACHABLE_NONCOHERENT
CONF_CM_CACHABLE_CE
CONF_CM_CACHABLE_COW
CONF_CM_CACHABLE_CUW
CONF_CM_CACHABLE_ACCELERATED
CONFIG_SYS_XWAY_EBU_BOOTCFG
Special option for Lantiq XWAY SoCs for booting from NOR flash.
See also arch/mips/cpu/mips32/start.S.
CONFIG_XWAY_SWAP_BYTES
Enable compilation of tools/xway-swap-bytes needed for Lantiq
XWAY SoCs for booting from NOR flash. The U-Boot image needs to
be swapped if a flash programmer is used.
- ARM options:
CONFIG_SYS_EXCEPTION_VECTORS_HIGH
Select high exception vectors of the ARM core, e.g., do not
clear the V bit of the c1 register of CP15.
COUNTER_FREQUENCY
Generic timer clock source frequency.
COUNTER_FREQUENCY_REAL
Generic timer clock source frequency if the real clock is
different from COUNTER_FREQUENCY, and can only be determined
at run time.
- Tegra SoC options:
CONFIG_TEGRA_SUPPORT_NON_SECURE
Support executing U-Boot in non-secure (NS) mode. Certain
impossible actions will be skipped if the CPU is in NS mode,
such as ARM architectural timer initialization.
- Linux Kernel Interface:
CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ
U-Boot stores all clock information in Hz
internally. For binary compatibility with older Linux
kernels (which expect the clocks passed in the
bd_info data to be in MHz) the environment variable
"clocks_in_mhz" can be defined so that U-Boot
converts clock data to MHZ before passing it to the
Linux kernel.
When CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ is defined, a definition of
"clocks_in_mhz=1" is automatically included in the
default environment.
CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES [relevant for MIPS only]
When transferring memsize parameter to Linux, some versions
expect it to be in bytes, others in MB.
Define CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES to make it in bytes.
CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT
New kernel versions are expecting firmware settings to be
passed using flattened device trees (based on open firmware
concepts).
CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT
* New libfdt-based support
* Adds the "fdt" command
* The bootm command automatically updates the fdt
OF_TBCLK - The timebase frequency.
OF_STDOUT_PATH - The path to the console device
boards with QUICC Engines require OF_QE to set UCC MAC
addresses
CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP
Board code has addition modification that it wants to make
to the flat device tree before handing it off to the kernel
CONFIG_OF_SYSTEM_SETUP
Other code has addition modification that it wants to make
to the flat device tree before handing it off to the kernel.
This causes ft_system_setup() to be called before booting
the kernel.
CONFIG_OF_IDE_FIXUP
U-Boot can detect if an IDE device is present or not.
If not, and this new config option is activated, U-Boot
removes the ATA node from the DTS before booting Linux,
so the Linux IDE driver does not probe the device and
crash. This is needed for buggy hardware (uc101) where
no pull down resistor is connected to the signal IDE5V_DD7.
CONFIG_MACH_TYPE [relevant for ARM only][mandatory]
This setting is mandatory for all boards that have only one
machine type and must be used to specify the machine type
number as it appears in the ARM machine registry
(see http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/machines/).
Only boards that have multiple machine types supported
in a single configuration file and the machine type is
runtime discoverable, do not have to use this setting.
- vxWorks boot parameters:
bootvx constructs a valid bootline using the following
environments variables: bootdev, bootfile, ipaddr, netmask,
serverip, gatewayip, hostname, othbootargs.
It loads the vxWorks image pointed bootfile.
Note: If a "bootargs" environment is defined, it will overwride
the defaults discussed just above.
- Cache Configuration:
CONFIG_SYS_ICACHE_OFF - Do not enable instruction cache in U-Boot
CONFIG_SYS_DCACHE_OFF - Do not enable data cache in U-Boot
CONFIG_SYS_L2CACHE_OFF- Do not enable L2 cache in U-Boot
- Cache Configuration for ARM:
CONFIG_SYS_L2_PL310 - Enable support for ARM PL310 L2 cache
controller
CONFIG_SYS_PL310_BASE - Physical base address of PL310
controller register space
- Serial Ports:
CONFIG_PL010_SERIAL
Define this if you want support for Amba PrimeCell PL010 UARTs.
CONFIG_PL011_SERIAL
Define this if you want support for Amba PrimeCell PL011 UARTs.
CONFIG_PL011_CLOCK
If you have Amba PrimeCell PL011 UARTs, set this variable to
the clock speed of the UARTs.
CONFIG_PL01x_PORTS
If you have Amba PrimeCell PL010 or PL011 UARTs on your board,
define this to a list of base addresses for each (supported)
port. See e.g. include/configs/versatile.h
CONFIG_SERIAL_HW_FLOW_CONTROL
Define this variable to enable hw flow control in serial driver.
Current user of this option is drivers/serial/nsl16550.c driver
- Console Baudrate:
CONFIG_BAUDRATE - in bps
Select one of the baudrates listed in
CONFIG_SYS_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
- Autoboot Command:
CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
Only needed when CONFIG_BOOTDELAY is enabled;
define a command string that is automatically executed
when no character is read on the console interface
within "Boot Delay" after reset.
CONFIG_BOOTARGS
This can be used to pass arguments to the bootm
command. The value of CONFIG_BOOTARGS goes into the
environment value "bootargs".
CONFIG_RAMBOOT and CONFIG_NFSBOOT
The value of these goes into the environment as
"ramboot" and "nfsboot" respectively, and can be used
as a convenience, when switching between booting from
RAM and NFS.
- Bootcount:
CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT
Implements a mechanism for detecting a repeating reboot
cycle, see:
http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/UBootBootCountLimit
CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_ENV
If no softreset save registers are found on the hardware
"bootcount" is stored in the environment. To prevent a
saveenv on all reboots, the environment variable
"upgrade_available" is used. If "upgrade_available" is
0, "bootcount" is always 0, if "upgrade_available" is
1 "bootcount" is incremented in the environment.
So the Userspace Applikation must set the "upgrade_available"
and "bootcount" variable to 0, if a boot was successfully.
- Pre-Boot Commands:
CONFIG_PREBOOT
When this option is #defined, the existence of the
environment variable "preboot" will be checked
immediately before starting the CONFIG_BOOTDELAY
countdown and/or running the auto-boot command resp.
entering interactive mode.
This feature is especially useful when "preboot" is
automatically generated or modified. For an example
see the LWMON board specific code: here "preboot" is
modified when the user holds down a certain
combination of keys on the (special) keyboard when
booting the systems
- Serial Download Echo Mode:
CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO
If defined to 1, all characters received during a
serial download (using the "loads" command) are
echoed back. This might be needed by some terminal
emulations (like "cu"), but may as well just take
time on others. This setting #define's the initial
value of the "loads_echo" environment variable.
- Kgdb Serial Baudrate: (if CONFIG_CMD_KGDB is defined)
CONFIG_KGDB_BAUDRATE
Select one of the baudrates listed in
CONFIG_SYS_BAUDRATE_TABLE, see below.
- Monitor Functions:
Monitor commands can be included or excluded
from the build by using the #include files
<config_cmd_all.h> and #undef'ing unwanted
commands, or adding #define's for wanted commands.
The default command configuration includes all commands
except those marked below with a "*".
CONFIG_CMD_AES AES 128 CBC encrypt/decrypt
CONFIG_CMD_ASKENV * ask for env variable
CONFIG_CMD_BDI bdinfo
CONFIG_CMD_BOOTD bootd
CONFIG_CMD_BOOTI * ARM64 Linux kernel Image support
CONFIG_CMD_CACHE * icache, dcache
CONFIG_CMD_CONSOLE coninfo
CONFIG_CMD_DHCP * DHCP support
CONFIG_CMD_DIAG * Diagnostics
CONFIG_CMD_ECHO echo arguments
CONFIG_CMD_EDITENV edit env variable
CONFIG_CMD_ELF * bootelf, bootvx
CONFIG_CMD_ENV_EXISTS * check existence of env variable
CONFIG_CMD_EXPORTENV * export the environment
CONFIG_CMD_EXT2 * ext2 command support
CONFIG_CMD_EXT4 * ext4 command support
CONFIG_CMD_FS_GENERIC * filesystem commands (e.g. load, ls)
that work for multiple fs types
CONFIG_CMD_FS_UUID * Look up a filesystem UUID
CONFIG_CMD_SAVEENV saveenv
CONFIG_CMD_FLASH flinfo, erase, protect
CONFIG_CMD_FPGA FPGA device initialization support
CONFIG_CMD_GO * the 'go' command (exec code)
CONFIG_CMD_GREPENV * search environment
CONFIG_CMD_I2C * I2C serial bus support
CONFIG_CMD_IMI iminfo
CONFIG_CMD_IMLS List all images found in NOR flash
CONFIG_CMD_IMLS_NAND * List all images found in NAND flash
CONFIG_CMD_IMPORTENV * import an environment
CONFIG_CMD_INI * import data from an ini file into the env
CONFIG_CMD_ITEST Integer/string test of 2 values
CONFIG_CMD_LDRINFO * ldrinfo (display Blackfin loader)
CONFIG_CMD_LINK_LOCAL * link-local IP address auto-configuration
(169.254.*.*)
CONFIG_CMD_LOADB loadb
CONFIG_CMD_LOADS loads
CONFIG_CMD_MD5SUM * print md5 message digest
(requires CONFIG_CMD_MEMORY and CONFIG_MD5)
CONFIG_CMD_MEMINFO * Display detailed memory information
CONFIG_CMD_MEMORY md, mm, nm, mw, cp, cmp, crc, base,
loop, loopw
CONFIG_CMD_MEMTEST * mtest
CONFIG_CMD_MISC Misc functions like sleep etc
CONFIG_CMD_MMC * MMC memory mapped support
CONFIG_CMD_MII * MII utility commands
CONFIG_CMD_MTDPARTS * MTD partition support
CONFIG_CMD_NAND * NAND support
CONFIG_CMD_NET bootp, tftpboot, rarpboot
CONFIG_CMD_NFS NFS support
CONFIG_CMD_PCA953X * PCA953x I2C gpio commands
CONFIG_CMD_PCA953X_INFO * PCA953x I2C gpio info command
CONFIG_CMD_PCI * pciinfo
CONFIG_CMD_PCMCIA * PCMCIA support
CONFIG_CMD_PING * send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network
host
CONFIG_CMD_PORTIO * Port I/O
CONFIG_CMD_READ * Read raw data from partition
CONFIG_CMD_REGINFO * Register dump
CONFIG_CMD_RUN run command in env variable
CONFIG_CMD_SANDBOX * sb command to access sandbox features
CONFIG_CMD_SAVES * save S record dump
CONFIG_SCSI * SCSI Support
CONFIG_CMD_SDRAM * print SDRAM configuration information
(requires CONFIG_CMD_I2C)
CONFIG_CMD_SF * Read/write/erase SPI NOR flash
CONFIG_CMD_SOFTSWITCH * Soft switch setting command for BF60x
CONFIG_CMD_SOURCE "source" command Support
CONFIG_CMD_SPI * SPI serial bus support
CONFIG_CMD_TFTPSRV * TFTP transfer in server mode
CONFIG_CMD_TFTPPUT * TFTP put command (upload)
CONFIG_CMD_TIME * run command and report execution time (ARM specific)
CONFIG_CMD_TIMER * access to the system tick timer
CONFIG_CMD_USB * USB support
CONFIG_CMD_CDP * Cisco Discover Protocol support
CONFIG_CMD_MFSL * Microblaze FSL support
CONFIG_CMD_XIMG Load part of Multi Image
CONFIG_CMD_UUID * Generate random UUID or GUID string
EXAMPLE: If you want all functions except of network
support you can write:
#include "config_cmd_all.h"
#undef CONFIG_CMD_NET
Other Commands:
fdt (flattened device tree) command: CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT
Note: Don't enable the "icache" and "dcache" commands
(configuration option CONFIG_CMD_CACHE) unless you know
what you (and your U-Boot users) are doing. Data
cache cannot be enabled on systems like the
8xx (where accesses to the IMMR region must be
uncached), and it cannot be disabled on all other
systems where we (mis-) use the data cache to hold an
initial stack and some data.
XXX - this list needs to get updated!
- Removal of commands
If no commands are needed to boot, you can disable
CONFIG_CMDLINE to remove them. In this case, the command line
will not be available, and when U-Boot wants to execute the
boot command (on start-up) it will call board_run_command()
instead. This can reduce image size significantly for very
simple boot procedures.
- Regular expression support:
CONFIG_REGEX
If this variable is defined, U-Boot is linked against
the SLRE (Super Light Regular Expression) library,
which adds regex support to some commands, as for
example "env grep" and "setexpr".
- Device tree:
CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
If this variable is defined, U-Boot will use a device tree
to configure its devices, instead of relying on statically
compiled #defines in the board file. This option is
experimental and only available on a few boards. The device
tree is available in the global data as gd->fdt_blob.
U-Boot needs to get its device tree from somewhere. This can
be done using one of the three options below:
CONFIG_OF_EMBED
If this variable is defined, U-Boot will embed a device tree
binary in its image. This device tree file should be in the
board directory and called <soc>-<board>.dts. The binary file
is then picked up in board_init_f() and made available through
the global data structure as gd->blob.
CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE
If this variable is defined, U-Boot will build a device tree
binary. It will be called u-boot.dtb. Architecture-specific
code will locate it at run-time. Generally this works by:
cat u-boot.bin u-boot.dtb >image.bin
and in fact, U-Boot does this for you, creating a file called
u-boot-dtb.bin which is useful in the common case. You can
still use the individual files if you need something more
exotic.
CONFIG_OF_BOARD
If this variable is defined, U-Boot will use the device tree
provided by the board at runtime instead of embedding one with
the image. Only boards defining board_fdt_blob_setup() support
this option (see include/fdtdec.h file).
- Watchdog:
CONFIG_WATCHDOG
If this variable is defined, it enables watchdog
support for the SoC. There must be support in the SoC
specific code for a watchdog. For the 8xx
CPUs, the SIU Watchdog feature is enabled in the SYPCR
register. When supported for a specific SoC is
available, then no further board specific code should
be needed to use it.
CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
When using a watchdog circuitry external to the used
SoC, then define this variable and provide board
specific code for the "hw_watchdog_reset" function.
CONFIG_AT91_HW_WDT_TIMEOUT
specify the timeout in seconds. default 2 seconds.
- U-Boot Version:
CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE
If this variable is defined, an environment variable
named "ver" is created by U-Boot showing the U-Boot
version as printed by the "version" command.
Any change to this variable will be reverted at the
next reset.
- Real-Time Clock:
When CONFIG_CMD_DATE is selected, the type of the RTC
has to be selected, too. Define exactly one of the
following options:
CONFIG_RTC_PCF8563 - use Philips PCF8563 RTC
CONFIG_RTC_MC13XXX - use MC13783 or MC13892 RTC
CONFIG_RTC_MC146818 - use MC146818 RTC
CONFIG_RTC_DS1307 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1307 RTC
CONFIG_RTC_DS1337 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1337 RTC
CONFIG_RTC_DS1338 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1338 RTC
CONFIG_RTC_DS1339 - use Maxim, Inc. DS1339 RTC
CONFIG_RTC_DS164x - use Dallas DS164x RTC
CONFIG_RTC_ISL1208 - use Intersil ISL1208 RTC
CONFIG_RTC_MAX6900 - use Maxim, Inc. MAX6900 RTC
CONFIG_RTC_DS1337_NOOSC - Turn off the OSC output for DS1337
CONFIG_SYS_RV3029_TCR - enable trickle charger on
RV3029 RTC.
Note that if the RTC uses I2C, then the I2C interface
must also be configured. See I2C Support, below.
- GPIO Support:
CONFIG_PCA953X - use NXP's PCA953X series I2C GPIO
The CONFIG_SYS_I2C_PCA953X_WIDTH option specifies a list of
chip-ngpio pairs that tell the PCA953X driver the number of
pins supported by a particular chip.
Note that if the GPIO device uses I2C, then the I2C interface
must also be configured. See I2C Support, below.
- I/O tracing:
When CONFIG_IO_TRACE is selected, U-Boot intercepts all I/O
accesses and can checksum them or write a list of them out
to memory. See the 'iotrace' command for details. This is
useful for testing device drivers since it can confirm that
the driver behaves the same way before and after a code
change. Currently this is supported on sandbox and arm. To
add support for your architecture, add '#include <iotrace.h>'
to the bottom of arch/<arch>/include/asm/io.h and test.
Example output from the 'iotrace stats' command is below.
Note that if the trace buffer is exhausted, the checksum will
still continue to operate.
iotrace is enabled
Start: 10000000 (buffer start address)
Size: 00010000 (buffer size)
Offset: 00000120 (current buffer offset)
Output: 10000120 (start + offset)
Count: 00000018 (number of trace records)
CRC32: 9526fb66 (CRC32 of all trace records)
- Timestamp Support: